Lost Pubs of Burnley

[Burnley1989]

Me and a mate were talking last night about the Aberdeen home game. After the game we had a pint in a small pub just off Tod Rd, Burnley Wood. For the life of me I cannot think what it was called or even if it is still open. Cannot find on Google maps.

Any idea on which pub we were in?

Britania?

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Me and a mate were talking last night about the Aberdeen home game. After the game we had a pint in a small pub just off Tod Rd, Burnley Wood. For the life of me I cannot think what it was called or even if it is still open. Cannot find on Google maps.

Any idea on which pub we were in?

Not the Woodman Inn?

[burnmark]

The Stanley?

[Burnley1989]

Butterfly?

[ClaretsPadiham]

Me and a mate were talking last night about the Aberdeen home game. After the game we had a pint in a small pub just off Tod Rd, Burnley Wood. For the life of me I cannot think what it was called or even if it is still open. Cannot find on Google maps.

Any idea on which pub we were in?

Sounds like the Rifle Volunteers ?

[ClaretsPadiham]

The Angel has gone now too and doesn’t look to be re-opening.

Was probably one of the busiest and best pubs in Burnley for years.

[NL Claret]

Sounds like the Rifle Volunteers ?

Thank you, it was the Rifle Volunteers.

Thank you to the other posters who have chipped in too.

[Terrier]

I drank on Accrington Rd in the 70s and 80s.
Did not go in angel a lot because it was known as an old man's pub, good beer though.
Only came busy when the alma and fleece closed I think.

[bfcjg]

The Accy Road pub crawl starting at Rosegrove Unity was legendary, sign of the changing times that there is only the Woodtop left ( and that was closed for a while)

[Vintage Claret]

Anyone recall the name of that pub/night spot that used to be on Keirby Walk directly opposite the Keirby hotel, first building on the block adjacent to what is now Continentals cafe?

[alpo]

Part of my family ran the Snowball after the war. Robert or James Pilkington were my uncles and I think whichever it was lost, his licence for serving after hours. Went to morecambe and opened a b&b.

[Myk]

Anyone recall the name of that pub/night spot that used to be on Keirby Walk directly opposite the Keirby hotel, first building on the block adjacent to what is now Continentals cafe?

Zanzibar ?

[Vintage Claret]

Zanzibar ?

Ah, yes, think it was Zanzibar- thanks!

It was bugging me trying to remember it

[ants_g]

Ah, yes, think it was Zanzibar- thanks!

It was bugging me trying to remember it

I worked at Zanzibars for about 4 years. Run by a lady called Bedellea (sp?) Foulds who also had Blueberries in Nelson. Nice lady. She was connected to some Salford boys who had money in both pubs. No one dare touch them. She made the mistake of buying out the Salford lads (therefore losing their protection) and Blueberries especially came under fire when Equinox opened.

[Stonehouse]

The Sportsman The Fighting Cocks The Gordon Lennock The Towneley Arms The Deerplay and the one that was at the top of Glenview Rd The New Albion.

[Herts Clarets]

I worked at Zanzibars for about 4 years. Run by a lady called Bedellea (sp?) Foulds who also had Blueberries in Nelson. Nice lady. She was connected to some Salford boys who had money in both pubs. No one dare touch them. She made the mistake of buying out the Salford lads (therefore losing their protection) and Blueberries especially came under fire when Equinox opened.

Nightclubs in Nelson had a propensity for burning down in the 1990s didn't they? Blueberries went up in flames when Equinox opened, which also succumbed to flames a few years later. Hope they were both well insured......

[pureclaret]

i seem to remember a pub called the town mouse and Vonnys Magic played there , also what was the cork house called back in the day when Roger westbrooke played and another playing oh pendle

[GetIntoEm]

i seem to remember a pub called the town mouse and Vonnys Magic played there , also what was the cork house called back in the day when Roger westbrooke played and another playing oh pendle

the falcon

[Vino blanco]

The Town Mouse was originally The Salford, whilst the Falcon was originally the Craven Heifer.

[Rumpelstiltskin]

i seem to remember a pub called the town mouse and Vonnys Magic played there , also what was the cork house called back in the day when Roger westbrooke played and another playing oh pendle

I saw the fantastic Thunderbird Sabden there a few times.

[bfcjg]

Any news on the Turf ?

[claretonthecoast1882]

Any news on the Turf ?

Hoping to be back open just before Xmas

[pureclaret]

Any news on the Turf ?

26Th November 7:45 Kick off

[Dressinggown]

Ah, yes, think it was Zanzibar- thanks!

It was bugging me trying to remember it

I seem to recall that Zanzibar was the nightclub located in the cellar of the building whilst the street level pub was called Sam's Bar ?

[Burnley1989]

i seem to remember a pub called the town mouse and Vonnys Magic played there , also what was the cork house called back in the day when Roger westbrooke played and another playing oh pendle

Town Mouse is still open, it was run by Miss Trunchbull the last time I went in.

[thomaspaine]

In the early 1900’s there were over 300 licensed premises in Burnley! One Street apparently had more pubs on it than houses.

[Barlickclaret]

The Sportsman The Fighting Cocks The Gordon Lennock The Towneley Arms The Deerplay and the one that was at the top of Glenview Rd The New Albion.

The new albion is now the usha ,the one at top of Glen View Rd was the scarecrow.

[Gerry Hattrick]

In the early 1900’s there were over 300 licensed premises in Burnley! One Street apparently had more pubs on it than houses.

It used to be said that you could go into a different pub or club every day of the year if you went in one of 'em twice

[Dressinggown]

The Brit
The grove
Shakespeare (recently)
Bull
Whalley range
Alma
The vic

Just in Padiham that have over the last 20 years gone

There was a bar in Padiham which operated briefly and was located between the Starkie Arms and Molly Rigby's. It was called 'The Wine Bar' but never sold any wine.

I understand that Molly's is currently up for sale.

[JohnMac]

There was a bar in Padiham which operated briefly and was located between the Starkie Arms and Molly Rigby's. It was called 'The Wine Bar' but never sold any wine.

I understand that Molly's is currently up for sale.

Molly's has been for sale for a couple of years now including price reductions.

I think the Pub/Club trade will be gone over the next 20 years, if it lasts that long even.

[A.Claret.Fan]

When I was tiny in the mid 60s I remember my dad taking me to a pub somewhere behind the Black Bull, Marsden Road way.

I called it the Naked Eye, but I could be totally wrong. It also could have been a working mens club.

Any ideas?

[SSCLARET]

Naked eye pub? Could that have been Lane Head Working Men's Club?

[longsidetrumpet]

The Naked Eye was on Kings Causeway, so indeed sort of behind the Black Bull. Think the building is a care home now

[Dark Cloud]

Town Mouse is still open, it was run by Miss Trunchbull the last time I went in.

As a man in his mid 60s who's always enjoyed a social beer, especially around football, I have to say I've never been in The Town Mouse and can't help feeling I really should "tick" it before it's too late.

[Barlickclaret]

When I was tiny in the mid 60s I remember my dad taking me to a pub somewhere behind the Black Bull, Marsden Road way.

I called it the Naked Eye, but I could be totally wrong. It also could have been a working mens club.

Any ideas?

The naked eye was on the road from brierfield upto nelson golf club, think it was a club more than a pub, and the lanehead club was on the slip Rd turning right before black bull, this is now 3 or 4 town houses.

[Burnley1989]

As a man in his mid 60s who's always enjoyed a social beer, especially around football, I have to say I've never been in The Town Mouse and can't help feeling I really should "tick" it before it's too late.

Its certainly an old fashioned one, but its worth popping in if you can catch it open.

[jrgbfc]

The Turf pub is back open tomorrow, good to see.

[hoosier-daddy]

The Stanley on Oxford Road.

It's official name was "F--kin Stanley"
I remember being in there once and made a comment that the lager was a bit warm - she came out and plonked 3 ice-cubes in it.

[karatekid]

Naked eye pub? Could that have been Lane Head Working Men's Club?

There was a pub on Kibble Bank estate called Lanehead. Just up from the Black Bull. I think it’s a Spar shop now. Shame as it was a real local pub for the estate residents. Everyone knew each other.

[cricketfield73]

There was a pub on Kibble Bank estate called Lanehead. Just up from the Black Bull. I think it’s a Spar shop now. Shame as it was a real local pub for the estate residents. Everyone knew each other.

I think that the pub on Kibble Bank was called the Hillingdon Arms.

[cricketfield73]

The Hillingdon Arms. I'm pleased that I managed to find a picture. I was never a regular but went in a good few times.

[karatekid]

Yeah it changed its name to Hillingdon Arms after a change of ownership. In the eighties it definitely was the Lanehead Pub.

[bumba]

Town Mouse is still open, it was run by Miss Trunchbull the last time I went in.

Has she ran it for years?
Some grumpy owner kicked me and a mate out years ago for swearing. We was the only ones in sat at the bar and was watching/checking something on our phones, can't remember what exactly but one of us said a swear word and she said right get out no swearing in here it was very odd, she seemed miserable.

[Goalkeeper]

No mention of the Concord? That place deserves a thread of its own. Murders, sex, stolen goods. Everything and everybody went in there. The list of hard men is still frightening to read. Need someone with a shotgun? Ask for Colin B. The Sykes brothers were tough guys, plus every "name" in Burnley.
The Ribble Club also was some place.

[Clovius Boofus]

Hillingdon Arms/Lanehead or whatever, opened up when I was in my teens in the 1980s. It was always dead whenever we called in for a pint on a week day night. The Black Bull just down the road was much busier.

[karatekid]

Thursday night Disco down the Black Bull was a great night for scouting out the local girls. We used to alternate Thursday nights , pay day, between the Bull and The Prairie as a lot of student nurses went in the Prairie.

[LeadBelly]

No mention of the Concord? That place deserves a thread of its own. Murders, sex, stolen goods. Everything and everybody went in there. The list of hard men is still frightening to read. Need someone with a shotgun? Ask for Colin B. The Sykes brothers were tough guys, plus every "name" in Burnley.
The Ribble Club also was some place.

Aye, Ribble Club wasnt for the faint hearted, went in there a fair few times on my way into town. Pretty much opposite the police station but a fair amount of lawlessness in there.

[Burnley1989]

No mention of the Concord? That place deserves a thread of its own. Murders, sex, stolen goods. Everything and everybody went in there. The list of hard men is still frightening to read. Need someone with a shotgun? Ask for Colin B. The Sykes brothers were tough guys, plus every "name" in Burnley.
The Ribble Club also was some place.

100% the same person, shes like a prison officer.
Reminds me of the women fron the film misery.

We used to go in after 5aside and she always kicked off with us

[sjb]

Aye, Ribble Club wasnt for the faint hearted, went in there a fair few times on my way into town. Pretty much opposite the police station but a fair amount of lawlessness in there.

I used to go to drama lessons on Saturday mornings in the late 1960s at the Ribble Club. I can still smell the stale beer.

[Terrier]

Billy Potts quietened the concorde down whilst he ran it