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Sarky B’stard
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The last Harbour Lights I was in was maybe 1995 Mare Harbour, Falkland Islands. Bottom right! Sadly no more as 'an hostelry'.
Sarky B’stard
Legendary Knight
Who painted F87 on the wrong bow?
gazzatriumph
Legendary Knight
Welcome Iron
Thank f#ck!
We wouldn't want you inbreds infecting our gene pool!
Welcome to the forum @Iron
Will you be claiming dual citizenship, or have you had your fill of woke central?
The Old Black Lion is currently looking for a new landlord/landlady ahead of a £1m refit.
The County Tavern used to be my local when I lived in Abington.
By the time I was of an age to be accepted as a patron of the Harbour Lights. It was dying a death as a biker pub. Everyone migrated to The King Billy.
Scrappy
Legendary Knight
Northampton used to be a brilliant town for a night out, with some fantastic pubs, and good live bands. My favourite haunts were the King Billy, Bantam Cock, Racehorse, Black Lion (now Wig & Pen), Shipmans, on the odd occasion the Harbour Lights.
Iron
Forum Knight
Didn't know ya'll existed, but heard tales of some misgivings in the distant past over in the other place with some breakaway scallywags. And here you all are
Kin'ell, £1M refit for the Old Black...It didn't look that bad the last time....oh wait, yeah probably
The County Tavern was a punch up wiv the football skinheads on Saturday afternoons just before the bands came on in the County Ground (saw some good bands there) rest of the week it was just bikers. One of the only biker pubs open on Xmas Day.
Harbour Lights was a pretty good gaff, ex colours bikers and ex Forces rock and roll sort of place.
Don't know the King Billy but I remember the old Teddy Boys in the Abington with their worn out brothel creepers, drapes and bootlace ties. They were always good for a laugh, I liked those old boys.
The town centre is an absolute shit hole now.
Anyone visiting could be forgiven for thinking they were in eastern europe or Somalia.
Apparently the local authority have applied for city status. If the judges come for a look, there's zero chance of that award happening.
Unless it happens based on some bullshit diversity quotas being met
Scrappy
Legendary Knight
Yeah The Harbour Lights was rough & ready to say the least!
This might make you laugh? It's now a gay bar. In fact it's been renamed several times. But always remained a gay bar.
Iron
Forum Knight
Nope, don't know the King Billy - looks like you have NCC there nowMemories...
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What's happened to the Harbour! There used to be another building with an alley and a courtyard for all the bikes.
Blimey, I really need to get out more
Edit - what, what....a gay bar. How did they get in there, oh yeah, there was the Gledhill Brothers.... bloody mincers
Indeed Scrappy, very happy memoriesMemories...
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Just to clarify. The "Old" Black Lion I mentioned. Is the one near the railway station. Not the one in St Giles St.
Hold the front page...
According to this image from Google maps. It may no longer be a requirement to be a friend of Dorothy to frequent the place?
Scrappy
Legendary Knight
Indeed Scrappy, very happy memories
Just to clarify. The "Old" Black Lion I mentioned. Is the one near the railway station. Not the one in St Giles St.
I had assumed that, on Black Lion Hill / Mare Fare, I only ever went in there maybe once or twice.
