POLICE TAKE HOTEL DOOR IT was a little draughty in the bar of the Royal Oak Hotel one Saturday afternoon last century after a police raid. Quite a stir was caused when police arrived with a tool kit at the… Read More ›
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The rise and fall of billiard saloons and their notorious ‘sports clubs’
By MICK ROBERTS © RELIGIOUSLY, during most of the first half of last century, a steady stream of men could be seen crossing the road, backwards and forwards, from Bulli’s Family Hotel to the billiard and hairdressing saloon, on Saturdays…. Read More ›