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Date of photo: 2012	© Copyright Peter Facey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
The Chimneys was built as the Weeke Hotel at the entrance of Burnett Close from Stockbridge Road next to Weeke Garage. The Hotel was built to serve the new Weeke Council Estate being built in the late 1950s. The pub was held by Whitbreads and was converted to a pub called Blightys. This refers to the song that describes England as "blighty". It was decorated in period of the Second World War including posters for films of the period. Later it was the coverted into a conventional pub called Chimneys. This closed in 2004 and was demolished (see site in above photo). The Site is awaiting Planning Permission and at present there are unapproved plans for an Aldi supermarket to be built on the site.
Source: Barry Taylor
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