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Clarence Hotel
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Picture source: Ian Chapman |
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The Clarence Hotel was situated on Utting
Avenue, at the junction with Cherry Lane. |
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This pub was run by my Godparents Tommy
and Freda Wright up to the early seventies. Tommy was my Dad’s brother and
died some years ago. They moved on to run ‘the eagle and child’ in Rainford,
near St Helens.
I have fond memories from my childhood of visiting the pub and particularly
of the flat on the top floor which to my infant eyes seemed particularly
grand. They owned a Great Dane dog called Jason which had it’s own room on
the right had side of the upper floor flat as you look at the front of the
pub. Apparently I used to ride on Jason as a boy. I remember particularly
the ‘dumb waiter’ which I used to enjoy watching but wasn’t allowed to play
with and the first floor ‘ballrooom’.
The two crown green bowling greens were beautifully kept and I used to play
bowls on them occasionally with my uncle or my dad when pubs used to close
in the afternoons. I remember the particularly fine grass cuttings from the
green and have a vague memory of there being a green keeper and a bowls hut
which smelled of beer.
I think my Mum used to help out with the food there.
Naturally I was saddened but not overly surprised to see it up for auction
last year. |
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Paul Wright (April 2017) |
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