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Engine Tavern. Park Road. Norton St
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On the c 1889 map below it was called the Railway tavern, probably because of its closeness to the railway goods terminus at Soho Pool (mentioned by pjmburns). Probably changed its name to distinguish it from all the others of the same name, but wanted to keep railway connection
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Hi was Norton street the next street to Kent street north
If you go along park road Hockley, from along the flat
If so it was on the corner of park road and Norton street there was a railway bridge
Yards from it in Norton Street just yards from there along park road from the front of the pub
Was a huge ware house run by Chadwick's and a factory the ware house run by Ronnie
Chadwick whom owned also a scrap yard and area houses in Barford road
It was always packed by the locals on Sunday afternoons and nights
Just along from there was another pub on the opersite side of the road
Which was factory road and then the black eagle I think it was
Where the forum used to have meeting if Lynn can recall along there up to st Michaels hill
And Soho hill and Soho road
Kent street north was where Mcdougles flower manufacture or it was there ware housing
And a factory called Snelgroves
Best wishes Astonian,,,, Alan,,,,
If you go along park road Hockley, from along the flat
If so it was on the corner of park road and Norton street there was a railway bridge
Yards from it in Norton Street just yards from there along park road from the front of the pub
Was a huge ware house run by Chadwick's and a factory the ware house run by Ronnie
Chadwick whom owned also a scrap yard and area houses in Barford road
It was always packed by the locals on Sunday afternoons and nights
Just along from there was another pub on the opersite side of the road
Which was factory road and then the black eagle I think it was
Where the forum used to have meeting if Lynn can recall along there up to st Michaels hill
And Soho hill and Soho road
Kent street north was where Mcdougles flower manufacture or it was there ware housing
And a factory called Snelgroves
Best wishes Astonian,,,, Alan,,,,
mike the old engine park road is still there although no longer a pub...its a worship centre now..i have been past it a few times but unless you had said i would not have guessed it used to be a pub so thanks mike and this must be the engine that carolina mentioned...will try and find a photo of it but from memory i dont think i have one.
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SteveBhx
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Edit: posts #1 and #2 copied to this new thread.
Next we have a later picture from the one on #1255, this is take in 1990 as opposed to 1989, but a lot changed in a year - this is Great Hampton Row, Nightingale Knitwear - the pub sign has been covered up and the ground floor has been covered in cladding - seems like they are doing well.
Next we have a later picture from the one on #1255, this is take in 1990 as opposed to 1989, but a lot changed in a year - this is Great Hampton Row, Nightingale Knitwear - the pub sign has been covered up and the ground floor has been covered in cladding - seems like they are doing well.
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A 1930s charabanc outing photographed outside the Old Engine pub.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Source: British Newspaper Archive
viv at first like you i thought it was ye old engine tavern great hampton row until i noticed a window with curtains on the right of the photo ..in 1933 there was and still is a factory next to the engine on gt hampton row..
pretty sure your photo shows the the engine tavern at 347 park road hockley..here is a map showing it and a house next door..also todays st view sadly no longer a pub..
we have a thread for the engine tavern park road here..maybe we should add great hampton row to the title of this thread and post your photo on there
pretty sure your photo shows the the engine tavern at 347 park road hockley..here is a map showing it and a house next door..also todays st view sadly no longer a pub..
we have a thread for the engine tavern park road here..maybe we should add great hampton row to the title of this thread and post your photo on there
Thanks Lyn. Moved all posts to this thread.