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A bar I was resident Dj at in the early 2000's never had any bouncers, just a lesbian barmaid who would smack seven kinds of s
t out of you if you played up, I once witnessed her single-handedly manhandle two big men up the stairs (the bar was in a cellar) and throw them both through the front door at the same time. Another pub I worked at considered it a good night on a Saturday if the police didn't turn up and there was another that had carpet on top of the toilet cisterns to stop people sniffing cocaine off them so obviously they'd just sniff off a card or their phone or something...
t out of you if you played up, I once witnessed her single-handedly manhandle two big men up the stairs (the bar was in a cellar) and throw them both through the front door at the same time. Another pub I worked at considered it a good night on a Saturday if the police didn't turn up and there was another that had carpet on top of the toilet cisterns to stop people sniffing cocaine off them so obviously they'd just sniff off a card or their phone or something...whitesocks said:
I've got a personal drinking story -
A couple of years ago, me and my old man went on a pub crawl in London. At one point, we were drinking in an Irish pub somewhere in central London (Cannot remember it's name) My dad is ex army, and as we were halfway through our pints, a pro -IRA song began playing over the speakers. My dad turned to me and pretty much told me to finish our drinks and get out of there.
I still cannot believe it. A pub near central London that was playing that kind of stuff over the sterio speakers.
Wasn't The Cock Tavern was it?A couple of years ago, me and my old man went on a pub crawl in London. At one point, we were drinking in an Irish pub somewhere in central London (Cannot remember it's name) My dad is ex army, and as we were halfway through our pints, a pro -IRA song began playing over the speakers. My dad turned to me and pretty much told me to finish our drinks and get out of there.
I still cannot believe it. A pub near central London that was playing that kind of stuff over the sterio speakers.
https://goo.gl/maps/ZqHbXx94421S48iT6
Made the 'interesting' decision to go in their one night a few years back when the Sommers Town Coffee House was closed for some reason. Not exactly the same sort of place...
The Cock is the sort of pub where there is suddenly a deathly silence as everyone stops and stares at the strangers who have walked into their pub. The Guinness was fine though.
Went into The Huntsman (Rusholme) as a student about 10 years ago - first review on that link pretty much sums it up. Never made that mistake again!
Edit: Just Googled it and saw this news story. We got away lightly with some dirty looks!
Edit: Just Googled it and saw this news story. We got away lightly with some dirty looks!
A mate if mine got a job in Southend after we finished uni so I took him and his stuff down to his digs.
We had a crawl along the sea front pubs and ended up in one called the forresters.
Oh my god as a pair of 21 year old from the provinces to end up in basically a strip club was quite an eye opener!
There was this naked bird wandering round with an old school dimpled beer glass getting donations before doing a bit of a 'routine' I can still remember it 20 years later!
It's now been torn down for redevelopment of the sea front.
We had a crawl along the sea front pubs and ended up in one called the forresters.
Oh my god as a pair of 21 year old from the provinces to end up in basically a strip club was quite an eye opener!
There was this naked bird wandering round with an old school dimpled beer glass getting donations before doing a bit of a 'routine' I can still remember it 20 years later!
It's now been torn down for redevelopment of the sea front.
Pub in Thames mead Abbey Wood, along the access road to Crossness sewage works, can't remember the name of it now. Went in about 15 years ago, the longest 15 seconds of my life. Got that stare 'you don't belong here' so I fu*ked off pretty quick.
Was out in Lurgan with our Irish sales rep for Courtaulds Textiles about 20 years ago, he took me to see some 'special' pubs out there in the early 90's we survived through a combination of having a car with Irish plates on & him having some sort of influence in the community. I didn't ask I just drank my Guinness and kept my head down for the week.
Was out in Lurgan with our Irish sales rep for Courtaulds Textiles about 20 years ago, he took me to see some 'special' pubs out there in the early 90's we survived through a combination of having a car with Irish plates on & him having some sort of influence in the community. I didn't ask I just drank my Guinness and kept my head down for the week.
Edited by shep1001 on Tuesday 7th July 19:48
PF62 said:
Wasn't The Cock Tavern was it?
https://goo.gl/maps/ZqHbXx94421S48iT6
Made the 'interesting' decision to go in their one night a few years back when the Sommers Town Coffee House was closed for some reason. Not exactly the same sort of place...
The Cock is the sort of pub where there is suddenly a deathly silence as everyone stops and stares at the strangers who have walked into their pub. The Guinness was fine though.
Looks familiar. That might have been it.https://goo.gl/maps/ZqHbXx94421S48iT6
Made the 'interesting' decision to go in their one night a few years back when the Sommers Town Coffee House was closed for some reason. Not exactly the same sort of place...
The Cock is the sort of pub where there is suddenly a deathly silence as everyone stops and stares at the strangers who have walked into their pub. The Guinness was fine though.
I’ve been to a few.
Parkway Tavern in Sheffield springs to mind, was on Britain’s roughest pubs a few weeks after and I can see why.
Windows were all boarded up, inside looked like a stable, landlord had 1 maybe 2 teeth. He was a decent bloke though
Always seemed weird that they had a bouncer outside no matter the time of day, I say bouncer, I think he was just the local head case who knew the landlord.
Parkway Tavern in Sheffield springs to mind, was on Britain’s roughest pubs a few weeks after and I can see why.
Windows were all boarded up, inside looked like a stable, landlord had 1 maybe 2 teeth. He was a decent bloke though
Always seemed weird that they had a bouncer outside no matter the time of day, I say bouncer, I think he was just the local head case who knew the landlord.
Late 70's was into the punk stuff and went to pub which happened to contain the local rockers that night. "Encouraged" to leave by leather clad guy with a blade. Took his advice.
Many years later 98 to be exact was working in Antrim and went to a pub the name I forget but it was right next to the heavily protected police station. It was the day England were playing Argentina in the World Cup and pub was packed. Michael Owen scored that wonder goal, one person was celebrating, me. Exit hastily made.
I've stopped being an idiot now.
Many years later 98 to be exact was working in Antrim and went to a pub the name I forget but it was right next to the heavily protected police station. It was the day England were playing Argentina in the World Cup and pub was packed. Michael Owen scored that wonder goal, one person was celebrating, me. Exit hastily made.
I've stopped being an idiot now.
Siggy61 said:
Late 70's was into the punk stuff and went to pub which happened to contain the local rockers that night. "Encouraged" to leave by leather clad guy with a blade. Took his advice.
Many years later 98 to be exact was working in Antrim and went to a pub the name I forget but it was right next to the heavily protected police station. It was the day England were playing Argentina in the World Cup and pub was packed. Michael Owen scored that wonder goal, one person was celebrating, me. Exit hastily made.
I've stopped being an idiot now.
Antrim having a barracks back then and being a fiercely Loyalist town with both the aforementioned barracks and nearby RAF Aldergrove, you would have been absolutely fine. Many years later 98 to be exact was working in Antrim and went to a pub the name I forget but it was right next to the heavily protected police station. It was the day England were playing Argentina in the World Cup and pub was packed. Michael Owen scored that wonder goal, one person was celebrating, me. Exit hastily made.
I've stopped being an idiot now.
Not rough but definitely old school - I moved to Inverness in the late 90's and in the early days occasionally went to the Pub called the Pheonix.
Basically an old man's pub - I believe it had only just stared to allow women in, but very few were interested in going in. On the floor, fully surrounding the big central wooden island bar was a nicely tiled drainage channel leading to a drain in the floor at one corner of the bar.
Yup - you guessed it. The old boys did not go to the Gents for a piss. They just pissed on the floor whilst sitting at the bar.
I hasten to add that the drainage channel was no longer in use - or at least was never used when I was in there. That said I gather had not been out of use for that long.
There was sawdust too.
Oh - I just found a recent picture. I looks a great deal better today but you can still see the "bar urinal"
Basically an old man's pub - I believe it had only just stared to allow women in, but very few were interested in going in. On the floor, fully surrounding the big central wooden island bar was a nicely tiled drainage channel leading to a drain in the floor at one corner of the bar.
Yup - you guessed it. The old boys did not go to the Gents for a piss. They just pissed on the floor whilst sitting at the bar.
I hasten to add that the drainage channel was no longer in use - or at least was never used when I was in there. That said I gather had not been out of use for that long.
There was sawdust too.
Oh - I just found a recent picture. I looks a great deal better today but you can still see the "bar urinal"
Edited by TorqueDirty on Wednesday 8th July 08:22
wiffmaster said:
Went into The Huntsman (Rusholme) as a student about 10 years ago - first review on that link pretty much sums it up. Never made that mistake again!
Edit: Just Googled it and saw this news story. We got away lightly with some dirty looks!
I made the mistake of going in there years ago. The scariest pub I've ever been to. There was a full brawl going on in the back room, then some Irish fella started on us because we were stood where he stands, we left sharpish. Edit: Just Googled it and saw this news story. We got away lightly with some dirty looks!
TorqueDirty said:
Not rough but definitely old school - I moved to Inverness in the late 90's and in the early days occasionally went to the Pub called the Pheonix.
Basically an old man's pub - I believe it had only just stared to allow women in, but very few were interested in going in. On the floor, fully surrounding the big central wooden island bar was a nicely tiled drainage channel leading to a drain in the floor at one corner of the bar.
Yup - you guessed it. The old boys did not go to the Gents for a piss. They just pissed on the floor whilst sitting at the bar.
I hasten to add that the drainage channel was no longer in use - or at least was never used when I was in there. That said I gather had not been out of use for that long.
There was sawdust too.
Oh - I just found a recent picture. I looks a great deal better today but you can still see the "bar urinal"
Sounds preferable to the 8 flights of stairs you need to negotiate to get to a toilet in a Wetherspoons.Basically an old man's pub - I believe it had only just stared to allow women in, but very few were interested in going in. On the floor, fully surrounding the big central wooden island bar was a nicely tiled drainage channel leading to a drain in the floor at one corner of the bar.
Yup - you guessed it. The old boys did not go to the Gents for a piss. They just pissed on the floor whilst sitting at the bar.
I hasten to add that the drainage channel was no longer in use - or at least was never used when I was in there. That said I gather had not been out of use for that long.
There was sawdust too.
Oh - I just found a recent picture. I looks a great deal better today but you can still see the "bar urinal"
Edited by TorqueDirty on Wednesday 8th July 08:22
Tyre Smoke said:
Siggy61 said:
Late 70's was into the punk stuff and went to pub which happened to contain the local rockers that night. "Encouraged" to leave by leather clad guy with a blade. Took his advice.
Many years later 98 to be exact was working in Antrim and went to a pub the name I forget but it was right next to the heavily protected police station. It was the day England were playing Argentina in the World Cup and pub was packed. Michael Owen scored that wonder goal, one person was celebrating, me. Exit hastily made.
I've stopped being an idiot now.
Antrim having a barracks back then and being a fiercely Loyalist town with both the aforementioned barracks and nearby RAF Aldergrove, you would have been absolutely fine. Many years later 98 to be exact was working in Antrim and went to a pub the name I forget but it was right next to the heavily protected police station. It was the day England were playing Argentina in the World Cup and pub was packed. Michael Owen scored that wonder goal, one person was celebrating, me. Exit hastily made.
I've stopped being an idiot now.
I worked in a hotel in the mountains in NZ back in the mid/late 80's. There was a staff bar that was open twice a week, called 'The Grovel'. It wasn't rough but it sure was messy. The carpet was sticky, drinks were cheap and there was a certain looseness of morals amongst the regulars. I lived in a room 30 yards down the corridor. I did crawl home a couple of times, and I also got a lift home on a motorbike once.
MC Bodge said:
ABZ RS6 said:
Eagle and Child (or Bird and bd as it was know) Huyton Liverpool. Absolute den of vice and thievery. Local plod knew to stay well clear.
The one on Prescot Road? My Dad told me the same thing. d as it was know) Huyton Liverpool. Absolute den of vice and thievery. Local plod knew to stay well clear.You had the Bluebell just down the road as well which was almost as bad.
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