Do I sense the voice of experience in this post!

I if tha wants

Can you remember Keithy? You're not much older than me, the only way that I know of him was when my mum used to frequent the merry city.

Keithy used to frequent the Trinity Bar of the "Old" Mitre up until the pub refurb mid-70's. Not sure how old he was due to the wig! Presume he's dead now?

1964 at art school used to go in Midland pub Keithy ran it if this is the same Keithy were talking about.

Same one, Madge France was the landlady.

Thats right i forgot about Madge

The pub was forever called "The Mid" even when it changed name to The Roundabout.

Was an old guy called Crad a manger there at some time?

Always knew it as "The Mid" but never knew why.
How long ago was it "The Midland" ?

We were 16 when we first went in there, Madge used to serves us four or five pints all evening, as we left she always said with a twinkle in her eye "we don't serve underage, don't come back again" we didn't until the week after and went in and the same scenario ensued. If I remember correctly she played this little game as coppers used to go in for after hours there.

Think I can answer my own question, I think Crad was the landlord of the White swan in Normy mid 70's.

Madge had the gift of the gab, she was a bus conductress for the west riding for long enough, and with her size she was big enough to sort out any bother as well.

We've gone a fair bit O/T here, can anyone create a thread along the lines of Old Wakefield (or some such title) and move these memories over? Might be interesting.

I believe he died a few years ago,he also worked in Friar Tucks,grew up on Darnley estate I think.

Madge always referred to her younger clientele as "My little darlings". At one point I believe she was married to a police officer - Sergeant Keegan.

To get the thread back on topic



Did anybody go in the original old Alfred Moodies when it had the sawdust down and spitoons? Moodies and The Old Globe down Westgate were always good places to find a quite corner if you were a bit young.

Went to the original Moodies plenty of times, can't remember the old Globe.
I'm gonna start an independent thread on this particular topic, if not allowed please delete it, if not could a mod move some of these off topic references into the new thread, cheers.

Wollo wollo wollo wayoo posted on another thread.

Did anybody go in the original old Alfred Moodies when it had the sawdust down and spitoons? Moodies and The Old Globe down Westgate were always good places to find a quite corner if you were a bit you.

Did Moodies regularly but can't remember the Old globe, where exactly was it?

I remember the Old Globe, it was at the bottom of Westgate where the retail park is now Jinnjer, and yes Moodies in the seventy's with the spittoons and the sawdust, happy days, I could go on for ever

We used to do Moodies then over the precinct to Yates, queued for 15mins in an airport type system to get a Dock of Australian white wine, it was awful, probably the equivalent of the yoof of today buying shots.

Does anyone remember the Moonraker night club in the Bull ring, that was a dive, such people has Chissitt would venture I would think

The Dock wine was crap, but everyone went in and had one, we must have been nuts

Yes, I'll do it but will take a bit of time to unpick it all.
Hold the line please caller.....

Was that opposite Intercon/Raquels? If so it was originally a basement delicatessen called Hughes. The stairs had mirrors both sides. Used to go with mi mam to buy salami and similar foreign stuff.