Olive (don't know her second name) used to have some smashing lock ins at the Look Out. I can remember leaving there one New Years Day after being there all night. It was daylight when we left. Can anyone remember the bloke who used to do tricks with a piece of elastic?
Delilahcat wrote:Sorry Colombo
My mind was on the Harbour lights, Lookout, Beacon end of the Lawe Top. The Turks Head has gone to the great Brewery in the sky.
I used to work at the Harbour Lights some years back before it was revamped (and spoiled imo) it lost a lot of it's former charm being pulled about by builders and the new Scottish owner/manager
Miss going up the lawe top as the one we went into sold Adnams beer ( draught ) Expensive but it was ok. Was told all about the Turks head pub that used to be just up from there . Was enlightend on lots of things to do with Shields.
Colombo wrote:Babooshka, when you worked in the Lights did you ever come across a big chap called Bill Murray? He used to captain a ship I think, loved a drink when he was home (too much), was probably always slurring. Would have been in the first half of the 80s
hmm can't recall but I met loads of interesting people there - I'm trying to remember what year I was there, anyways a really nice lady managed the place when I worked there (Helen I think??) her husband worked offshore, she was always good to me.
Funny but I was out for a walk tonight and looked across at S/S and noticed a block of white flats where that other pub further along used to be..I've never noticed before
