fishbulb Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Started tearing it down today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted September 30, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2014 good it was only last week i heard about the new mosque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted September 30, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2014 Drove past last night, sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Started tearing it down today. I imagine Widnes was still sat at the bar supping strongbow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no balls Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I imagine Widnes was still sat at the bar supping strongbow! wearing pleather Y backs & mumbling 'remember the Alamo' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannyroad58 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Very very sad, had some good times in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Sad indeed, where are the local workers going to get their lunches of cheese and ham toasties and four pints of Stella now? Speaking of these fires going on round the town of late, I was at Toolstation yesterday, couldn't help but notice someone had accessed Churchills by force since the last time I passed, what are the odds that's the next one to go up in smoke? (I realise this reads really dodgily and makes me a prime suspect ) If it (The Cattle Market) hadn't already been earmarked for demolition, you'd think there was something more fishy than simple arson going on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Sad indeed, where are the local workers going to get their lunches of cheese and ham toasties and four pints of Stella now? Speaking of these fires going on round the town of late, I was at Toolstation yesterday, couldn't help but notice someone had accessed Churchills by force since the last time I passed, what are the odds that's the next one to go up in smoke? (I realise this reads really dodgily and makes me a prime suspect ) If it (The Cattle Market) hadn't already been earmarked for demolition, you'd think there was something more fishy than simple arson going on... The old Mills off moor street went through a phase of getting lit on fire after theyd been stripped of cables etc. One big fire provided a free road closure for a ducting crossing when we were doing the juction with spa road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) I don't get this metal theft malarkey, granted if you're nicking big rolls of new stuff from Network Rail etc. it's probably pretty lucrative, but scratting around stripping cable and piping from derelict buildings? You'd probably earn more in paid employment than, what is after all, theft/thieving - and I presume is treated as such before the courts, why go robbing stuff worth pennies and pounds? Might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb. If I had an empty property, I'd leave a £20 taped to the wall with a note saying "Take this, leave my wiring and piping alone and f*ck off!" But they'd probably pocket the £20 and strip the house anyway (or, more likely, wouldn't be able to read the note). Speaking of which, and without starting a new thread, Aluminium flashing, to replace lead flashing covering a steel beam (nicked by pikeys at some earlier date presumably) - is it any good? It will only be secured along one length, will the weight of it alone prevent the wind lifiting it? Anyone? Edited October 1, 2014 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big City Girl Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 That's sad, I spent every Friday lunch in there for years when I worked across the road. Great place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Where will folk get a charabanc up to the new stadium from, now? Did they ever lay one on, ever, or was it a complete and uttter myth? Like BCG mentions, it used to be heaving of a Friday lunchtime, the Breville machine must've been working into overdrive... Use them or lose them (pubs), speaking of which (again) you can now get freshly made pizzas at The Brooklyn Pub, for a mere £4.50, by the way, and where else can you have pizza accompanied by Salt and Pepper chips? Beat that for 'fusion cooking' - Belting.* * Thinly veiled ''I don't want a Madrassa in my 'manor' (as the cockcernees say)...'' Edited October 1, 2014 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted October 1, 2014 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2014 In there once before a game, some odd woman asked if it was gay bar as it was full of blokes. Nail on the head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no balls Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 That's sad, I spent every Friday lunch in there for years when I worked across the road. Great place. scampi in a basket with a pint of Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Loved this place, some quality sessions with H & Widders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big City Girl Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 scampi in a basket with a pint of Stella Either that or a toastie. You could eat, and have enough drinks to wobble back to work for a fiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgoefc Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Use them or lose them (pubs), Not always the case. Quite a few around here were popular due to the efforts of the managers/ tenants but as the barrelage rose so did the crippling rent costs and price they paid for ale. Result, they packed in and pub closed or new tenants hadnt a clue how to run the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiwhite Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I don't get this metal theft malarkey, granted if you're nicking big rolls of new stuff from Network Rail etc. it's probably pretty lucrative, but scratting around stripping cable and piping from derelict buildings? You'd probably earn more in paid employment than, what is after all, theft/thieving - and I presume is treated as such before the courts, why go robbing stuff worth pennies and pounds? Might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb. If I had an empty property, I'd leave a £20 taped to the wall with a note saying "Take this, leave my wiring and piping alone and f*ck off!" But they'd probably pocket the £20 and strip the house anyway (or, more likely, wouldn't be able to read the note). Speaking of which, and without starting a new thread, Aluminium flashing, to replace lead flashing covering a steel beam (nicked by pikeys at some earlier date presumably) - is it any good? It will only be secured along one length, will the weight of it alone prevent the wind lifiting it? Anyone? Youri - Aluminium flashing is about as good as Dougie Freedman. Instead of lead you need Ubiflex, PM your number mate, I've got loads of the stuff you can have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Wanderer Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Was a top boozer on match days, went in quite a lot starting at 11 with a full English. Sad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Not sure I ever went in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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