Greater Manchester's lost boozers from 'criminal hell holes' to estate pubs with 'mad chicken eyed' regulars
Pubs are great places to catch up and have a laugh with your mates, or even striking up a conversation with a stranger who ends up becoming a friend for life.
There was the pub said to be the scene of a crossbow shooting after a man "booted" another man's sheep. Another pub was described as a "hell hole" full of gangsters until its forced closure and eventual demolition. Others remembered live music that could often be heard from nearby houses on the Highfield Road, Anchor Lane and the 'Bird Estate'. A common theme running through people's recollections is that it was better 'in the olden days' with pub-goers complaining of prevalent drug activity in its later years.
Billy Greens In 2004, the now demolished Billy Greens pub in Collyhurst appeared in a Sky TV show called 'The Toughest Pubs in Britain'. Named after a renowned local boxer and well-known landlord, the pub was once the centre of life on the estate. “This other guy who was in the pub booted the sheep, and his mate had a crossbow behind the bar. He shot the crossbow at the guy that booted the sheep and it went right through his arm 'ere.
The Brass Handles, on Edgehill Close, was bought by Salford council in 2010 and was torn down to make way for a regeneration scheme. Labour councillor, John Warmisham, who campaigned for the pub to be torn down, said: "It was a blight on the area and stood as a reminder of the terrible events that happened there."A vandalised pub which had a history is not what I wanted for the area.
Situated between Robert Adam Crescent and William Kent Crescent, they belonged to a group of four long curved terraces named after the architects. The pubs of Manchester website describes some of the colourful characters that frequented the boozer.After stumbling across The Eagle on a night out, one former student remembered the locals clientele of the pub as "like inmates from an insane asylum".
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