Badger
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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!
P1260133 by badger245, on Flickr
http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/images/smilies/icon_evil.gif
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.
P1260061 by badger245, on Flickr
Found a few pictures in the second bar, apparently this is the ladies darts team from 1980something...
P1260109 by badger245, on Flickr
And in the third bar Nikokas spotted these ghosts of horse brasses, no doubt caused by excessive use of Brasso over the years.
P1260124 by badger245, on Flickr
Also in the third bar was this.....
P1260058 by badger245, on Flickr
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.
P1260065 by badger245, on Flickr
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.....
P1260067 by badger245, on Flickr
This made me snigger a bit... From about '87 I guess?
P1260073 by badger245, on Flickr
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.
P1260074 by badger245, on Flickr
P1260087 by badger245, on Flickr
The copper weasels had clearly been through the place & I assumed that the sinks had probably been valuable......
P1260089 by badger245, on Flickr
But apparently not.......Bastards!
P1260091 by badger245, on Flickr
Obligatory Charles & Di mug.
P1260085 by badger245, on Flickr
The top floor had apparently been used only for storage. I particularly liked these windows.
P1260080 by badger245, on Flickr
Back in the pub & the Copper weasels had also been in here too.....
P1260110 by badger245, on Flickr
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.
P1260129 by badger245, on Flickr
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.
P1260135 by badger245, on Flickr
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.
Anyway, On with the show. Visited with Mrs Badger & the ever inspirational Nikokas on a poxy wet cold day!
P1260133 by badger245, on Flickr
http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/images/smilies/icon_evil.gif
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.
P1260061 by badger245, on Flickr
Found a few pictures in the second bar, apparently this is the ladies darts team from 1980something...
P1260109 by badger245, on Flickr
And in the third bar Nikokas spotted these ghosts of horse brasses, no doubt caused by excessive use of Brasso over the years.
P1260124 by badger245, on Flickr
Also in the third bar was this.....
P1260058 by badger245, on Flickr
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.
P1260065 by badger245, on Flickr
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.....
P1260067 by badger245, on Flickr
This made me snigger a bit... From about '87 I guess?
P1260073 by badger245, on Flickr
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.
P1260074 by badger245, on Flickr
P1260087 by badger245, on Flickr
The copper weasels had clearly been through the place & I assumed that the sinks had probably been valuable......
P1260089 by badger245, on Flickr
But apparently not.......Bastards!
P1260091 by badger245, on Flickr
Obligatory Charles & Di mug.
P1260085 by badger245, on Flickr
The top floor had apparently been used only for storage. I particularly liked these windows.
P1260080 by badger245, on Flickr
Back in the pub & the Copper weasels had also been in here too.....
P1260110 by badger245, on Flickr
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.
P1260129 by badger245, on Flickr
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.
P1260135 by badger245, on Flickr
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.