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General William's, Manchester Rd
General William's, Manchester Rd
Looks well does that
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Re: General William's, Manchester Rd
It has always amused me that the person on the sign of the General Williams pub is not the eponymous General Williams, but the Prussian Hero of Waterloo, Filed Marshall Gerhard Von Blucher.
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Re: General William's, Manchester Rd
Bit of an eyesore imo, but i can't imagine they could have afforded to turn down whatever is being paid
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It’s not that visible really - hardly noticed it when I nearly crashed driving passed it yesterday !!!ZizkovClaret wrote:Bit of an eyesore imo, but i can't imagine they could have afforded to turn down whatever is being paid
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Forgive me ...but what's the connection between the club and Amazon?Damo wrote:Looks well does that
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Looks like it’s an advert for the Burnley v Man City game in a couple of weeks which I think is streaming on Amazon Prime.Steve1956 wrote:Forgive me ...but what's the connection between the club and Amazon?
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I went past yesterday when they were doing it - if you look it's advertising our games against Man City & Everton
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Hope they remembered to Prime the wall before painting.
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Cheers couldn't make it out on my phone.martin_p wrote:Looks like it’s an advert for the Burnley v Man City game in a couple of weeks which I think is streaming on Amazon Prime.
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I will after get VAR to check thatelwaclaret wrote:Hope they remembered to Prime the wall before painting.
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Yes, I can hardly wait for my 8:15 ko on a Tuesday night.
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Even General William looks like an older Sean Dyche.
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right next to my old primary school Christ the King , where the nuns used to give us a right good strapping on a regular basis.
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You can pay good money for that down Wardour Street.BillyIngham'sShorts wrote:...where the nuns used to give us a right good strapping on a regular basis.
Allegedly.
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unfortunately it was rarely on the b******ks ....despite popular demand
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There's nothing like a good Catholic education to give a framework to your life !
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You had to go to Park Hill for that!BillyIngham'sShorts wrote:unfortunately it was rarely on the b******ks ....despite popular demand
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Re: General William's, Manchester Rd
General William's what ?
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Pub, I expect.evensteadiereddie wrote:General William's what ?
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Spent a good few hours in there when I was younger, particularly when I was underage as the landlord at the time (Dennis) was quite "flexible"
If you had money in your pocket he was happy to relieve you of it.
If you had money in your pocket he was happy to relieve you of it.
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Anyone know who General Williams actually was ?
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Thanks for that - was trying to remember the name of the landlord when I first went in. I might be mistaken but weren't his initials DD?Cryssys wrote:Spent a good few hours in there when I was younger, particularly when I was underage as the landlord at the time (Dennis) was quite "flexible"
If you had money in your pocket he was happy to relieve you of it.
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I think they were. Seems we're of the same vintage.ClaretTony wrote:Thanks for that - was trying to remember the name of the landlord when I first went in. I might be mistaken but weren't his initials DD?
DD could have stood for Drunken Dennis as he definitely had a taste for what he was selling!
One of my errands when I was kid was to get my Gran's carry outs in the early evening but he sometimes opened late, especially if he'd had a few at lunchtime. I'd have to hang around and wait for him to open as I couldn't go back until I'd got the goods.
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Got it - Dennis DaveyCryssys wrote:I think they were. Seems we're of the same vintage.
DD could have stood for Drunken Dennis as he definitely had a taste for what he was selling!
One of my errands when I was kid was to get my Gran's carry outs in the early evening but he sometimes opened late, especially if he'd had a few at lunchtime. I'd have to hang around and wait for him to open as I couldn't go back until I'd got the goods.
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ClaretTony wrote:Got it - Dennis Davey
Yes, it was. Well done that man.
If memory serves, Tom Sutttard had the Rose & Crown across the road?
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Busy fella, finding time to own a pub, too...Lord Beamish wrote:Pub, I expect.
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You are right cryssis Tom did have the Crown about the same time that Dennis was in the General Williams (or the Bill as all the locals call it). I went in both in the seventies before I moved down to the Padiham Rd area. When I moved back up to the area in the eighties (Park Ave) I started using the Crown as my local when a couple called Eric and Pet had it. I also started going in the Bill regularly in the nineties and I still go back to both pubs whenever I I am back in Burnley. My son is now a local in the Bill so it's a great meeting place for me to meet up with him and all my old mates when I am back.
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Used to pop in now and again when I was visiting Mum & Dad but they passed away over 20 years ago so haven't been in either since. If you were drinking in them back in the 70's you were there the same time as I was and there's a good chance that we know each other.Vino blanco wrote:You are right cryssis Tom did have the Crown about the same time that Dennis was in the General Williams (or the Bill as all the locals call it). I went in both in the seventies before I moved down to the Padiham Rd area. When I moved back up to the area in the eighties (Park Ave) I started using the Crown as my local when a couple called Eric and Pet had it. I also started going in the Bill regularly in the nineties and I still go back to both pubs whenever I I am back in Burnley. My son is now a local in the Bill so it's a great meeting place for me to meet up with him and all my old mates when I am back.
I learn't a lot about people and life in those two pubs and it's stood me in good stead ever since.
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Me too, I was big friends with one of the Anforth familyCryssys wrote:Used to pop in now and again when I was visiting Mum & Dad but they passed away over 20 years ago so haven't been in either since. If you were drinking in them back in the 70's you were there the same time as I was and there's a good chance that we know each other.
I learn't a lot about people and life in those two pubs and it's stood me in good stead ever since.
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Posh houses on Park AveVino blanco wrote: When I moved back up to the area in the eighties (Park Ave)
Learn't a lot about life and people (girls) in Scott Park too!
Used to play football in there every night in the summer until the sun went down or the Yogi's chased us off. Ian Brennan and Paul Bradshaw used to join us occasionally as they were staying with one of my mates as apprentices.
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T.rex, I also know the Anforths, who still go in the Bill.
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Please pass on my best wishes, Mark Watson in Spain, they all know meVino blanco wrote:T.rex, I also know the Anforths, who still go in the Bill.
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I'm in Spain as well, T.rex, but I go back every few months to get some Burnley games in and see my family and friends. Next time I will pass your regards on.
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Been told one month and it will be gone.