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Sawyers Arms
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Date of photo: 2006 |
Picture source: Leonard Greenwood |
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The Sawyers Arms was situated at 29 Industry
Road. Publicans include James Shore in 1858, Frederick Greenwood 1861-1872. |
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A group of us musicians used to meet in the
front room of the Sawyers on Mondays nights, from about 1974 -78.
We started up the Whitworth Morris Men (sic), which met at Walter Lloyd’s
Farm at Shawforth to practise. We were hired to do a display at a school PTA
in Middleton and they asked us if we could play a few tunes for dancing,
which we did - one thing led to another and we became Wet Rake Ceili Band,
playing together for over 20 years. Our Sawyer's early sessions were putting
together set of music for Clive Morton to be caller for. The Morris Team,
now mixed, still survives. We also developed a Mumming play and toured round
the pubs of the area raising money for charity. That has morphed into
another lay which still survives. And the beer was good! |
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John Crossman (November 2024) |
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Andre Wilson |
1963 |
My wife and I both worked at The Infirmary. I started
work in October 1963 in the Medical Records Department. My wife -
Pauline Holt from Bacup was a Trainee Nurse during the period 1958 -
1964/5. We spent many hours after work with other work colleagues at the
Sawyers Arms. We emigrated to South Austrlia in 1973 and are both now
retired. |
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David Garside |
1960s-1980s |
A waiter or should I say part of the staff, and also a
customer for many years. |
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Gordon Ireland |
1963-1965 |
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Terry Raybould |
1947-1965 |
Aunty Emily lived across the road,
and the Sawyers was the family social life, my father Fred Raybould was
a regular. I had my 21st birthday party there in Nov 1960 |
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Other Photos |
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Picture source: Peter Ashworth |
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Publicans Michael & Lena Ditchet,
publicans, behind bar, 1960s |
Picture source: David Garside |
