AN ORFORD man has revealed a list of the dozens of pubs frequented by punters as far back as 1874.

Colin Bowden transcribed the list which was dictated to him by his late father and reveals countless pubs of the past and present.

Born in Barnton, John Bowden lived in Percy Street in Whitecross for many years before he died in 1975.

Canberra Square resident Colin said: “My late father lost his sight when I was three years old and while I was living at home he had me write all the old pubs up going back to 1874.

“There are quite a few still going – some of them are still there but quite a few have changed names or have been pulled down.

“I don’t think there will be many people around now that would know quite a few of them.”

In those days the short walk from Winwick Street to Bridge Foot would have been an unrivalled pub crawl.

Colin added: “The list is nearly six pages which shows you just how many pubs were in Warrington.

“They used to say they’d start off at the Lord Rodney with a thimble full of ale – in the next pub you doubled it, and in the next pub you doubled it again.

“By the time you got to Bridge Foot where the Packet House used to be you’d be plastered because there were so many pubs in that one stretch.”

How many watering holes from John’s list do you remember and can you remember any not on the list?

  • The Adelphi Vaults, Mersey Street
  • The Albion Hotel, Battersby Lane
  • The Alexandra, Scotland Road
  • The Barley Mow, the Old Market Place
  • The Bird in Hand, Upper Bank Street
  • The Bath Hotel, Sankey Street
  • The Bay Horse, Winwick Street
  • The Bears Pan, Buttermarket Street
  • The Bewsey Inn, Pitt Street
  • The Big House Cave, Winmarleigh Street
  • The Black Bear, Knutsford Road
  • The Black Boy, Bridge Street
  • The Black Bull, Horsemarket Street
  • The Blackburne Arms, the Old Market Place
  • The Blackburne Arms, Orford Green
  • The Black Horse, Old Liverpool Road
  • The Black Lion, Town Hill
  • The Black Lion, Wilderspool Causeway
  • The Blue Bell, Horsemarket Street
  • The Blue Lion, the Old Market Place
  • The Boars Head, Town Hill
  • The Borough Arms, Mersey Street
  • The Bowling Green, Liverpool Road
  • The Brewers Arms, Winwick Street
  • The Brickmakers Arms, School Brow
  • The Bridge Inn, Wilderspool Causeway
  • The Britannia, Buttermarket Street
  • The British Tar, Winwick Road
  • The Brook Inn, Knutsford Road
  • The Brooklands, Lovely Lane
  • The Brown Cow, the Old Market Place
  • The Bulls Head, Bridge Street
  • The Bulls Head, Church Street
  • The Cattlemarket, Market Street
  • The Causeway Hotel, Wilderspool Causeway
  • The Cemetery Hotel, Manchester Road
  • The Central Hotel, Horsemarket Street
  • The Cheshire Cheese, Knutsford Road
  • The Coach and Horses, Liverpool Road
  • The Coaching House, Sankey Street
  • The Cock Inn, Bridge Street
  • The Coopers Arms, Bewsey Street
  • The Cross Keys, Buttermarket Street
  • The Crown and Sceptre, Buttermarket Street
  • The Crown Inn, Fennel Street
  • The Crown Inn, Queen Street
  • The Curriers Arms, Buttermarket Street
  • The Dog and Partridge, Manchester Road
  • The Eagles and Child, Bridge Street
  • The Farmers Arms, Dallam Lane
  • The Farmers Arms, Fearnhead Lane
  • The Feathers Hotel, Bridge Street
  • The Filecutters, Fennel Street
  • The Flying Horse, Turner Street
  • The Fox Inn, Buttermarket Street
  • The Gardeners, Brick Street
  • The General Wolfe, Church Street
  • The George, Bridge Street
  • The Gladstone Arms, Church Street
  • The Glassmakers, Brick Street
  • The Grove Inn, Bewsey Road
  • The Lord Rodney, Winwick Street
  • The Lower Seven Stars, Bridge Street
  • The Manx Arms, School Brow
  • The Marquis of Granby, Church Street
  • The Mersey Hotel, Mersey Street
  • The Midland Hotel, Horsemarket Street
  • The Millstone, Sankey Street
  • The Moulders Arms, Mersey Street
  • The Masons Arms, Mill Street
  • The Nags Head, Sankey Street
  • The New Golden Ball, Pinners Brow
  • The Norton Arms, Wilderspool Causeway
  • The Oak and Lion, the Old Market Place
  • The Old Ball, Winwick Street
  • The Old Blue Black, Allen Street
  • The Old Coffee House, Horsemarket Street
  • The Old Golden Ball, Horsemarket Street
  • The Old House at Home, Friars Gate
  • The Orford Hotel, Gorsey Lane
  • The Packet House, Bridge Street
  • The Patten Arms, Wilson Patten Street
  • The Pelican Hotel, Buttermarket Street
  • The Plough Inn, Mill Lane
  • The Poplars Hotel, Cotswold Road
  • The Prince of Wales, School Brow
  • The Railway Hotel, Knutsford Road
  • The Railway Hotel, Milner Street
  • The Rams Head, Winwick Street
  • The Raven Hotel, Fennel Street
  • The Red Lion, Winwick Road
  • The Ring O’ Bells, Church Street
  • The Ring O’ Bells, Longshaw Street
  • The Ring O’ Bells, Wilderspool Causeway
  • The Rose, Hood Lane
  • The Three Pigeons, Tanners Lane
  • The Travellers Rest, Fennel Street
  • The Unicorn, the Old Market Place
  • The Unicorn, Winwick Road
  • The Union Coffee House, Dolmans Lane
  • The Victoria Vaults, Mersey Street
  • The Vine Tavern, Mersey Street
  • The Volunteer, Cockhedge Lane
  • The Vulcan, Dallam Lane
  • The Waggoners, Buttermarket Street
  • The Wheatsheaf, Buttermarket Street
  • The Wheatsheaf, Orford Lane
  • The White Bear, Bridge Street
  • The White Bull, Horsemarket Street
  • The White Hart, Lyme Street
  • The White Hart, Sankey Street
  • The Woolpack, Sankey Street