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Costermonger pub

Is that photo really of Priory Square? It looks more like the Cabin that used to be near the "carbunkle" Library - or was that "the Grapes?" Could be wrong.

Edit - Disregard I'm getting mixed up!

Edit 2 - Found "The Cabin" on Streetview - It ended up being called the "Hammer and Anvil" - the building is still there but marked up as "permanently closed" - The last review of it was 6 years ago, so it's been closed for a while. No doubt the redevelopment of that whole block will sweep it away...

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The Cabin was where a lot of friends met up after getting off their buses, if we hadn't decided the previous night we had all gone out, it was easy to say that we'd meet in the Cabin at say 7pm (not everyone had phones back then). We used to always head downstairs and decide where to go on from there. The Costa was a downstairs pub and I still can't forget singing along to, playing air guitar to and shaking that long gone long hair to stuff like Paranoid, Free Bird, Black Dog and American Pie at the end of a night. Sad to see them being permanently erased from the city centre, if not yet from our memories.
 
John L said:
The Cabin was where a lot of friends met up after getting off their buses, if we hadn't decided the previous night we had all gone out, it was easy to say that we'd meet in the Cabin at say 7pm (not everyone had phones back then). We used to always head downstairs and decide where to go on from there. The Costa was a downstairs pub and I still can't forget singing along to, playing air guitar to and shaking that long gone long hair to stuff like Paranoid, Free Bird, Black Dog and American Pie at the end of a night. Sad to see them being permanently erased from the city centre, if not yet from our memories.
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yes john they were great times at the costermongers..at time when the city centre was a joy to be a part of but now sadly its just a place i avoid..

lyn
 
I still visit ‘town’ as we used to call it, to meet up with friends but this is usually daytime.
In my minds eye it’s how it used to be and it’s sad to see it’s no longer like that.
There are still glimpses of the old days and I’m usually hunting them down! - my own memories and those I’ve read about on here before my own time when I was out and about in that fabulous city so dear to our hearts.
 
lmr3103 said:
I still visit ‘town’ as we used to call it, to meet up with friends but this is usually daytime.
In my minds eye it’s how it used to be and it’s sad to see it’s no longer like that.
There are still glimpses of the old days and I’m usually hunting them down! - my own memories and those I’ve read about on here before my own time when I was out and about in that fabulous city so dear to our hearts.
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hi lynn in 60 years time(in my opinion the shelf life of todays modern buildings) the youngsters of today will be asking the same question as we are now.."where is the city we loved" because there is no doubt in my mind that by then it will have radically changed again and it is then and only then that they will understand why we crave the old city we once knew..

lyn
 
I only go “up Town” if it’s unavoidable, if I want to see a live performance like a comedian, a ballet, a group etc sometimes it’s the only option. That the city has changed is inevitable, I suppose, but that’s not why I avoid the place. It’s the people. Not long ago I was in A&E and the police were milling around due to someone being admitted with stab wounds. I asked the young nurse if this was a regular occurrence. “Last weekend, we had three shootings and eleven stabbings”, she replied. The closer to the city centre and it’s surrounding ares you get, the more likely you are to encounter that kind of behaviour. I can live without it, quite literally.
On the subject of The Costermonger, I used to go occasionally in the late eighties and early nineties. It was a “Rock/Metal” type of pub at the time if I remember correctly, and I liked it.
 
Astoness said:
hi lynn in 60 years time(in my opinion the shelf life of todays modern buildings) the youngsters of today will be asking the same question as we are now.."where is the city we loved" because there is no doubt in my mind that by then it will have radically changed again and it is then and only then that they will understand why we crave the old city we once knew..

lyn
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Great post . Used to go in the Costermonger on Saturday lunchtime after shopping in the mid 70s like you say seemed it was a lot better then . Still have fond memories which no one can take away.
 
Astoness said:
hi lynn in 60 years time(in my opinion the shelf life of todays modern buildings) the youngsters of today will be asking the same question as we are now.."where is the city we loved" because there is no doubt in my mind that by then it will have radically changed again and it is then and only then that they will understand why we crave the old city we once knew..

lyn
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I wonder whether they will actually care, I doubt those born this century will care as much, but hope I'm wrong.
 
John L said:
I wonder whether they will actually care, I doubt those born this century will care as much, but hope I'm wrong.
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its a good point john and the way that buildings change so fast i doubt many will care much...at least we have our memories and of course all the wonderful old photos of days gone by... actually in a lot of ways i think we are the lucky ones :)

lyn
 
Astoness said:
its a good point john and the way that buildings change so fast i doubt many will care much...at least we have our memories and of course all the wonderful old photos of days gone by... actually in a lot of ways i think we are the lucky ones :)
Astoness said:
its a good point john and the way that buildings change so fast i doubt many will care much...at least we have our memories and of course all the wonderful old photos of days gone by... actually in a lot of ways i think we are the lucky ones :)

lyn
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lyn
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Astoness said:
its a good point john and the way that buildings change so fast i doubt many will care much...at least we have our memories and of course all the wonderful old photos of days gone by... actually in a lot of ways i think we are the lucky ones :)

lyn
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Totally agree with you there.
 
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