KIRKBY

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Bewley Sports & Social Club Now closed.
Not visited.
Bewley Drive / Moreston Avenue, Southdene
Boffin
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This sixties estate pub contains a nice large open bar side, plain but well cared for, with an LSTV at one end and a raised area with pool table at the other. The lounge side was shut when I visited. Now closed and demolished.
Last visited 2003.
Moorgate Road / Britonside Avenue, Southdene
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Boulevard Disco and late licence. Now closed.
Last visited 1997.
Shopping Centre
Brambles Sports Bar (Butlers) (Ginos) (Central)
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Rather pleasant totally plastic decor in this long one roomed bar.
Last visited 2020.
Cherryfield Drive / South Parade
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Carters Arms
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This pleasant well cared for two room pub with a beer yard to the rear is usually busy.
Grade II listed building.
Last visited August 2023.
Glovers Brow / North Park Road
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Dickie Lewis' The interior decor is half-timbered rustic in this popular down-market boozer located in the same building as the Cherryfield Hotel. Now closed.
Last visited 2002.
Cherryfield Drive
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Falcon
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Another classic sixties estate pub, a very pleasant two sided interior, clean and tidy. Children's play area to the rear.
Last visited July 2022.
Bewley Drive / Moreston Avenue, Southdene
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Fantail
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A plain friendly two sided boozer, with a betting shop attached.
Last visited July 2022.
Whitefield Drive / Ingoe Lane, Westvale
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Farmers Arms
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A plain but very well cared for boozer.
Noted closed in 2023.
Last visited 2018.
Moorfield, Tower Hill
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Johnny Todd
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A plain tidy council estate boozer, quiet when I visited on a Saturday afternoon. The theme tune to TV's Z-Cars, some of which was filmed in Kirkby, was an arrangement of an old sea shanty called Johnny Todd.
Last visited July 2022.
Whitefield Drive / James Holt Avenue, Westvale
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Kingfisher
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A large well cared for one room knocked through local boozer.
Last visited 2020.
Bewley Drive / Rusland Road, Southdene
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Kirkby RAFA Club I believe this is now closed.
Not visited.
Broad Lane / Imber Road, Southdene
L32 New in 2002. Now closed.
Not visited.
Cherryfield Drive / South Parade
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Mainbrace
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Another classic 60s estate pub but this one's nicer than most, with a comfortable well cared for and spotless interior, knocked through into one L-shaped room.
Last visited July 2022.
Whitefield Drive / Bolton Avenue, Westvale
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Market Tavern (Wetherspoon's Gold Balance)
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Opened early 1999, this is well looked after, clean and tidy and serves the usual Wetherspoon's good beer.
The Rev. Thomas Wilkinson, who was vicar of St Chad's, Kirkby in the 18th century, invented the Gold Balance and the Pocket Balance for sovereigns.
In 2018 Wetherspoon's gave up, and the place is now run by Greene King.
Last visited 2020.
Shopping Precinct
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Molyneux A traditional scruffy 1950s built corpy estate pub, busy on a Sunday afternoon.
Now closed.
Last visited 1998.
Westhead Avenue / Minstead Avenue, Northwood
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Park Brow
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This rather pleasant plain working class pub with two bars is another 50s/60s construction on this enormous council estate. It has comfortable bench seats in the bar and a nice lounge, and was quiet and friendly on a Sunday afternoon in 1998 and just as good in 2020.
Last visited 2020.
Park Brow Drive / Thursby Walk, Southdene
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Peacock
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A classic plain late 50s estate boozer, still doing a good trade on a Tuesday afternoon. Only one room appears to be in use, in a much larger building.
Last visited 2016.
Bigdale Drive / Quarryside Drive, Northwood
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Pingwood (Bunny's Bar) Closed and demolished.
Not visited.
Moorfield, Tower Hill
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Premier An American theme in this popular one room bar with a disco and small dance floor at one end. The Statue of Liberty is impressive. The gents has the highest trough I've ever seen!
Now closed.
Last visited 2003.
Market Square
Railway
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This busy friendly local has two bars plus a couple of nicely done out side rooms, decorated with old pictures mainly of railway subjects.
Grade II listed building.
Last visited August 2023.
Glovers Brow, Kirkby Park
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RNA Club I've never been in but judging by the noise it's pretty lively on a Saturday night.
Not visited.
Cherryfield Drive
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Roughwood I think this is now closed.
Not visited.
Roughwood Drive/ Gilescroft Avenue, Northwood
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Tenterhook Reported in 2008 as closed, and since demolished.
Not visited.
Highfield, Tower Hill
Windmill
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Plain but very well cared for two sided estate boozer, very quiet on a sunny afternoon.
Last visited October 2023.
Domingo Drive / Appleby Road, Tower Hill
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Woodpecker Reported in 2008 as closed, and since demolished.
Not visited.
Bigdale Drive / Brook Hey Drive, Northwood
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