Magnet pub in Southey

[andre6cam 10]

yeah.my mom was with carol s bro for many years until he died. i know donna best. shes one of their daughters.

[Dave Br 10]

yeah.my mom was with carol s bro for many years until he died. i know donna best. shes one of their daughters.

 

Yeah I remember Donna last time I saw her was in the wadsley bridge club a couple of years ago.I still see Angie Grubb who works at the Lazy Codling.

[peter bush 10]

Did you know that The site of the pub used to be a "Tossing Ring" (Odds & Evens) back in the twenties. The other one was on the Wybourn. They were controlled by the Mooney and Park gangs and were illegal betting rings.

[bullerboY 10]

there was also a tossing ring in the 40s and 50s.

[ejm84 10]

Can anyone remember ted and irene been landlord and landlady and the barmaid jane ingram ? Haha it were the southey club

Edited March 24, 2011 by ejm84

[Dave Br 10]

Can anyone remember ted and irene been landlord and landlady and the barmaid jane ingram ?

 

I can remember Gwen Salmon think ran it in the late 80s.

[okismoki 10]

I can remember Gwen Salmon think ran it in the late 80s.

would that be gwen jama that was?

[Dave Br 10]

would that be gwen jama that was?

 

Yeah thats right her sister died in a car accident near longley park.

[badgemush 10]

Yeah thats right her sister died in a car accident near longley park.

 

Yes thats right. Her name was Anab, we went to school together.

Lot's of the Jama family still live in the area.

[ballie 10]

I once came a poor second to a bloke in the car park, he'd be about thirty odd and had a ford zepher covertable with lepard skin covers, never forget that car or him, I was seventeen, I'd love to have a rematch now 'cos he'll be

in his eighties now if he's still livin, mind you he might ****in win again oh happy times

[Dave Br 10]

I once came a poor second to a bloke in the car park, he'd be about thirty odd and had a ford zepher covertable with lepard skin covers, never forget that car or him, I was seventeen, I'd love to have a rematch now 'cos he'll be

in his eighties now if he's still livin, mind you he might ****in win again oh happy times

 

With a car like that it sounds like Del Trotter.

[quizme1 10]

yes i do and i think it was a total waste and we all still call it magnet lol