OLD SWAN

Albany

üHigsons / Carling

FB04 J

A pleasant knocked through old pub, converted from a number of terraced houses on a side street.  The beer was in excellent condition but only one hand pump was on. 

Albany Road

Black Horse

Trophy, Boddingtons

FB04 J

An enormous nicely decorated lounge with wood panelling, plus a plain clean and tidy public bar.  LSTV and a bowling green.  Quiz‚  Cabaret„&‡

Prescot Road

Cygnet

Worthington / Carling

F817 J

Rather faded, knocked through corner house with an unusual shape. Exotic dancer…. Quiz, Karaoke, Disco‡.  In January 2000 this was closed for refurbishment.

Prescot Road / Derby Lane

1st Avenue

“Red House”

üStones, üJohn Smith’s, Worthington

F825 J

A scruffy tatty dump which looks like a youth club.  Disco.  Very cheap beer, absolutely no atmosphere.

Broad Green Road / Prescot Road

Garfield

John Smith’s, Trophy, Worthington

FB04 J

Now CLOSED, to become a Wetherspoons.  One large opened out room in this scruffy conversion from a former supermarket(?).  Food.  LSTV.  All you can eat banquet…!  Live entertainment†

Prescot Road / Queen’s Drive

Mason’s

Trophy, Boddingtons / Heineken

FB04 J

A large trendy plastic knocked-through one room pub, appealing to the younger clientele.  Two LSTVs and about a dozen ordinary ones.

Prescot Road

Millfield Inn (Ferndale Inn)

üTetley, Tetley, Falstaff / Carlsberg, 4X

F810 J

Nicely decorated split level one bar pub, a bit dark inside.  Pool table.  Music quiz�, quiz‚.  Another in the “Oak Lodges” chain.

Prescot Road / Day Street

Old Omnibus

No

Apparently closed lunch times.

Saint Oswald’s Street

Old Swan

“White House”

Yes

Taff’s Tavern

Worthington, Trophy, Tetley

FB04 J

A plain flat house in a row of shops.  Rather nice wood-panelled interior and a varnished wooden floor.

Derby Lane

Wetherspoons (Garfield)

No

Prescot Road / Queens Drive