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I used to meet my dad here after work every night and get a lift home, went on to work and play darts here for a while. Propriator at the time was Norman Poole, 1986-ish. Used to fancy his youngest daughter, took her to the Unit 4 in Wallasey to see Rocky 4. Didn't work out though, ah well.

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A work mate of mine Tom Vick from Leasowe used to visit & play the piano there on Friday nights after we all got paid.Then we used to go to The Little Brown Jug.

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did the Little Brown Jug only have a bar and no parlour
I remember about 14 of us doing Zorbas dance on the wooden floorboards in there
I was born about 150 yards from there and when we went on a pub crawl starting York, Waterloo,George and Dragon, Firemans we usually ended up in the Little Brown Jug

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Originally Posted by CrocodileDundee
I used to meet my dad here after work every night and get a lift home, went on to work and play darts here for a while. Propriator at the time was Norman Poole, 1986-ish. Used to fancy his youngest daughter, took her to the Unit 4 in Wallasey to see Rocky 4. Didn't work out though, ah well.
Yes I remember him, ex RAF guy....what happened to him??

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THE Tranmere Rovers pub - from the mid 80s.

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Had my first "real" date in the Free Library in 1977 !!.....Aahhh....memories smile

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It was our lunchtime pub as we worked over the way, and it did a good chilli and chips.

Currently trying to find out which brewery owned it around about the 1880s. smirk


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Chap who had that pub in 1978 - 1980 went on to manae the Basset Hound. Nice chap.

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I used to drink in there about 1979/80 with my ex. I always remember the space invader machine..

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what a great dart team they had in the 80s

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Yes we did!

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hi their i was in that team mark dow was our captain


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