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...am I the only one who thinks that spangle story sounds a bit dodgy?!

I mean, oo er missus!! Sounds like a script from 'Carry On'.


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Can anyone recall what the Crosville office that used to be attached to the Woodside Hotel was used for
When did it disappear?

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Do you mean my Spangle story geekus?
It is true,why would I make it up? I was only about 7yrs old and really did almost choke. confused
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...am I the only one who thinks that spangle story sounds a bit dodgy?!

I mean, oo er missus!! Sounds like a script from 'Carry On'.


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Not from memory, but did Crosville also run tours/holidays out to Wales and the Lakes, that being so I'm wondering if the function of that office was a sales outlet?

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I think they did. So did Ribble. They also ran Express Coaches to London. Saved you having to go to the coach station in Liverpool (Behind the Adelphi)

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Just tapped into this one. Yes Erainn, you are quite right. You could book coach tours etc. in advance from there. I seem to remember they also had a Setright ticket machine on the counter. Presumably to sell return tickets "on the day".

Quite forgotten about that little place.

It was possibly a crew booking on/off office as well ? The corpy one was in the corner between the Ferry canopy and the Avoca Caff. The Inspectors (Chalky etc.) used to lurk there as well !

I used to go to the corpy office to buy a stapled block of 100 x 1 1/2d Scholar's Tickets. Gave a ticket to the conductor in exchange for a Setright ticket. I think it was my parent's idea. No cash could be saved to spend on sweets etc. Crafty move on their part (?).

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Spot-on, did not the coach to London leave from opposite that office, near that wall behind which was the line into Woodside Railway station?

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Phew! wink Have a hazy memory of getting a coach from there sometime early 70s, the big adventure going the Smoke.

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This is very hazy but did the London coach go via Chester, Whitchurch and stop at Prees Heath for 20 mins then on via the A41 to B'ham

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Was pondering something similar

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