If these pubs are surviving on drinkers in their 60's and smokers, they aren't going to survive this decade. Your videos are a historical account of a disappearing world.
@@Northumberlandmag That makes no sense.. Most younger people don't drink/smoke anymore; the same in the US, bars arent as common as they used to be. The decline of the country is due to other issues.. UK "peaked" in capitalism.. Just as the US, and other countries that use the same model.. Now once you peak... it falls.
Spot on, I mentioned this on another recent honest places vid. These are like time capsule videos, whatever your thoughts on the reasoning the reality is the traditional British pub is nearly finished and I don’t see any way back. Only those with a reliance on their food offerings will survive.
Ashton in the 80s and 90s was THE place to go . Every pub was banging Thursday to Sunday, 8 night clubs , you could go out 3 nights on pub crawls and not go in the same pubs !! Top memories.
I'll never not find it entertaining when you say 'let's get in here and see what's kicking off' and you walk in to 2 old men sitting at the bar. 😅 Love it.
Remember working early doors as a youngster. It’s the old fellas that get you. Broken, sat alone, with only a pint for company. I used to try and imagine what their story was. Maybe they were happy just to get out the house for a few hours and a bit of peace and quiet. Or maybe there was no one to go back to now. Who knows. I’d always try and strike up a conversation though, some of the most interesting people I met whilst working behind the bar - got a lot more sense out of them than the younger crowd later on. Probably better places they could have been, but it’s hard to change the habits of a life time. At least they had somewhere to go.
And they grew up in a country where nothing was handed to you .and even when it started most where 2 pence over on there war pension to get help .like,y mum n dad both done the whole war start to finish .
That's how I could have ended up if not for the fact I don't smoke or drink. Which means I'm stuck at home by myself and I'm not even that old yet. I just turned 40 and for some reason, don't ask me how but my face has hardly changed in 20 years so people still think I'm some snot nosed kid when I'm older than them and living with a crippling injury that ruined my life and left me in excruciating pain all day every day. Actually being stuck in a pub sounds awful. When your back is hurt, you realize how painfully uncomfortable most chair are. Bar stools look like torture devices to me.
I've lived in Ashton all my life (50 yrs) it used to be a great place to shop, eat, drink, with plenty going on. Fast forward to today, the market is a shambles, and the pubs and clubs are all closed, no decent restaurants, shops shut. It's a complete dump.
Ahhh Ashton, worked around there for 6 years now and believe me a pint after work their is never a dull moment just friendly staff and down to earth people.
Down the road is Openshaw. Before 1979, Openshaw had a lot of heavy industries dotted around, steelworks etc. A lot of jobs, good money, and pubs galore. These industries employed men and women from all over East Manchester including Ashton/Tameside. The 1979 general election seen the Thatcher government come to power and that's when the likes of Openshaw, Audenshaw, Gorton, Ashton etc were turned upside down. The country went into a recession, mass redundancies, industries closed down and moved abroad, and unemployment went up. Hardly any money was invested in East Manchester. Towns were effectively abandoned with little money invested in them. Those streets and towns were once great communities, everyone knew everyone else. People moved away for work, shops and pubs closed and that downward spiral continues even today.
The country was already in recession with rising unemployment when Thatcher won. Labour and the unions had reduced the country to beggars that needed an IMF bail ouit.
This is ANGELA RAYNERS constituency the deputy prime minister. I live in ashton we now call it TRASHTON run by shame side council. I wish you had bumped into me I would have showed you our scruffy town run by labour and DEPUTY PM oh she must be proud. I remember this town when it was an amazing place.
@@shaunperrin Hiya Shaun. I loved living in Ashton, made it my home for over 15 years and worked there all that time as you know. it was so disheartening seeing what was allowed to happen to it. Blues closing and then the council/police went after all the other clubs and bars closing them down, just cuz they'd invested money in S.Bridge and only had the resources for one party town. They've absolutely killed Ashton! I had to move away, to get away from it and what ot was doing to my well being living there and seeing the town declining so rapidly. I dont think the guy who made this video realises just how quick;y things went down-hill. It was heartbreaking to see and feel powerless to do anything to stop it. I hope you're well matey. all the best. Jenny. X
@@thesleepstateGuinness is way better over here in Ireland I live in Castlebar County Mayo but originally from Stretford Manchester it depends if the pipes are cleaned properly and at least weekly
I used to meet my cousin in the Ashton Hotel. Walk to the Cavern, on to Ye old Vaults, across to Pointers. A pint in Chesters, one in Yates's. If I fancied a bit of a brawl, pop in the Queens. Last orders in the feathers. Nightclub was Shapes on George St, you went downstairs or Blues club for Bants.
My Ma and Stepdad were the licensees of Ye Olde Vaults between 1982 and 1984. Ashton was like the land that time forgot but at least back then there were scores of lively pubs still open and the clubs in Staly Vegas were alright...
I like these vids and I don’t know why. Nice to see you around greater Manchester area I guess….!I left a similar town not far from there about 22 years ago and I see streets n pubs like this and I miss it in a way.
Cant believe how much Ashton has gone downhill since I used to drink round there occasionally in the early 90s. The shopping centre a shadow of what it once was. Used to be busy when I delivered round there from about 2006 to 2012. Sad decline.
Outside of London England is pretty much a third world country now. Its heartbreaking to see it. I returned to the UK last year for a couple of weeks and left feeling in grief at what i saw and the run down state of the place.... and that was in a more affluent area in Worcestershire than what I saw here.
Hi mate! I used to watch a band called The Method at The Wychwood every other Wednesday. Also The Globe and The King Billy were good pubs. My mam lived in Egginbotham Crescent when she was younger. Miss you, mam.❤. Good video once again brother. Pete 🏴
No way! Me and my band played a gig at the Witchwood back in like 2011/2012. We were a metal band. I recognised it as soon as you pointed your camera through to show the inside of it.
I live 5 minutes away from Ashton. Used to be a great night out in the 90s. Loose moose. Yuppies, Pitt n nelson, tricky Dickie's, hero's. Loveshack. Now it's just scab city.
Man, ... I love England. So sorry things are breaking down so fast. Things here on the mainland don't look too cosy either. Writing these lines from Germany, structures are breaking down fast, too. Stay strong over there
Northern people are a lot more down to earth. They just get on with it whatever circumstances they are in. When you go to rough areas in London, Bristol, Birmingham it’s more sketchy.
Always makes my day when you upload! Went to Blackpool recently actually, not as bad as people say imo but no way I could stay there longer for the 2 nights I did (got there kinda late on the first night mind you). Pleasure Beach is fun. The pubs definitely aren't it compared to other places tho (for the most part). Is what it is though. This place is definitely... something. You did not hesitate on that Tetley's score.
Great tour of Ashton! My girlfriend is originally from the Oldham/Chadderton area just a stones throw away. She is also a former patron of the Witchwood herself including a chuck up from too many alchopops. Would love to see a pub tour of Oldham in a future video. keep up the great work!
@@honestplaces one more story . The club across the road use to top up with Guinness with slops . And people would be crawling after 3 pints . The early 80s
Ashton is just another Market town let down by the local Labour authorities allowing thousands of immigrants into the area for the extra they got from central Government for doing so. It creates deep schisms between so called community's. Ashton in the 80s was a well to do area with a good Market and good shop. Not to mention the pubs and night life . We had big name Djs like Jay Wearden and Mike Pickering in in the clubs.
Disagree. For as long as I remember there's been a diversity in culture in Ashton (for the better). I do agree that the council are useless and look to line their pockets. The town centre was ruined when M&S moved out of town.
1st one you went in I noticed was a craft Union pub. There were 2 in Torquay when I lived there. Both the cheapest in town and had character. You should do a tour there.
I was born and lived in Ashton for 42 yrs until moving to Spain 14 yrs ago . The Angel pub was run by an old school friends Parents . The Yates's wine lodge was run by the Parents of Simoni Perrotti who won the world cup with Italy in 2006 . Geoff Hurst was also born in Ashton ...
You should grade the smoking areas, the Beau Gestes was grim but the winner in my opinion was the Star Bars, broken tables and dying plants, proper grim!!😂
The closure of pubs in the UK is no surprise. I believe the only reason they lasted so long was because of the 'monopoly' they held over the access to alcohol. Once supermarkets were free to sell booze 24/7, people no longer needed to use a 'local.'
The smoking ban started the decline - people were already struggling financially. And so the decline started regarding pub culture, loss of dominoes, darts & pool leagues. In our area in Cheshire, we had 40 Sunday league pub teams up to the early 90's - now all gone.
Partly due to the smoking ban and now they want to stop smoking in the beer gardens also Islam doesnt agree with alcohol It is a way of keeping people apart to stop socialisation
Its too bad you didn’t venture more than just around the block 😂 You have good nice pubs like the obvious spoons, then the fire station(engine room) next door to it, the ladysmith next to that and the prince of orange next to that… The feathers you missed out on, top end bar, and then the station pub the road over from feathers 😁 It is good in Ashton just know what atmosphere your comfortable with, there is even Olivers bar an underground one next to iceland on the market 😁
Ashton my home town, born and raised! No way is it the most run down. Better than Gorton pal, better than Droylsden, better than Openshaw and many more.
Sure my band played in the Witchwood before I joined, we've got flyers up in the practice room. A past bad I was in got booked there one time back in the mid 2000's but it got cancelled so I've never actually been. Shame really cos I love places like that, a bit rough round the edges but with plenty of character.
I went to Ashton sixth form 10 years ago, whenever I drive through again it just looks worse and worse, but theres definitely worse areas in manchester. Ashton house prices stay decent and pubs stay open due to the easy manchester commute.
@honestplaces You should do a tour of Oldham - especially King St/Union St. Oldham's pub trade is a shambles now. (I used to do pubs there & Heywood) Another interesting place would be Holyhead on Anglesey.
Ashton in the late 1990's was the best night out, going on a pub crawl around the one way system. Always started off in Yate's (now some pet shop) then Feathers over the road (it's still there and the only original pub left there) then down that street to the corner with the Hot Dog bloke and various other bars. What times, what nights. Those were the best nights of my life and it was 25 years ago. I still remember New Years Eve 1998 into 1999 in that place that's now council offices (53°29'17.07" N 2°05'23.19" W) when Robbie Williams "Angels" came on to see us all into the New Year. Even though I despised Robbie Williams, it is still a moment I can't ever forget. How did we "choreograph" those nights so well when we were totally wasted... I dunno but we did. i can still remember now 25+ years on, sitting opposite that place skinning up absolutely drunk waiting for a taxi. Best nights out down there. That was the mid to late 1990's. Today there's no pubs left except Feathers. There used to be legendary nightclubs like that one near the market that had lock ins. I still remember the bartender, a bald mean looking dude but we all loved him. Locked the doors until 4 AM. F**k man what a time it was.
Crowd of us use to meet at the New Nook on Broadoak once a month and go down Ashton.. Old Vaults, Black Vaults, Yates's etc.. great nights, well oiled..😅
I agree with Northumberland Mag, its ridiculous how expensive it is to go out these days. In the 80s and 90s, pubs and clubs was how we socialised where as they have the interenet now where people are trapped by their own vanity and greed.
Look people residents make it a shithole. I lived in a abject poverty growing up. But the shit beds we had. The shit furniture we had was spotless. The question you always ask. Who made this happen? Respect your community.
Actually the local council has shut everything down from the local swimming pool and food places on the market. You will meet some of the nicest people around down this end
@samanthatate-eo9gn I live in a shit estate some people are nasty. We don't have regular pick ups. But with respect I need and keep my shit contained. I walk past in the sidewalk shitty nappies. That what I'm talking about. Respect your community even if you have nothing.
I lived in Oldham Road in A-U-L from 86-90. The Beau Gest was one of my locals. There's a lot of closed down pubs in Ashton now. Pity, because it was a buzzing place.
The run-down places all have beautiful old buildings with stone and brick and then you take us to the new shopping places, cold metal and glass, Britian could be stunning, the old pubs with tile fronts and so on, such a shame
Wtf happened? I grew up in A-U-L in the 80's early 90's. Ashton Market was thriving, town centre was packed every Friday/Saturday night, got a bit rough at times. The Burlington pub opposite what used to be swimming baths was sad to see. Played pool in there when I was 19 or so. Can't all be because of the tram line. There has been alot of development on the edge of town big unit retail park stuff. Maybe killed off small businesses in the centre? Looks like a third world ghost town.
I grew up in Tameside,Stalybridge to be precise from 1994 to 2019 altho had stints in Royal Navy and living in Spain in between that time and yeh Tameside was the place to be and bring a family up in GM area back in 90s and early noughties. Was in Ashton 2 month ago and deffo changed for worst now,Penny Meadow totally changed,hate that Tameside One building where they moved library in,old library was in a lovely old building full of character.
Ashton looks like some post-apocalyptic scene! Sad to see so many characterful old pubs closed. Same in all Greater Manchester satellite towns. The contrast with Manchester centre couldn't be more striking, where there's loads of great pubs. But high prices to go with them!
Ashton used to be brilliant but now it's a shithole thanks to Labour. I use to work the doors back in the 2000s for many years. Bridge is a shithole as well just looks like Ashton but it use to be brilliant back in the day tho.
I used to go night clubbing in Ashton 30 years ago...I see the feathers is still there lol that did a lovely steak sandwich with gravy back then and was always rammed couldn't move on a Saturday night!! Then u had Yates wine lodge across the road great times!! Looms a bit of a shithole now tbh bit back then was better than staylybridge by far so many clubs!! Looks well run down now what a shame!!!
Why did you walk around the same place continually there's loads more to Ashton than you shown just looking to show the bad side there loads of good stuff new bars the main shopping the indoor market and good places to eat come on show the other side crappie video
Love the ornate brickwork on some of those buildings! Married wife in 2013 and she is from eastern Ukraine Severodonetsk. Got her mom living with us now in western Maryland USA as her home got obliterated. Always love your videos man! As a recovered smokehound I drank plenty Guinness and sometimes they would sell half Harp/half Guinness on draft and that was great. Probably drank more Bud on draft than anything though, cheap and taste was fine. Only bad if they bar did not change or clean the draft keg lines as they would effect taste. Wonder if that is why some Guinness ranks lower on your scale at times? Anyway be stay safe in Ukraine. Truth be told I felt safer there man than in Baltimore where I used to live. LOL
@@MOT2234 I was hoping Tameside was going to vote reform at the last election, but it has been a red heartland for 40 years, so no change there then; like turkeys voting for Christmas
I used to go clubbing in Ashton when I was 16-19..it was amazing. Even had Jason Donovan turn up in his cocaine fuled days.. Honestly it was a good craic.. I'm 42yo now though and never visit the place. Too depressing.
Such a shame how ashton has gone down hill over the years it was a shame when they shut the town hall it used to have a cracking war museum .great memories of going there as a kid with my grandma at a weekend. Alot is lack of investment and greedy councils whacking up the rents and rates to businesses making them fight harder for survival. Great vlog
Gibson Music in Ashton town centre, run by Steve Gibson,is one of the few highlights. A proper independent musical instrument shop, you can order food in there too, lovely grub.
So long as you go into these places friendly like yourself you shouldn’t get any trouble. Out of interest- You had anyone kicking off with you during a vid?
I swear I have recurring dreams about this... walking about somewhere that I used to know, trying to find a pub. Somewhere with a buzz etc. In my dreams I'm an alcoholic ghost, which is (I guess) not a million miles away from what I was when I was alive.
If these pubs are surviving on drinkers in their 60's and smokers, they aren't going to survive this decade. Your videos are a historical account of a disappearing world.
Spot on !
The decline in our pubs is mirroring the gradual decline of the country
@@Northumberlandmag That makes no sense.. Most younger people don't drink/smoke anymore; the same in the US, bars arent as common as they used to be. The decline of the country is due to other issues.. UK "peaked" in capitalism.. Just as the US, and other countries that use the same model.. Now once you peak... it falls.
@@Northumberlandmagit’s not gradual now, it’s terminal and acute
Our population is increasing due to immigration. The problem for the pub industry is thst most of these immigrants don't drink.
Spot on, I mentioned this on another recent honest places vid. These are like time capsule videos, whatever your thoughts on the reasoning the reality is the traditional British pub is nearly finished and I don’t see any way back. Only those with a reliance on their food offerings will survive.
Ashton in the 80s and 90s was THE place to go . Every pub was banging Thursday to Sunday, 8 night clubs , you could go out 3 nights on pub crawls and not go in the same pubs !! Top memories.
Ashton has never been the place to go. Ever. Utterly depressing shite hovel.
Agreed... I felt so mad watching this vblog putting Ashton down. So lucky to live in the era when it was thriving. Great tmes. Xx
England forgot how to procreate, and now there's no more youth. Very sad.
Ashton was a great night out up until the mid 00's i'd say. Then Stalybridge and Oldham became more popular, and Ashton was forgotten, a real shame.
The one way system pub crawl was better than anything. It was 25+ years ago and I remember like it was yesterday, despite being plastered at the time!
How Oasis can justify standing tickets for 450 quid and it looks like half of Manchester cant afford a loaf of bread. World is fcuked.
Yea but it is what it is. Anyway, best crack on
It's a free market. Oasis can justify selling tickets for 450 quid if people buy them. Perhaps it's just you who are fcuked
People pay though so much have money
@@UmbertoDavidPandayou forgot to say ‘tbf’
@@UmbertoDavidPanda😂😂😂
I'll never not find it entertaining when you say 'let's get in here and see what's kicking off' and you walk in to 2 old men sitting at the bar. 😅 Love it.
one day and old geezer will hit me....then i'll stop making vids!
@@honestplaces 🤣🤣🤣 I will be eating my words then! 🤣 Always enjoy your videos 👍
@@jenstone9308 🤣🤣 cheers
I had trouble understanding the lady, but I think she said it’s an old man pub.
@@honestplaces It is what it is pal😂
Remember working early doors as a youngster. It’s the old fellas that get you. Broken, sat alone, with only a pint for company. I used to try and imagine what their story was. Maybe they were happy just to get out the house for a few hours and a bit of peace and quiet. Or maybe there was no one to go back to now. Who knows. I’d always try and strike up a conversation though, some of the most interesting people I met whilst working behind the bar - got a lot more sense out of them than the younger crowd later on. Probably better places they could have been, but it’s hard to change the habits of a life time. At least they had somewhere to go.
Same story today....always have no phone on their own. Deffo to get out the house and hopefully bump into old pals
And they grew up in a country where nothing was handed to you .and even when it started most where 2 pence over on there war pension to get help .like,y mum n dad both done the whole war start to finish .
Sad.
rip loads of my them
That's how I could have ended up if not for the fact I don't smoke or drink. Which means I'm stuck at home by myself and I'm not even that old yet. I just turned 40 and for some reason, don't ask me how but my face has hardly changed in 20 years so people still think I'm some snot nosed kid when I'm older than them and living with a crippling injury that ruined my life and left me in excruciating pain all day every day. Actually being stuck in a pub sounds awful. When your back is hurt, you realize how painfully uncomfortable most chair are. Bar stools look like torture devices to me.
I've lived in Ashton all my life (50 yrs) it used to be a great place to shop, eat, drink, with plenty going on. Fast forward to today, the market is a shambles, and the pubs and clubs are all closed, no decent restaurants, shops shut. It's a complete dump.
I worked in Sparx and Heroes way back when it was the place to be; I think that was when it peaked.
@@markwilson9061 i got smashed in there a few times back in the 90s. I agree that was the peak of Ashton, then even went to stalyvagas.
Yes, I remember my parents taking me there for a day out (from Stockport)
Only decent restaurant is Lily's.
Used to be a crackin night out in Ashton it's a shame it's gone downhill, got some good memories of the place
It looks like Eastern Europe before Eastern Europe joined the EU, got fixed up and became prosperous.
pffffft haha
It looks like the UK after it joined the EU
@@SuperCityMCFC Odd how the Uk has been rapidly been deteriorating since Brexit...
Most of the people living that side of Ashton are Eastern European.
@@stevemcgowensince mass immigration actually….
I was born in Ashton. What a shit hole. Used to be THE place to go on a Weekend in the 90s & that. Sad demise. Another great video mate, nice one.
Yeh it deffo needs somet...dunno what, seems beyond. Cheers pal!
Was in FHMs top night's out at one point
Was epic in the 90’s when I was at college
It's turned into a baron shit hole for the same reason Oldham and Rochdale have, a town is only as graceful as the people who feed its heart.
barren*
Ahhh Ashton, worked around there for 6 years now and believe me a pint after work their is never a dull moment just friendly staff and down to earth people.
Down the road is Openshaw. Before 1979, Openshaw had a lot of heavy industries dotted around, steelworks etc. A lot of jobs, good money, and pubs galore. These industries employed men and women from all over East Manchester including Ashton/Tameside. The 1979 general election seen the Thatcher government come to power and that's when the likes of Openshaw, Audenshaw, Gorton, Ashton etc were turned upside down. The country went into a recession, mass redundancies, industries closed down and moved abroad, and unemployment went up. Hardly any money was invested in East Manchester. Towns were effectively abandoned with little money invested in them. Those streets and towns were once great communities, everyone knew everyone else. People moved away for work, shops and pubs closed and that downward spiral continues even today.
The country was already in recession with rising unemployment when Thatcher won. Labour and the unions had reduced the country to beggars that needed an IMF bail ouit.
It’s a terrible indictment of our system of government . Shame on all in power and office
3:32 That's a lovely bit of tile work on the Angel Hotel.
my home town, the people here are really kind, salt of the earth
It is what it is
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Exactly mate.
See what's kickin' off
Till it isnt
Literally everything on earth is what it is...its the most pointless brain dead saying in history 😂
This is ANGELA RAYNERS constituency the deputy prime minister. I live in ashton we now call it TRASHTON run by shame side council. I wish you had bumped into me I would have showed you our scruffy town run by labour and DEPUTY PM oh she must be proud. I remember this town when it was an amazing place.
Very sad to see what has happened to our town. Gone but not forgotten
@@shaunperrin Hiya Shaun. I loved living in Ashton, made it my home for over 15 years and worked there all that time as you know. it was so disheartening seeing what was allowed to happen to it.
Blues closing and then the council/police went after all the other clubs and bars closing them down, just cuz they'd invested money in S.Bridge and only had the resources for one party town.
They've absolutely killed Ashton!
I had to move away, to get away from it and what ot was doing to my well being living there and seeing the town declining so rapidly. I dont think the guy who made this video realises just how quick;y things went down-hill. It was heartbreaking to see and feel powerless to do anything to stop it. I hope you're well matey. all the best. Jenny. X
@@ladyjennyanytime5195 well said Jenny. Hope the town you live in now is much better x
@shaunperrin ashtonistan hydeistan oldhammabad all were prosperous towns and now we see the pattern
It was never amazing though was it. An utter shithole, always has been.
Believe it or not the Locals are Really nice Down to earth People there is a Good Community Backround There.
folk seemed alright
@@honestplaces
Yes , All inner Salford is The Same
There’s Community there just Strangers or outsiders can’t see it .
Thanks for the Video mate.
Let down by both labour and tory.
Tetleys I thought that was tea 😂
As someone who enjoys a bit of urban exploration, i enjoy seeing the decaying buildings, there is beauty in decay, another great video.😎
No beauty in decay,looks third world thanks labour and tory.
To be fair, m8, I like a bit of shabby-chic myself. However, this is just shabby.
You missed some big pubs like the Ash Tree Weatherspoons , The Old Fire Station and the Bowling Green they were near the market.
many great bands from Manchester. The Smiths, too, i believe
The Star - three quid a pint and the bloke by the bar said it’s a decent pint here, classic
Pint was angin 🤣
@@honestplaces Not a pub drinker and I mean the pour varies but isn't one keg of Guinness same any any other ? Can you explain how it's 'anging?
@@thesleepstateGuinness is way better over here in Ireland I live in Castlebar County Mayo but originally from Stretford Manchester it depends if the pipes are cleaned properly and at least weekly
The Star looked grimmmmm
@@ronanpeter - The Star is grimmmmm! Everything down that end of town is. It's not much better at the other end in all honesty.
I used to meet my cousin in the Ashton Hotel. Walk to the Cavern, on to Ye old Vaults, across to Pointers. A pint in Chesters, one in Yates's. If I fancied a bit of a brawl, pop in the Queens. Last orders in the feathers. Nightclub was Shapes on George St, you went downstairs or Blues club for Bants.
Sound like a right session 🤣
Sounds rhyt
@@honestplacesthose were the days of olde,give it time no pubs forced on the brits to accommodate the 'religion of peace.
@@chaffahatter1948 top comment your spot on in the Queens for a pint and a fight
My Ma and Stepdad were the licensees of Ye Olde Vaults between 1982 and 1984. Ashton was like the land that time forgot but at least back then there were scores of lively pubs still open and the clubs in Staly Vegas were alright...
The feathers, I think that’s where Jim Royal and Dave were locals
Wish i went now 😭
Beverly Macca still there? 😮
@@elgordineo he used to go in there for an eartha kitt
Blackie Gray and Roy Races local
I think we all know what it is. Great content as always. Try doing a Stockport one
Looks well posh .. people from stoke go there for a holiday 👍🏾
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lol stokes full of Tory’s and racists
People from Sunderland feel intimidated by the opulence
I like these vids and I don’t know why. Nice to see you around greater Manchester area I guess….!I left a similar town not far from there about 22 years ago and I see streets n pubs like this and I miss it in a way.
Cant believe how much Ashton has gone downhill since I used to drink round there occasionally in the early 90s. The shopping centre a shadow of what it once was. Used to be busy when I delivered round there from about 2006 to 2012. Sad decline.
Mad init.....looks like it's just been left
Sunday night in Ashton in the late 90s was booming...
@@cosmicbaggy9637 didnt they used to call it mini Blackpool with all the bars and clubs next to each other. Good times.
Sad to see the (managed?) decline of so many towns around the country.
100%
Ashton has had a bit spent on it is the mad thing. While Hyde and Stalybridge have had less
It's not managed decline. That implies someone gives a shit about these defunct places.
@@JJPwfelli Good point!
@@diskopartizan0850 That is mad, looked pretty grim.
Outside of London England is pretty much a third world country now.
Its heartbreaking to see it.
I returned to the UK last year for a couple of weeks and left feeling in grief at what i saw and the run down state of the place.... and that was in a more affluent area in Worcestershire than what I saw here.
Nonsense.
Ye but it is what it is. Best crack on
Yep, poor country attached to a rich financial centre.
Hi mate! I used to watch a band called The Method at The Wychwood every other Wednesday.
Also The Globe and The King Billy were good pubs. My mam lived in Egginbotham Crescent when she was younger. Miss you, mam.❤.
Good video once again brother. Pete 🏴
I lived on Heginbottom Crescent for a year or two.
No way! Me and my band played a gig at the Witchwood back in like 2011/2012. We were a metal band. I recognised it as soon as you pointed your camera through to show the inside of it.
Beau Geste Bird…..Bangin 💥💥💥💥💥
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She was quality.
Definitely 👌
And pours a decent Guinness too, she's a keeper
Pronounced JEST.
I live 5 minutes away from Ashton. Used to be a great night out in the 90s. Loose moose. Yuppies, Pitt n nelson, tricky Dickie's, hero's. Loveshack.
Now it's just scab city.
You need to come to Wigan! love watching the vids. There's loads of dodgy pubs in Wigan 😂
Yeh it's soon on the list pal
@@honestplaces good to hear pal can't wait for that one. You'll be spoilt for choice 🤣
@@honestplacestry leigh as well... unless you've already been...
Man, ... I love England. So sorry things are breaking down so fast. Things here on the mainland don't look too cosy either. Writing these lines from Germany, structures are breaking down fast, too. Stay strong over there
Northern people are a lot more down to earth. They just get on with it whatever circumstances they are in. When you go to rough areas in London, Bristol, Birmingham it’s more sketchy.
That's called 'apathy' mate.
The green tiling on pub's is nice.
True classic pub architecture 👍
Always makes my day when you upload!
Went to Blackpool recently actually, not as bad as people say imo but no way I could stay there longer for the 2 nights I did (got there kinda late on the first night mind you). Pleasure Beach is fun. The pubs definitely aren't it compared to other places tho (for the most part). Is what it is though.
This place is definitely... something. You did not hesitate on that Tetley's score.
Yeh mate....2 nights is perfect, i don't mind Blackpool for that time 👍Yeh was average 🤣
Great tour of Ashton! My girlfriend is originally from the Oldham/Chadderton area just a stones throw away. She is also a former patron of the Witchwood herself including a chuck up from too many alchopops. Would love to see a pub tour of Oldham in a future video. keep up the great work!
Believe it or not 80s and early 90s was cracking night out - weekends rammed every pub - few fights
Sounds bangin
If you would have kept walking about in the centre you might have stumbled across a retro games shop 'Rewind'. Proper good and worth a visit.
better than the NQ64's?
The feathers near Manchester, any sign of Beverly macca, if u know u know
Who is that? 🤣
@@honestplaces You ever watch the royal family lad?
@@honestplaces The Royle Family.
What did you av for your tea, Dave?
@@adzy166 Errrrrm fish fingers......
I use to go to a pub called the coach house . The toilet trough use to overflow and the whole floor was a pool of piss . The good old days 😊
Sounds bangin 🍺
@@honestplaces 😂😂😂
@@honestplaces one more story . The club across the road use to top up with Guinness with slops . And people would be crawling after 3 pints . The early 80s
I see a new honest places video, I click
You know it makes sense 🤣 cheers pal
@@honestplacesit is what it is😊
Ashton is just another Market town let down by the local Labour authorities allowing thousands of immigrants into the area for the extra they got from central Government for doing so. It creates deep schisms between so called community's. Ashton in the 80s was a well to do area with a good Market and good shop. Not to mention the pubs and night life . We had big name Djs like Jay Wearden and Mike Pickering in in the clubs.
Disagree. For as long as I remember there's been a diversity in culture in Ashton (for the better). I do agree that the council are useless and look to line their pockets. The town centre was ruined when M&S moved out of town.
@julianwhite3916 absolutely spot on well said I miss the old ashton my hometown Stalybridge followed and hyde where I live now
@@dannymcdermott5913 "diversity" used to be managable, now it is out of control
@@dannymcdermott5913yeah it’s working. Class place Ashton
1st one you went in I noticed was a craft Union pub. There were 2 in Torquay when I lived there. Both the cheapest in town and had character. You should do a tour there.
Didn't even notice....crazy prices
I was born and lived in Ashton for 42 yrs until moving to Spain 14 yrs ago . The Angel pub was run by an old school friends Parents . The Yates's wine lodge was run by the Parents of Simoni Perrotti who won the world cup with Italy in 2006 . Geoff Hurst was also born in Ashton ...
You should grade the smoking areas, the Beau Gestes was grim but the winner in my opinion was the Star Bars, broken tables and dying plants, proper grim!!😂
I wonder if Jim Royle and Twiggy were with Barb, Denise, Anthony and Dave Best in The Feathers? 🍻 ❤
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@@honestplaces I saw someone else said it after I did but I’m sure everyone’s thinking it, looks like better days are ahead for poor old Ashton……..
Joe was there the boring cunt
The closure of pubs in the UK is no surprise. I believe the only reason they lasted so long was because of the 'monopoly' they held over the access to alcohol. Once supermarkets were free to sell booze 24/7, people no longer needed to use a 'local.'
true that mate
Is what it is mate.
The smoking ban started the decline - people were already struggling financially.
And so the decline started regarding pub culture, loss of dominoes, darts & pool leagues.
In our area in Cheshire, we had 40 Sunday league pub teams up to the early 90's - now all gone.
Partly due to the smoking ban and now they want to stop smoking in the beer gardens also Islam doesnt agree with alcohol It is a way of keeping people apart to stop socialisation
Its too bad you didn’t venture more than just around the block 😂
You have good nice pubs like the obvious spoons, then the fire station(engine room) next door to it, the ladysmith next to that and the prince of orange next to that…
The feathers you missed out on, top end bar, and then the station pub the road over from feathers 😁
It is good in Ashton just know what atmosphere your comfortable with, there is even Olivers bar an underground one next to iceland on the market 😁
Ashton my home town, born and raised! No way is it the most run down. Better than Gorton pal, better than Droylsden, better than Openshaw and many more.
I'd say those other few have been done up abit more.....but yeh Gorton is deffo more rough mate
Maybe better but you’re still a yonner
Glad you chose the Theatre Tavern, driven past there a few times, love the traditional green tiles outside, good ale price as well. Good vid mate
Sure my band played in the Witchwood before I joined, we've got flyers up in the practice room. A past bad I was in got booked there one time back in the mid 2000's but it got cancelled so I've never actually been. Shame really cos I love places like that, a bit rough round the edges but with plenty of character.
Would of been mint playing there lad!
I went to Ashton sixth form 10 years ago, whenever I drive through again it just looks worse and worse, but theres definitely worse areas in manchester. Ashton house prices stay decent and pubs stay open due to the easy manchester commute.
Looking forward to this all week. Decent pint of Guinness. Me old fella use to deliver in that area.
Get him back down there!
New order blasting out in The Theatre Tavern. Love it. Time as definitely stood still in Aston
The Witchwood :D loved that place when I was 18 I pulled a 35 year old biker chick :D.
Bangin place
Do you still have her crabs
Maybe she pulled you😂
@honestplaces You should do a tour of Oldham - especially King St/Union St. Oldham's pub trade is a shambles now. (I used to do pubs there & Heywood)
Another interesting place would be Holyhead on Anglesey.
Keep em coming. . The way Starmer and Co are going there won’t be a pub left in England in a few years.
Probs right pal
Beau "Jest" Is how its pronounced ! Our politicians are killing off our pub culture !
"To be fair...
...It is what it is!"
That'd be a good slogan for the front of a T-shirt.
2/2!
Ashton in the late 1990's was the best night out, going on a pub crawl around the one way system. Always started off in Yate's (now some pet shop) then Feathers over the road (it's still there and the only original pub left there) then down that street to the corner with the Hot Dog bloke and various other bars. What times, what nights. Those were the best nights of my life and it was 25 years ago.
I still remember New Years Eve 1998 into 1999 in that place that's now council offices (53°29'17.07" N 2°05'23.19" W) when Robbie Williams "Angels" came on to see us all into the New Year. Even though I despised Robbie Williams, it is still a moment I can't ever forget. How did we "choreograph" those nights so well when we were totally wasted... I dunno but we did. i can still remember now 25+ years on, sitting opposite that place skinning up absolutely drunk waiting for a taxi. Best nights out down there. That was the mid to late 1990's. Today there's no pubs left except Feathers. There used to be legendary nightclubs like that one near the market that had lock ins. I still remember the bartender, a bald mean looking dude but we all loved him. Locked the doors until 4 AM. F**k man what a time it was.
Another great video mate keep up the great content 🎉🎉
Cheers buddy 👍
everytime we go to England our first stop is always the witchwood - give Lisa a hug from us Warren and Suzanne
True Ashton's not what it used to be but most run down town is Oldham, only a few pubs left in town centre it's a proper shithole😮
90% of the indigenous population don't drink
Crowd of us use to meet at the New Nook on Broadoak once a month and go down Ashton.. Old Vaults, Black Vaults, Yates's etc.. great nights, well oiled..😅
Please do not put my Ashton down... I was there way before you were born... Ashton has its gems . mainly the people..
I agree with Northumberland Mag, its ridiculous how expensive it is to go out these days. In the 80s and 90s, pubs and clubs was how we socialised where as they have the interenet now where people are trapped by their own vanity and greed.
Never drink in a flat roof pub 😂
Hi! I live in California and I'll be making my first trip to England next year and I hope to visit that Witchwood pub.
1st Guinness looked nice, especially for the money!
Unreal init
Yeh it did actually
The Star, I remember people talking about that when I lived in Monton more than 20 years ago.
I fancy a pint now.. Cheers
Get one in!
Look people residents make it a shithole. I lived in a abject poverty growing up. But the shit beds we had. The shit furniture we had was spotless. The question you always ask. Who made this happen? Respect your community.
Actually the local council has shut everything down from the local swimming pool and food places on the market. You will meet some of the nicest people around down this end
@samanthatate-eo9gn I live in a shit estate some people are nasty. We don't have regular pick ups. But with respect I need and keep my shit contained. I walk past in the sidewalk shitty nappies. That what I'm talking about. Respect your community even if you have nothing.
We've refurbed a few of them Craft unions 😂 some proper characters in them
Top Man, I was born In Ashton_Respect. Used to stay with me nan @ Wilshare Grove
I lived in Oldham Road in A-U-L from 86-90.
The Beau Gest was one of my locals. There's a lot of closed down pubs in Ashton now. Pity, because it was a buzzing place.
Yeh....people skint and the people who can afford just hop the tram
I live in the South East, I don't recognise these places as even being in England, it all looks like Eastern Europe to me.
You should visit Eastern Europe before talking nonsense!
The run-down places all have beautiful old buildings with stone and brick and then you take us to the new shopping places, cold metal and glass, Britian could be stunning, the old pubs with tile fronts and so on, such a shame
Bar person @ The Star should respectfully hand their notice in after giving you a Guinness like that.
Wasn't the best
Aah, you mentioned "the witchwood" - I remember seeing a zappa band there with some original members (the Italian drummer in particular!
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Wtf happened? I grew up in A-U-L in the 80's early 90's. Ashton Market was thriving, town centre was packed every Friday/Saturday night, got a bit rough at times. The Burlington pub opposite what used to be swimming baths was sad to see. Played pool in there when I was 19 or so. Can't all be because of the tram line. There has been alot of development on the edge of town big unit retail park stuff. Maybe killed off small businesses in the centre? Looks like a third world ghost town.
Twas what it was mate.😉
I grew up in Tameside,Stalybridge to be precise from 1994 to 2019 altho had stints in Royal Navy and living in Spain in between that time and yeh Tameside was the place to be and bring a family up in GM area back in 90s and early noughties. Was in Ashton 2 month ago and deffo changed for worst now,Penny Meadow totally changed,hate that Tameside One building where they moved library in,old library was in a lovely old building full of character.
2,2 pounds for a pint. :D Im in Norway and last time Ive paid that for a pint was in the early 80s
So...like every video, you went to see what was "kicking off" - but in this one, you found out where it actually DOES "kick off".... :)
Yeh 🤣.....but it was full of oldies reading books
@@honestplaces F you, you northern twonk None of them were reading books, and neither were you.
Ashton looks like some post-apocalyptic scene! Sad to see so many characterful old pubs closed. Same in all Greater Manchester satellite towns. The contrast with Manchester centre couldn't be more striking, where there's loads of great pubs. But high prices to go with them!
Ashton used to be brilliant but now it's a shithole thanks to Labour. I use to work the doors back in the 2000s for many years. Bridge is a shithole as well just looks like Ashton but it use to be brilliant back in the day tho.
I second that mollys on a Thurs night tenner to get in then free bar 🍸
I used to go night clubbing in Ashton 30 years ago...I see the feathers is still there lol that did a lovely steak sandwich with gravy back then and was always rammed couldn't move on a Saturday night!! Then u had Yates wine lodge across the road great times!! Looms a bit of a shithole now tbh bit back then was better than staylybridge by far so many clubs!! Looks well run down now what a shame!!!
Why did you walk around the same place continually there's loads more to Ashton than you shown just looking to show the bad side there loads of good stuff new bars the main shopping the indoor market and good places to eat come on show the other side crappie video
@@robertfrost4838 he should have gone in the bowling green 🤣
@@chrisarmitage7529 😆
@@robertfrost4838 there's some proper characters in there 🤣🤣
Love the ornate brickwork on some of those buildings! Married wife in 2013 and she is from eastern Ukraine Severodonetsk. Got her mom living with us now in western Maryland USA as her home got obliterated. Always love your videos man! As a recovered smokehound I drank plenty Guinness and sometimes they would sell half Harp/half Guinness on draft and that was great. Probably drank more Bud on draft than anything though, cheap and taste was fine. Only bad if they bar did not change or clean the draft keg lines as they would effect taste. Wonder if that is why some Guinness ranks lower on your scale at times? Anyway be stay safe in Ukraine. Truth be told I felt safer there man than in Baltimore where I used to live. LOL
Angela Rayner's constituent.....
Wow ..bet the champagne socialists are having a great time though
Cannot stand her at all. Gross woman
Ashton might end up going Reform at the next GE, would be an improvement from Labour
@@MOT2234 I was hoping Tameside was going to vote reform at the last election, but it has been a red heartland for 40 years, so no change there then; like turkeys voting for Christmas
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I used to go clubbing in Ashton when I was 16-19..it was amazing. Even had Jason Donovan turn up in his cocaine fuled days.. Honestly it was a good craic.. I'm 42yo now though and never visit the place. Too depressing.
Lets Crack On, Mooch, Is What It Is, & Absolutely Bangin T-Shirts coming Soon..........ha ha .....Get on it Dan
Looks pretty depressing!
Aint the best pal
Such a shame how ashton has gone down hill over the years it was a shame when they shut the town hall it used to have a cracking war museum .great memories of going there as a kid with my grandma at a weekend. Alot is lack of investment and greedy councils whacking up the rents and rates to businesses making them fight harder for survival. Great vlog
Why do young English birds always have lip fillers and fake eye lashes?? It makes them look about 10/20 years older than they are!!
Gibson Music in Ashton town centre, run by Steve Gibson,is one of the few highlights. A proper independent musical instrument shop, you can order food in there too, lovely grub.
So long as you go into these places friendly like yourself you shouldn’t get any trouble. Out of interest- You had anyone kicking off with you during a vid?
100% mate 👍🍺 yeh afew times
I swear I have recurring dreams about this... walking about somewhere that I used to know, trying to find a pub. Somewhere with a buzz etc. In my dreams I'm an alcoholic ghost, which is (I guess) not a million miles away from what I was when I was alive.
Ah I remember the Witchwood.
Bangin
@@honestplaces Packed out. Live bands. Beers flowing. Leather. Denim and petunia oil! Was a few decades back mind!!