The 25 roughest Blackpool pubs and clubs down the decades as decided by readers
Claire Lark
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These are some of the pubs which readers said were a bit rough through the years... (Photo: submit)
We asked you which ones you remember as being the roughest and you told us in your hundreds. We are not suggesting they are still like that today but these are some which made the list, retrospectively...
The Queens in Talbot Road had a mention. The community pub, once one of the few out of town centre live rock music venues was also part of what was known as the Talbot Road pub run, which included the New Road Inn, the Ramsden Arms the now demolished Wheatsheaf (Photo: Martin Bostock)
The Gynn pub in Gynn Square (Photo: Martin Bostock)
The Foxhall Pub, Blackpool (Photo: Rob Lock)
The new Star Hotel in South Shore opened in 1932. It made the list as one of the roughest (Photo: staff)
Frenchmans Cove was mentioned... (Photo: Daniel Martino)
Jokers Nightclub in 1995 (Photo: submit)
The Victory Hotel, Caunce Street, Blackpool. (Photo: National World)
The Mere Park pub in Marton, 90s (Photo: Rob Lock)
George Hotel in Central Drive (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Ma Kellys South, Blackpool (Photo: Shelagh Parkinson)
The Jaggy Thistle, York Street (Photo: Bill Johnson)
The Royal Oak, Blackpool (Photo: submit)
The Sun Inn, Bolton Street (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Flagship Bar at Coral Island (Photo: Google)
The Sherbourne Arms had a mention (Photo: DAVE NELSON)
The Belle Vue in Whitegate Drive (Photo: Bill Johnson)
The Castle Pub on Whitegate Drive (Photo: Rob Lock)
Stix nightclub pictured in 1994 (Photo: library)
Charlie's Bar in Rigby Road (Photo: submit)
Linekers Bar, Blackpool Promenade (Photo: Martin Bostock)
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