Jar of Pickles Pub

There's a record of a pub on this site back to 1794 on the net. A further dig into one of the local history books showed that at some point during the 1830's the site was purchased by Elgoods Brewery & that the pub had been extended & the present building constructed by about 1870. It was continually licensed & occupied from 1794 until the final tenant, a Mr Mattless sadly died in 2005. Mr Mattless was given a special mention in the said history book as apparently he could name every licensee from himself back to 1794! The site was acquired by a construction company & a planning application was submitted & granted to demolish the pub & the adjoining houses in favour of building 19 new houses. This has met with serious opposition from local residents due to modifications that will have to be made to houses in the proximity & also the road itself to allow positioning of the entrance to the new estate-which is why I assume it's still standing....... On a personal note, my Grandparents had a shop & house over the road from here when my Father & Uncle were growing up & I assume that they would have frequented this place. Sadly they are no longer here to ask.....
Anyway, On with the show. Visited with Mrs Badger & the ever inspirational Nikokas on a poxy wet cold day!


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The bottom floor was split into three seperate bars. This was the largest, with plenty of interesting stuff to sift through. Evidence of a pool table could still be seen & quite a cool Winmau dartboard remained on the wall.


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Found a few pictures in the second bar, apparently this is the ladies darts team from 1980something...


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And in the third bar Nikokas spotted these ghosts of horse brasses, no doubt caused by excessive use of Brasso over the years.


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Also in the third bar was this.....


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The ground floor also revealed the entrance to the cellar. Unfortunately it was flooded by this watery beer mess which Mrs Badger scientifically measured with a broom handle at over 1 metre deep. I'm assuming this is due to some kind of internal leak as there is a river over the road & the water level of that was much lower than this.


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The first floor was split between a kitchen, bathrooms & bedrooms. Nikokas has a thing about bathrooms. I have a thing about country style kitchens. I long to find an Aga/ Rayburn/Esse range cooker but this time I had to make do with this shite. I suppose it's a reminder of how the occupants lived.....


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This made me snigger a bit... From about '87 I guess?


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There were random reminders scattered across all the bedrooms of the occupants, two rooms specifically seemed to ache of children who had flown the nest.


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The copper weasels had clearly been through the place & I assumed that the sinks had probably been valuable......


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But apparently not.......Bastards!


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Obligatory Charles & Di mug.


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The top floor had apparently been used only for storage. I particularly liked these windows.


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Back in the pub & the Copper weasels had also been in here too.....


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Nikokas found this interesting looking barn out the back, sadly we couldn't find a way in & we were being observed by the staff at the kebab shop next door so we decided to flee. During the escape I managed to bang my head, nearly rip off my ear & almost lose my Snap-On hat before reaching back for it like some kind of crap Indiana Jones.


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As we left I decided to try & get some more outside pictures. Just as I took this a Lorry came hurtling along the road & soaked me like Butler did to Blakey at the start of Mutiny on the Buses much to Mrs Badger & Nikokas' amusement.


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Thanks for looking. You can see more if you really want to on my flickr photostream- badger245, which you are welcome to look at. Thanks again.

Really enjoyed pics and write up loved the 80's darts team. Don't worry it won't be long until you bag you first aga, I can still remember mine.....

I detest it when enjoying a nose around a new explore and find the metal thieves have bin in, Lovely report and Pics, Most Enjoyable, Thanks

Great set of photos,thanks for sharing.

It was a fun and quite cozy explore

So everyone knows I have a thing about Bathrooms , these were a bit of a disappointment for me ...

Now some of my photos .

The Dart Board


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The Cigarette Machine (Just loved it)


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The flooded cellar


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Kitchen


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The very "deep ? profound" reading style


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Bathroom(s)


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What you guys might not know is that I have been riding horses for 20 years , so this was my favourite decorative "thingy"


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The usual "selfie" no finish


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Badger, thanks for the invite and the complement !

Good pictures of an interesting find.

Badger, thanks for the invite and the complement ![/QUOTE]

Any time mate, hopefully next one will be drier & warmer!

You've certainly shown the quagmire in the cellar better than I did. We'll have to go back & look closer at that red door.

I think WE have a thing with closed doors !!!

I think I might have found the "next one", it's dry and with no cars driving near by

Lovely shots both of you! Still a lot left to see then
Cheers for sharing, my fave is also the 80's darts team!

UrbanX said:

Lovely shots both of you! Still a lot left to see then
Cheers for sharing, my fave is also the 80's darts team!

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Thanks Urban X. That means a lot to me coming from someone as experienced as you.

The ciggy machine is a bit of alright.

I bet those pickled onions are delicious Enjoyed this, thanx

Love the pictures! I have a huge interest in the 1980s which extends from programmes (only fools, bullseye etc) through to the music, films, fashion and pretty much everything about it (even though I was a nipper in the 80s and only 10 years old at the end of the decade). But seeing the darts photos and poster was phenomenal! Well done sir!

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I bet those pickled onions are delicious Enjoyed this, thanx

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I think they were eggs ... Didn't try them out to make sure

Well done guys, good report. I do love the circa 1986 frizzy perms in the photo. Reminds me of my sister at the time........

I don't comment very often but could I just say how much I admire each an every one that have the guts to go into these places and share your great photography skills with all off use so THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE OFF YOU.

Very entertaining images of a pub that would've been full to the toilet doors with punters. Cinzano bianco for the ladies, maybe a pint of cider for Sandra. A strip of raffle tickets might win the deluxe Clairol hair curlers, or a case of Black Label. Cant even see Dave playing darts for the smokey haze.

Thanks for sharing Nikokas and the Badgers

Regards
Soxmilligex

Cracking set - and I love the little commentaries on each shot. Thank you.

Always sad seeing a pub in a sad state as being in the pub game myself... can I ask a question I looked at a pub which looks similar but was sealed tighter than a nun's flower purse and without giving the location away has it got a river cross the road if it is thanks for sharing as drove past a few times and wanted to know how she looked inside

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Always sad seeing a pub in a sad state as being in the pub game myself... can I ask a question I looked at a pub which looks similar but was sealed tighter than a nun's flower purse and without giving the location away has it got a river cross the road if it is thanks for sharing as drove past a few times and wanted to know how she looked inside

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Well now sir..... That would be telling wouldn't it? However if you look at the caption above the cellar picture you may find your answer.......