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Hindley Billiard Hall.
Hindley Billiard Hall.
Photo: charnock
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Item #: 14181
Possibly Westcroft Billiard Hall, Market Street run by Robert Langford.

Comment by: aitch on 25th March 2010 at 20:15

That was the place I tried to learn to play snooker, never did master the game, it was just lower down than the Palace cinema

Comment by: JOHN BAILEY on 13th December 2012 at 16:21

IT WAS KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE CAT ,WHEN IT CLOSED DOWN IN THE FIFTIES QUITE A FEW OF THE PATRONS WENT TO THE TOWER IN PLATT BRIDGE.

Comment by: josie lang on 23rd July 2013 at 17:43

My dad used to help out here. Jack & Ida had it until they retired & sold it off.Joe Jackson was my dad.That would be in 50`s.

Comment by: Hursty on 20th August 2014 at 14:27

My grandad Albert hurst used to help out here in fifties, my marble bag was made from an off cut of baize when a table was recovered6

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