Merseyside pubs - Page 11

Awayo · August 27th, 2012, 01:01 PM

Halton Castle, Jolly Miller and the Stag and Rainbow? Or are any others in West Derby village worth going into?

Paul D · August 27th, 2012, 01:41 PM

You're probably best sticking with them.

SteH · September 8th, 2012, 09:13 PM

There's a new one opened on the corner of Picton Road and Lawrence Road, opposite the Wellington, unimaginatively called the Picton, and probably cheap and cheerful given the number of old fellers seen coming and going in the 1 minute I was stopped at the lights.

September 29th, 2012, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SteH

There's a new one opened on the corner of Picton Road and Lawrence Road, opposite the Wellington, unimaginatively called the Picton, and probably cheap and cheerful given the number of old fellers seen coming and going in the 1 minute I was stopped at the lights.

Lawrence Road doesn't run into Picton Road?

SteH · September 29th, 2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tallboy2

Lawrence Road doesn't run into Picton Road?

Sorry, Wellington Road I meant.

debiase · October 5th, 2012, 09:01 PM

Anyone else see this? I went past it this morning, they had demolished most of the upper floors already and were in the process of putting it in a big skip.

Pobbie · October 6th, 2012, 03:26 AM

Yeah, I was walking past Thursday evening and they'd cordoned the intersection off. I initially wondered why Kensington was empty of vehicles: it's usually chocker of an evening.

SteH · October 6th, 2012, 09:37 AM

I heard something on the radio about the scaffolding was taken down as the owners hadnt paid the bill. If anybody was about could be some compo claims going in there

John Matrix 1985 · November 7th, 2012, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SteH

I heard something on the radio about the scaffolding was taken down as the owners hadnt paid the bill. If anybody was about could be some compo claims going in there

Westernapproachesclaims4u.com

John Matrix 1985 · November 7th, 2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by debiase

Anyone else see this? I went past it this morning, they had demolished most of the upper floors already and were in the process of putting it in a big skip.

Completely gone now, went past it on the bus the other day. I badly want to do a pub crawl in Kensington, there's some rough arse pubs round there.

Going on a pub crawl and curry night in Huyton & Prescot in 2 weeks so I'll let you know how I get on. Been to a lot of them before but it's the first time my mates have been up that way. The Fusilier and Bath Springs in Prescot are boarded up. The Queens Arms by Huyton train station looks like the bar out of Roadhouse minus fit blonde women with massive tits.

PierreC · November 28th, 2012, 05:09 PM

It may already have been posted on another thread, but today I noticed that there is now a Ship In A Bottle branch in West Kirby.

SteH · November 28th, 2012, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by PierreC

It may already have been posted on another thread, but today I noticed that there is now a Ship In A Bottle branch in West Kirby.

May have been, but well worth noting too that they plan opening one in Heswall very soon, saw the tweet the other day

John Matrix 1985 · December 2nd, 2012, 12:54 PM

Went the Stanley in Roby last week, it's quite deceptive as it seems huge inside, absolutely packed out as well, decent selection of beers and friendly service. Went the Derby Lodge down the road, basically a hotel bar but nicely done out, better to go in the summer though as there is a massive beef garden and it looks out over the Bowring Park Gold course.

Went the Print House in Prescot, small trendy type bar which had nice Peroni on draft. The Sun Inn and the Clock Face as basically old mans pubs but quite cosy with friendly regulars. The Hope and Anchor next to the footy ground looks massive from the outside but small inside, plus you need nightvision goggles to get to the toilets, busy with karaoke singers. The Deanes house is big but was virtually empty apart from a few regulars at the bar. The Old Mill was the liveliest place in Prescot, packed and had a few bouncers on the door. The red lion was a bit of a dump with a lot of scruffy looking regulars to match the appearance of the pub. Never got to Tommy Halls, The Oak or Werherspoons though. By the way if anyone likes their curries go to the Crown of India, (old pub called the Crown converted a few years ago into a restauraunt) it's outstanding and reasonably priced!

GLCBanana · December 3rd, 2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by John Matrix 1985

Went the Derby Lodge down the road, basically a hotel bar but nicely done out, better to go in the summer though as there is a massive beef garden

Lady curtains?

John Matrix 1985 · December 3rd, 2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GLCBanana

Lady curtains?

Hahaha. Damn predictive text!

John Matrix 1985 · December 3rd, 2012, 01:24 PM

Forgot to say, the Fusilier and Bath Springs in Prescot are both boarded up now

debiase · December 6th, 2012, 10:40 PM

They put a wooden perimeter fence up yesterday around the Gardeners Arms on the corner of Broadgreen Road by the Rocket. Hard to tell if they are securing the site or starting a renovation. It's a big old pub, hope it's the latter.

aj1977 · December 6th, 2012, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by debiase

They put a wooden perimeter fence up yesterday around the Gardeners Arms on the corner of Broadgreen Road by the Rocket. Hard to tell if they are securing the site or starting a renovation. It's a big old pub, hope it's the latter.

It's being demolished and a brain injury unit's being built on the site:

http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/Pl...DAURI=PLANNING

debiase · December 10th, 2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by aj1977

It's being demolished and a brain injury unit's being built on the site:

http://northgate.liverpool.gov.uk/Pl...DAURI=PLANNING

Slightly disappointing but hardly a surprise. If we carry on like this in ten years time there will be a hand full of soulless weatherspoons type places and not much else.

boychild · December 11th, 2012, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by debiase

Slightly disappointing but hardly a surprise. If we carry on like this in ten years time there will be a hand full of soulless weatherspoons type places and not much else.

The Gardeners was a souless Weatherspoons type place before it closed I'm afraid and has been shut for a couple of years maybe. What is more depressing is that the building itself is being demolished. It was designed by Harold H Davies who also designed The Rose of Mossley. It is of a time when architects leaving Liverpool school of architecture put their classical training under Charles Reilly into practice on all sorts of comissions. Some of the detailing on that pub is really nice and the kind of thing we won't see built again. Shame

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John Matrix 1985 Get to the Chopper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: a quiet retreat in California Posts: 594 Likes (Received): 0	Went the Stanley in Roby last week, it's quite deceptive as it seems huge inside, absolutely packed out as well, decent selection of beers and friendly service. Went the Derby Lodge down the road, basically a hotel bar but nicely done out, better to go in the summer though as there is a massive beef garden and it looks out over the Bowring Park Gold course. Went the Print House in Prescot, small trendy type bar which had nice Peroni on draft. The Sun Inn and the Clock Face as basically old mans pubs but quite cosy with friendly regulars. The Hope and Anchor next to the footy ground looks massive from the outside but small inside, plus you need nightvision goggles to get to the toilets, busy with karaoke singers. The Deanes house is big but was virtually empty apart from a few regulars at the bar. The Old Mill was the liveliest place in Prescot, packed and had a few bouncers on the door. The red lion was a bit of a dump with a lot of scruffy looking regulars to match the appearance of the pub. Never got to Tommy Halls, The Oak or Werherspoons though. By the way if anyone likes their curries go to the Crown of India, (old pub called the Crown converted a few years ago into a restauraunt) it's outstanding and reasonably priced! __________________ Why don't you get Bennett to do it? - sounds like something he'd get off on

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John Matrix 1985 Get to the Chopper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: a quiet retreat in California Posts: 594 Likes (Received): 0	Forgot to say, the Fusilier and Bath Springs in Prescot are both boarded up now __________________ Why don't you get Bennett to do it? - sounds like something he'd get off on

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August 27th, 2012, 01:01 PM	#201
Awayo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hrafenmeles Posts: 14,008 Likes (Received): 112	Halton Castle, Jolly Miller and the Stag and Rainbow? Or are any others in West Derby village worth going into?

September 8th, 2012, 09:13 PM	#203
SteH Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Liverpool Posts: 170 Likes (Received): 28	There's a new one opened on the corner of Picton Road and Lawrence Road, opposite the Wellington, unimaginatively called the Picton, and probably cheap and cheerful given the number of old fellers seen coming and going in the 1 minute I was stopped at the lights.

October 5th, 2012, 09:01 PM	#206
debiase Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 36 Likes (Received): 8	Anyone else see this? I went past it this morning, they had demolished most of the upper floors already and were in the process of putting it in a big skip.

October 6th, 2012, 03:26 AM	#207
Pobbie BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,234 Likes (Received): 20	Yeah, I was walking past Thursday evening and they'd cordoned the intersection off. I initially wondered why Kensington was empty of vehicles: it's usually chocker of an evening.

October 6th, 2012, 09:37 AM	#208
SteH Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Liverpool Posts: 170 Likes (Received): 28	I heard something on the radio about the scaffolding was taken down as the owners hadnt paid the bill. If anybody was about could be some compo claims going in there

November 28th, 2012, 05:09 PM	#211
PierreC Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Liverpool Posts: 98 Likes (Received): 2	It may already have been posted on another thread, but today I noticed that there is now a Ship In A Bottle branch in West Kirby.

December 6th, 2012, 10:40 PM	#217
debiase Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 36 Likes (Received): 8	They put a wooden perimeter fence up yesterday around the Gardeners Arms on the corner of Broadgreen Road by the Rocket. Hard to tell if they are securing the site or starting a renovation. It's a big old pub, hope it's the latter.