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Eagle & Tun
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Picture source: Peter Allen
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The Eagle & Tun was situated on New Canal
Street and closed in 2008. |
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It was a gem of a pub (similar to The Woodman nearby) that should have been
preserved...but there's not enough
local catchment to sustain its trade. It stands almost alone in an area
where all other buildings have been flattened.
If you had the money, it would be great to move the whole pub (a la 'Monster
Moves' on Ch5) to a new location where a whole new set of people could
appreciate it. |
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Peter Allen |
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Reopened in December 2015. |
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Chris Bartram (January 2016) |
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Did not reopen in December 2015 due to being
burgled and all stock and furniture being stolen. Eventually reopened in
February 2016 with ,members of UB40 attending reopening. |
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David Gray (February 2016) |
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Demolished in 2020, another victim of
HS2. |
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Mick Hearn (February 2021) |
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Graham Jones |
1980/1986 |
I used to work next door at a place called AG Warren &Son.It
was a Electro Plating Firm. I was actually in the pub the day they shot
the Red Red Wine video. Sadly I didn't appear in the final cut, although
my wife does and now that is her claim to fame. The pub holds many
memories for us both because we did most of our early courting on a
Wednesday night in there. We went down there on Feb 12th to remenise and
it hadn't changed a bit. |
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Raymond Newton |
1932/1938 |
Parents were licensees here. |
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Jenny Smith |
late
1980s/ early 1990s |
Customer as I worked next door at
Warren. |
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This pub was actually pictured on the cover of the album
“best of UB40 “ . I used to go
there in 1969 when a rock disco called the “West Coast Emporium” used to
play in the upstairs room.
Joe Holyoake |
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Date of photo: 2016 |
Picture source: David Gray |
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Demolition of The Eagle & Tun, 2020 |
Picture source: Mick
Hearn |
