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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by 43s flyer » 12 Dec 2020, 18:44

Piquad1 wrote: 12 Dec 2020, 14:37 Think I went in a couple of times. No too bad to my recollection.
It was a very good club in its day, transferred from down lane from what is now the Rock Factory.

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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by Piquad1 » 13 Dec 2020, 05:39

Really. How long we talking there. I can't remember it being there. Mmmm interesting must look up. Cheers 43s.

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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by 43s flyer » 13 Dec 2020, 07:24

I would roughly say about 1969/70, I used go in Friday nights when I was an apprentice at Wheldale colliery.

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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by Piquad1 » 13 Dec 2020, 11:53

Handy for you then. I started at Fryston early 70s.

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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by Ronee123 » 16 Dec 2020, 07:59

Fumper27 wrote: 24 Jan 2020, 22:51
43s flyer wrote: 24 Jan 2020, 20:38
Fumper27 wrote: 24 Jan 2020, 17:35
fast hands wrote: 24 Jan 2020, 17:13
Fumper27 wrote: 24 Jan 2020, 13:28

Royal British Legion
Liberal
Maestro
Mexborough
Hightown
Yorkshire Rose (Aketon Road)
Commercial Inn
Shoulder of Mutton

There was also a pub just up from the Commercial which is now a row of apartment / flats.
Was it the Black Bull you were thinking of Fumper
No mate. The Bull is opposite Savile Park. The one in thinking of was situated on the land between the Commercial Inn and the Hightown Convenience Store. It was a white building and has some flats built on there now
the four ferrets
Thanks mate. That’s the one
There was also the volunteer in locklane just opposite the Griffin

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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by Piquad1 » 16 Dec 2020, 11:42

Talking pubs in Airedale. Ron.

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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by ERG2012 » 19 Dec 2020, 17:16

Four ferrets?

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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by 43s flyer » 19 Dec 2020, 17:49

ERG2012 wrote: 19 Dec 2020, 17:16Four ferrets?
The old Alma

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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by tigerfeat » 30 Jan 2023, 20:26

Heard today Marks and Spencer in town closing in a few months be left with foreign supermarkets and nail bars and not much else before too long
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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by WF10 » 11 Feb 2023, 11:38

Plenty of bookies an all.

Dunno if they've been mentioned but both The Healdfield & The Smawthorne have gone now.
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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by WF10 » 12 Feb 2023, 15:06

What's gone off at The Griffin also?
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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by tigerfeat » 12 Feb 2023, 16:15

Everytime I go in carlton lanes there's another shop with the shutters down sad state of affairs really
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Re: Castleford town centre

Post by tigerfeat » 12 Feb 2023, 16:21

Luxury flats been built were the old picture house is apparently
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