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That was the only pub I was ever refused a drink in, I had been to register for my national service and called in on my way home, the landlord refused to serve me, he said I didnt look old enough despite me showing him my conscription papers, That was in 1956/7

Blue Ball? Inn, I thought that was an odd name, if you look closely you can see it's The Blue Bell Inn.

It is Bluebell Josh..I thought it was a strange name...an easy mistake I suppose.

Salvation Army Church now stands on that spot

Dohhhh Pressed an a instead of e <g> I was friends with a boy who lived there, his name was Michael Presho?(or something similar) That was early 1950's He later moved up to Pemberton, and lived in the street facing Triangle Valve a continuation of Smethurst lane.

In the late fifties,late afternoon. I was on the Scholes beat, a little further up Scholes, from the Blue Bell. A car came from the direction of Darlington Street, went through the taffic light, showing red, and smashed into a lorry travelling through the junction,towards Millgate. The lorry crashed into the traffic light standard, opposite the Bluebell. The standard fell, and just missed a women pedestrian. The women did suffer badly from shock. Thankfully there was no other injuries to anyone else.

I have a similar distant memory Albert, of a coach I think crashing into a newsagents just a bit further down than the Bluebell Inn. I think there was a fatality but not sure, it was the early 1950's. I suppose it was the days when brakes were not as efficient as today.

The coach was on its way to Wembley down Scholes for the Wigan v Barrow final. It was hit by a bus which took it into the shop on the opposite corner to the Bluebell. A lady on the coach did die and there where quite a few serious injuries.

Ron, I was in the TA with Mick Presho for many years and I am still in contact with him. I will mention your name.

my ancestor peter and lydia bullough were the innkeepers of a beer house in 1850 and lived at 2 and 4 scholes st in scholes ? is...is the blue bell this pub ? or did they run the horse and jockey pub next to this pub...anyone know

thank you