Wardsbitter   10 #97 Posted May 1, 2010 Cheers Steptoad- went in Dove and Rainbow other night- that was part of the Stonehouse circuit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
zepstox   10 #98 Posted May 1, 2010 Remember Big Lou on the door? He played for our team, Sharrow Sports, next thing I see him leading out Nigel Benn for the Eubank fight. Right nice bloke for a bouncer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
KILLAMAROY Â Â 10 #99 Posted May 4, 2010 What I would give for the freshly made Steak Pie, Chips, Peas and Gravy now! I can still remember the large baking trays coming to the counter from the kitchen and the portions having to be cut up, ... Delicious! Why can't simple pub food be as good now? What a stupid thing to do .... changing the interior of the 60's/70's Stonehouse with the Courtyard etc, for something Pathetic!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryplan   10 #100 Posted December 29, 2010 [that "the longest bar in europe was a myth " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryplan   10 #101 Posted December 29, 2010 I worked for three successive managers in the seventies and eighties and I think it's whole atmosphere was ruined by the changes made in the early eighties when Lou Ward was manager , it was a nightmare of a place to run at any time and never really made any huge profits then but it was a great place to be a customer I am told, the light show in the court yard never worked properly and ruined the effect, still I hope I get to see a new and improved version some day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swfcowls   10 #102 Posted December 29, 2010 [that "the longest bar in europe was a myth "  Also the longest gap from when the last reply was posted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Zol06 Â Â 10 #103 Posted December 29, 2010 Always used togo in there on our pub crawl was fab, mostly busy with a good atmosphere. Loved the Saturday afternoon disco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
folsomlqxdf   10 #104 Posted December 30, 2010 Presume oyu mean the old stonehouse and not the "new look" Stonehouse of just a few years ago which was awful and mostly empty ... Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
shell1066   10 #105 Posted December 30, 2010 Walking down Church Street the other day for the first time in ages, I notice that the old Stonehouse building is being renovated It brought back some great memories of the Stonehouse in its heyday - it used to be the place to go in the late 80's before moving on to Cairo Jax  I seem to remember when it first opened, that it reportedly had the longest bar in Europe ?  That end of town used to be a must on a night out - Stonehouse, Gladstones, Wig and Pen, Three Tuns, ...  Anyone else have fond memories?  yea we all used to meet in the stonehouse 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bevgary   10 #106 Posted April 2, 2011 Great pic, my and my hubby used to go there in the early 70s when we were first married. Vic Atkinson was the landlord there with his wife Muriel. Bouncers were Bob Hodder and Dave (cant remember his surname) I remember some great lock-ins on a Saturday night.  Hi, just read your comment on here, muriel is my mother inlaw Im married to her son Paul. Muriel passed away five years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Shogun   10 #107 Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) I remember going in there rather inebriated one night, and looking up to the roof and I'm sure them stars on the roof were moving, did anyone else have that experience in there? Edited April 2, 2011 by Shogun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
teddie   10 #108 Posted April 3, 2011 I remember going in there rather inebriated one night, and looking up to the roof and I'm sure them stars on the roof were moving, did anyone else have that experience in there?  Many times!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...