The past

[Ian Frog]

I have been having a good chat in private with #Richzx6r and I thought I would share a pic he kindly found for me of my old local back in about 82 lol.

My bike is the blue and silver Ducati 900 2nd from right hand end.

I am proud to say I still own and can still wear the jacket I had on that day.

Nice to see a pub with so many varied bikes and no car park.

Lots of stories from that place I assure you !

Cheers

Ian

[Guest Richzx6r]

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I have been having a good chat in private with #Richzx6r and I thought I would share a pic he kindly found for me of my old local back in about 82 lol.

My bike is the blue and silver Ducati 900 2nd from right hand end.

I am proud to say I still own and can still wear the jacket I had on that day.

Nice to see a pub with so many varied bikes and no car park.

Lots of stories from that place I assure you !

Cheers

Ian

 

Aye it's been a good trip down memory lane eh, that's the only pic I have been able to find though I have only been looking on pinterest so far

[Guest Richzx6r]

2 bikes to the left of your mates cd175 is that a bsa goldstar? The one with the blue front mudguard

Edited April 17, 2020 by Richzx6r

[S-Westerly]

The only problem I see is the pub was Ind Coope. They brewed the most disgusting beer known to man. It's the only pint I've ever not been able to finish. Fed it to some tulips in a pub beer garden.

[Stu]

82 you say?

I was 1

[Guest Richzx6r]

82 you say?

I was 1

 

I was -3.....

[Ian Frog]

Yeah Lets get the age gags out of the way now !

I am happy to say that the Ind Coope was shit so we drank Friary Meuex which wasn't much better lol.

That pub was great fun with some serious 1%ers and some great musos like Kirsty Mcall and Algy Ward counted amongst regulars.

Bunch of looneys but greatly missed.

Cheers

Ian

[Bender]

I was old enough to be drinking in the farmers rest, although it may not have been entirely legal.

[Six30]

Railway.jpg

I have been having a good chat in private with #Richzx6r and I thought I would share a pic he kindly found for me of my old local back in about 82 lol.

My bike is the blue and silver Ducati 900 2nd from right hand end.

I am proud to say I still own and can still wear the jacket I had on that day.

Nice to see a pub with so many varied bikes and no car park.

Lots of stories from that place I assure you !

Cheers

Ian

 

is the pub still there ?

[Ian Frog]

Railway.jpg

I have been having a good chat in private with #Richzx6r and I thought I would share a pic he kindly found for me of my old local back in about 82 lol.

My bike is the blue and silver Ducati 900 2nd from right hand end.

I am proud to say I still own and can still wear the jacket I had on that day.

Nice to see a pub with so many varied bikes and no car park.

Lots of stories from that place I assure you !

Cheers

Ian

 

is the pub still there ?

 

I am afraid not it was demolished in the 90`s to make an office block which sat empty for ages.

We always said we wanted to nick the copper of the dome and it turned out that under the horrible carpet in that bar was a beautiful marble dance floor which we never knew about.

Cheers

Ian

[skyrider]

The only problem I see is the pub was Ind Coope. They brewed the most disgusting beer known to man. It's the only pint I've ever not been able to finish. Fed it to some tulips in a pub beer garden.

well a pub near us used to sell greenalls larger and another pub sold tuborg both vile stuff

[Bender]

Tuborg was vile, although my pallet is not as delicate these days.

[S-Westerly]

For another vile and disgusting beer - Lorimer's Scotch Ale by Vaux of Sunderland.

Most of their pub beers were pretty horrible but funnily enough if you went to their pub in Sunderland which was attached to the brewery you could get really good special beers. Apparently they were made by apprentice brewers; sadly once they qualified they went on to make swill.

[S-Westerly]

The only problem I see is the pub was Ind Coope. They brewed the most disgusting beer known to man. It's the only pint I've ever not been able to finish. Fed it to some tulips in a pub beer garden.

well a pub near us used to sell greenalls larger and another pub sold tuborg both vile stuff

Well if you do drink lager what do you expect.? Swan lager from Australia is.my favourite hate in lager terms.

[skyrider]

does that company still deliver their beer with a horse and carriage

[Guest]

82 you say?

I was 1

 

I was 28!

[S-Westerly]

Which company? If it's Vaux I think they just keg the horse's piss.

[skyrider]

82 you say?

I was 1

 

I was 28!

22 here

[Stu]

I see plenty of old codgers on here

[runningman]

Vaux ceased to exit several years ago (10+)

[skyrider]

I see plenty of old codgers on here

nice

[skyrider]

Vaux ceased to exit several years ago (10+)

thats the end of that then

[Bender]

Vaux ceased to exit several years ago (10+)

thats the end of that then

 

Ohhhh no its not

https://vauxbrewery.myshopify.com/

[S-Westerly]

Looks like the apprentices have taken charge then. They used to be dreadful. As for the main brewery going bust ages gone - I left Tyne and Wear in 1988 and Co. Durham in 2004.

[S-Westerly]

I see plenty of old codgers on here

 

In 1982 I was 25 and was just starting to earn real money. And less about the old farts. We keep this forum alive.