The Poolie Bunker

The Park
Oscars
Grange Front
Grange back
Cobble Bar
The Reef Bar
Clansman
Stranton
Blacksmiths

Did I miss any out?

wasnt oscars that one thats now changes and before the spot sorry being young i wouldn know well 24 i also heard a rumour it was a gay bar

WE SOMETIMES STARTED IN THE PARK WITH THE DISCO ROOM IN THE BACK

ALSO THE GREENIES ON A SUNDAY NIGHT WAS THE PLACE TO BE

ALSO DO WE COUNT CHURCHILLS AND PIANOS, ETC.... ON THIS LIST?

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Naw, we're talking old school round the ton. Churchills I think was late eighties.

I seem to remember that Tuesdays was also a big night in the Greensides.

in the 70's/early 80's pubs like the Touchdown and the Brus would be chocker most nights of the week. On weekends they would be heaving. Then came the town centre drinking culture, and residential pubs were on the start of their way out.

who is that bird in your avatar Mr I?

i loved the toutchy used to go for the quiz with the old man on a sunday before the owners sold it it was the best value quiz in the town only a £1 in and you got free scran as well

Oscars was the one place we never even considered going to.
We would do something like Park, Grange, Coble, Reef, Grange, Park, Twins.
We did have occasional forays to far flung places like the Traveller's, Hourglass, Marine.

Blackies, Stranton, etc., was late 60s for me.

who remembers Bobby Kerr in Oscars? Even though he played for Pools, he refused to be drawn into conversation about our beloved club. Mention the Mackems though, and that was it.....................................

Aye, remember that.

73, up for the cup.
93, bottling up!

Some lass I knocked back because I am a faithful sort.

You lying get

I want one of those too!

We used to start at the Chester waiting out side for it to open then down town. Also remember the Vollies used to open at 4ish on a friday down churchstreet. Also used to go to the alma, and who remembers the DEVON, especially on a monday evening when the yackers used to come down. Seen some aggro in there in my time. Nice memories all gone now afraid

Yet I noticed when in town recently that the Brus had closed. How on earth did that come about then, when it was so popular?

Very depressing....and then there's the question of how the Catcote metamorphosed into the Shakespeare......words fail you a bit there

10 o'clock rock in 5th Avenue

Upstairs in the Jacksons

Foxys for a nightcap

Beat me to it, grabec.

Although I'm probably talking 60's / 70's

Friday night used to be The Catcote (watch the group, if they were any good),
then down to the Park, then the Grange, Cobble Bar (or the Grand) and then Church Street
or the Claggy Mat.

As we matured, it became the RAFA, the Stranton, maybe one in the Blacksmiths ("the White House")
then the Greenside

Happy days

I really like the Brus Arms as a building, it will be a big shame if it gets knocked down. The scallywags have already stripped all the tiles off the roof, and no doubt there's nothing left inside to speak of.

more of those shitty looking apartments popping up no doubt parmo

Apartments over there

More like prision cells for the locals

well it was the causeway,blackies,stranton,square ring when goadie had it,north eastern,market,and either royal back bar or palace (some where dives but were good pints)

Talking about divesdo people remember the old ladies who used to run the vic and the helena

I always thought the Gemini was all the among you oldies......

I can just about remember Buzz and Zoom, The Venue and Paradise Alley although I've never been there. It was more 42, The Wesley, POW and Shades if I was slumming it....... That would be ater a fw in the botle bar, huxters, yates, sports bar and the emporium.......

Visions was good an'all, my dad flung me out of there one Saturday night when i was 15!

He was running it at the time like

The Gemini was quality, as was 5th Ave/Paradise Alley and The Cotton Club

yep the Gem and downstairs in 42 (bogarts )i liked them