No.7..... Memories of ye olde boozers from yonks ago

The smell of puke in the bottom corner was unreal - even when there was nowt there. Crammed full in my time (79 - 84ish) every weekend and always booming with loud music. When i got in there early doors on the odd occasion it was quite refreshing - the coldness from the stone walls etc............. I have amemory jolt; i seem to recall something with photos on one of the walls? Was this in the No.7?

It was also the pub when about 40/50 Sheff Weds lads turned up for fun and games after their game had been called off. We were playing Wolves (82/83) and there were quite a few of the Royston Legion lot in that day. Happy days!

 

Wine shades

Now THERE was a rum oyl.</p>

Situated somewhere close to where Barclays is in the precinct.</p>

 

Wire Trellis in the Gas Nook.

 

I bought my first ever pint of beer in the No 7, I was 16 and too scared to go in the local pubs in Bolton on Dearne, so me and my mate got the number 23 bus into Barnsley.

 

Industrial and then on to Georges

 

RE: Wine shades

spent some " shady nights " in there early doors in the dark room where you could nt see if the birds were stunning or as fowl as sin - beer had a strange taste i seem to remember.
always loved the number 7 - big shame the lads who last had it got shafted out of the market

 

RE: Wine shades

Tommy Fisher landlord used to fill pints of Beer with a hosepipe 10 pints at a time. Once played the piano on the same bill as the group 'Moonshiners' think
Tony Christie was in this band at the time.

 

RE: Industrial and then on to Georges

Georges was a Dance Hall and anybody remember the pub around the corner from this. I played the piano there for a while full of Dancers from the Baths as well.

 

RE: Wine shades

god
no wonder i always felt a bit giddy when i came out of there.
you used to go in that place on the traffic lights where that copper handlebars used to stand ?- cant remember its damm name

 

did that become the penny farthing? nt

 

RE: Industrial and then on to Georges

Wheatsheaf ?

 

bill harker i think is name was. when he left barnsley he was on the front desk at wakefield police station. topping bloke but took no stick. he once threatened to kick my arse for saying coppers. frightened **** out of me.

 

Wineshades....round from Georges

I once had a near do with handlebar moustache.... He signalled to stop and I was trapping a bit in my new Mini so unfortunately decided to keep going, as I drove past him he bashed the top of the mini with them big white gloves, I stopped and went back (shi**ing myself) &quot;new mini lad? ' Er yes, &quot; Its gorra dent in't roof&quot; Er yes, &quot; Well bugger off then and dont be so daft in future&quot; diddnt see me for dust

 

Not wineshades, thst were Tommy Fishers Joint.. nt

 

Yonks ago--yonks??

79-84 isn't yonks ago.I was doin them in the 50's and 60's.Thats yonks.
Wine Shades-Alhambra-White Hart-Corner Pin-Imperial- Wellington-Paddy Jacksons
PLOUGH. I could go on all night. (blagger)

 

Its taken an hour and 20 mins for the memory to click in

Pub round the corner from the Georges was &quot; The Vine tavern &quot;

 

RE: Its taken an hour and 20 mins for the memory to click in

Memory also clicked for me when I drove past today Vine Tavern. I played the piano there in 1958. Landlord lovely fella, I bought an Austin Cambridge off his son in law
out of my earnings.

 

Paddy's

We used to peep in the bar from outside as teenagers, looking to see what 'Ladies of the Night' looked like. Seems it was a popular place for them.

 

Certainly did nt

 

RE: Its taken an hour and 20 mins for the memory to click in

Vine Tavern, bloody hell....Once got knocked spark out when i was 16/17 ish by some big bugger with a cowboy nickname, Cheyenne or something like that, god he could pack a punch....

Same thing happened again in the Wine Shades with another big bugger, jeez i knew hot to pick them in my youth, the second guy had a bit of a reputation round town in them days and was a very well known bloke, and i was a silly lad who thought he could steamroller anyone, i soon learnt my lesson....

Some good pubs round town in them days....