tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2311128835825518076.post5140843439476602385..comments2023-09-19T10:12:11.422+01:00Comments on PRESTON'S INNS, TAVERNS and BEERHOUSES: BALMORAL HOTEL, Manchester RoadSteve Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10495128531587063253noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2311128835825518076.post-33821660705125374182020-05-15T22:03:34.661+01:002020-05-15T22:03:34.661+01:00My parents ran the pub around 1963'ish. Mum us...My parents ran the pub around 1963'ish. Mum used to do the food, Dad ran the pub. He had gingerish hair, his name was Josh Walmsley.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185045691660047055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2311128835825518076.post-36003095860560315002014-07-09T09:12:17.411+01:002014-07-09T09:12:17.411+01:00I moved in age 12 in Jan 1979. My room was front l...I moved in age 12 in Jan 1979. My room was front left with sloped floor.Onekbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012968562417644297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2311128835825518076.post-50335323964994031182012-07-06T12:29:00.023+01:002012-07-06T12:29:00.023+01:00Thanks for that. It was a regular haunt of mine in...Thanks for that. It was a regular haunt of mine in the mid-60's. I can't remember the name of the landlord, but I can still picture him, quite tall, moustache and slightly gingery? It was a good place in those days, with entertainment on several nights of the week. Steve H.Steve Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10495128531587063253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2311128835825518076.post-55203513062097208902012-07-06T12:12:47.133+01:002012-07-06T12:12:47.133+01:00A highly disreputable place but top right was my b...A highly disreputable place but top right was my bedroom in the late 70's.<br />It was enormous (to a kid) upstairs, with plenty of small rooms we weren't really allowed in.<br />There was a stained and bevelled leaded window that looked down from upstairs over the bar area - I remember watching through a crack as the local reprobates and some travellers trashed the place.<br />The very large back yard had lots of out buildings attached (again we weren't allowed in) and for some reason was littered with sheeps skulls and teeth - maybe it was an old slaughter house.<br />Probably doesn't sound great but was a real adventure when you're 7 or 8 years old.altnetidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229221497136144285noreply@blogger.com