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Blackpool Road c1955, Lea

Blackpool Road c1955, Lea
 
 

Blackpool Road c1955, Lea Ref: L472006

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Quinneys

Blackpool Road c1955
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The original name of the place was Quinneys, not the Pig and Whistle as previous correspondents have noted. It was built between the wars by my grandfather Jack Swarbrick for my Grandmother (Elizabeth) to run. One of the features of the place (so I'm told) was a sprung dancefloor.

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