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Picture source: Terry H

The New Gog was situated at 38-40 Freemasons Road. This was a Courage pub which closed in 2002. It was formerly called the Royal Albert.

I lived in Hartington rd just behind this pub, We used to stand outside with our guy in a pushchair just before bonfire night, waiting for the customers who’d had a drink and we’re feeling generous we called out penny for the guy ( but hoped for more) They also had Beanos ( coach pub crawls to the seaside) and when the coach was leaving the Gog in the morning, us kids used to surround it and shout throw out your mouldies and the men would throw coins out as they drove away, we’d all scramble for them. Also used to go in the off licence part for arrowroot biscuits from a glass jar on the counter or smiths crops with the blue waxed paper twist of salt inside.

Lesley Rood (June 2023)

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Name	Dates	Comments
Colin Knight	1963/1964	I have a black and white pic in my merchant Navy scrapbook, of myself and 3 shipmates off the Shaw Saville ship the Icenic prior to shipping out to Australia and New Zealand, seem to remember supping my pint listening to "Have i the Right" blaring out of the Jukebox, think it was no. 1 in the charts just then.
John Montague	1969/1971	Was on port line ship in KG5 docks. Had many a good night in the pub, locals were great people .

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Picture source: Stephen Harris