Description
This is the view from Magee Marshall’s Crown Brewery. The brewery used to hold shows of their horses on this open space.
View from the Brewery By Humphrey Spender - April 1938
- Copyright Bolton Council
- Image ref. 1993.83.19.26
- Print ref. INV:15807
- Page author:
This is the view taken from the front main entrance steps of the magnificent Magee Marshall’s building on Cricket Street.
The street on the left was Bantry Street and the street on the right was (possibly still is) Peel Street.
The cross street at the bottom of Peel Street is Hammond Street. To see all Bolton Streets of the day you can type in your search bar “lan-opc” and go to Lancashire Online Parish
Select Bolton-le-Moors
Select Maps
Select OS Maps
And Voila !
Every Bolton Street as it was as late as the mid 1920’s
Enjoy!!!
I lived on Peel Street, on the dark patch of land Magees parked their trailers laden with wooden crates and empty bottles of Crown Ale. We’d pour the dregs into one bottle, fish out the dead wasps, and drink up a mouthful of flat ale each. One evening we found a full crate of Cherry B’s, what a night that was, I was only eight….
No sign of Crook’s chimney. However it was very short; one of the shortest in town. It must be behind the buildings on the left. It could be seen when looking down Back Bantry Street.