tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post5719635037471008000..comments2024-03-17T05:54:30.910-07:00Comments on BLACKBURN PAST: Golden Lion & Golden Lion VaultsBlackburnladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-72939902639815485042010-02-14T07:38:06.601-08:002010-02-14T07:38:06.601-08:00Fair do's ColinFair do's ColinJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778367518820505220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-53378814044243977442010-02-13T22:32:14.941-08:002010-02-13T22:32:14.941-08:00Been through all this once on another site John. ...Been through all this once on another site John. You were a part of that discussion. I'm not going through it all again;-)Blackburnladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-5979846558596588212010-02-13T12:07:46.036-08:002010-02-13T12:07:46.036-08:00You've got me confused when you have placed th...You've got me confused when you have placed the bottom photo of the Golden Lion Vaults as being on the corner of Ainsworth St and Victoria St Colin. If my memory serves me right Victoria St and Ainsworth St ran parallel to each other until Ainsworth St ,somehow by Magic, turned itself into Holme St. So I reckon that the location should probably read as being on the corner of Victoria St and Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778367518820505220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-61389180135418181192010-02-08T21:24:17.960-08:002010-02-08T21:24:17.960-08:00Have a look at the posting I put on after this one...Have a look at the posting I put on after this one Debbie. The one of the stout label. <br /><br />Mercers were a small brewery near Chorley, which Dutton's bought out. But as their Meat Stout was such a popular drink, Dutton's must have thought it worthwhile to keep on selling it.Blackburnladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-68414122462897820462010-02-08T17:42:06.662-08:002010-02-08T17:42:06.662-08:00Why does it say Mercers Meat Stout - what does the...Why does it say Mercers Meat Stout - what does the Mercers mean? Brilliant building would love to see a photo of the interior bet it was huge going the full length of the street internally.<br />DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-89872005475266622442010-02-01T08:15:36.600-08:002010-02-01T08:15:36.600-08:00what a fab building the golden lion vaults was.
wi...what a fab building the golden lion vaults was.<br />wish i remembered it but it went when i was 3yrs old. such a shame,Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429352743961226321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-87073420071416143922010-01-28T07:28:26.603-08:002010-01-28T07:28:26.603-08:00It is a nice looking building. It probably dates t...It is a nice looking building. It probably dates to the turn of the last century, as there's an 1880's or 1890's photo of that short stretch of Victoria St and the doorway to the G.L. Vaults and it looks nothing like the above photo, so I'm assuming the facade was rebuilt around 1900 or later.Blackburnladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-49228747058878328482010-01-28T04:07:00.399-08:002010-01-28T04:07:00.399-08:00The Golden Lion Vaults is a beautiful building. Th...The Golden Lion Vaults is a beautiful building. There's one quite similar in Douglas in the Isle of Man actually, the steam railway station. They're probably unconnected but the similarity is striking.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537248885704247872noreply@blogger.com