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CRISPIN ARMS 1952
CRISPIN ARMS 1952
Photo: Keith
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Item #: 31142
A photograph I took some 67 years ago when I was 10 years of age. My father Jack Bowen, tenant landlord of the old Crispin Arms, Birkett Bank seen here with some of the "regular" Sunday afternoon customers at closing time around 2.30pm.
Although I've posted it previously eleven years ago I'm now able to identify (with help) some of the customer names, and although I can remember all their faces several names escape me.
The latest person to help was Joyce who named her uncle Bob Burgess, who lived in Lorne Street with his wife Ethel.
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Comment by: winnie on 15th April 2019 at 10:45

could this be the twins ? Baptism: 2 Jan 1921 St Catharine, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Arthur Burgess - [Child] of James Burgess & Ellen
Born: 20 Nov 1920
Abode: 36 Kirkless Street
Occupation: Collier Baptism: 2 Jan 1921 St Catharine, Wigan, Lancashire, England
William Burgess - [Child] of James Burgess & Ellen
Born: 20 Nov 1920
Abode: 36 Kirkless Street
Occupation: Collier

Comment by: Keith on 15th April 2019 at 11:20

Thank you winnie, very interesting to me. Kirkless Street was/is very close to the Crispin.

Comment by: DTease on 15th April 2019 at 21:29

Look at all their happy smiling faces! Two or three pints, a game of fives and threes or perhaps darts then off home to a Sunday tea. Simple pleasures but they deserved every minute.

Comment by: Albert. S. on 17th April 2019 at 16:06

I’m practically sure Jack Ashcroft lived in that vicinity Ernie Ashcroft’s father. He was our tunneller gangs fireman, at the Maypole Colliery, early to middle fifties.

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