Changes: List of Rovers staff

Revision as of 21:03, 16 March 2020

A list of all staff who have been employed at the Rovers Return Inn since 1960, and all licensees and landlords since the pub first opened in 1902.

Licensees

No	Name	Duration
1	Jim Corbishley	1902–1919
2	George Diggins	1919–1937
3	Jack Walker	1937–1970
4	Annie Walker	1970–1984
5	Billy Walker	1984–1985
6	Bet Lynch	1985–1987, 1992–1995
7	Alec Gilroy	1987–1992
8	Vera Duckworth	1995–1998
9	Natalie Barnes	1998–2001
10	Duggie Ferguson	2001–2002
11	Eve Elliott	2002
12	Fred Elliott	2002–2006
13	Liz McDonald	2006–2011*
14	Stella Price	2011–2013
15	Steve McDonald and Michelle Connor	2013-2015
16	Steve McDonald and Liz McDonald	2015-2017
17	Peter Barlow and Toyah Battersby	2017-2018
18	Johnny Connor and Jenny Connor	2018-

*For a short while after Liz left there was no legal licensee, hence Steve was running it against the law until he brought in Stella.

Owner/Leaseholder

Name(s)	Duration
Jim and Nellie Corbishley	1902–1919
George and Mary Diggins	1919–1937
Jack and Annie Walker	1937–1970
Annie Walker	1970–1984
Billy Walker	1984
Bet Lynch (later Gilroy)	1985–1987, 1992–1995
Bet and Alec Gilroy	1987–1992
Jack and Vera Duckworth	1995–1997
Jack and Vera Duckworth and Alec Gilroy	1997–1998
Natalie Barnes	1998–2000
Mike Baldwin, Fred Elliott and Duggie Ferguson	2000–2001
Duggie Ferguson	2001
Eve Elliott	2001–2002
Fred Elliott	2002–2006
Liz and Steve McDonald	2006–2011, 2013-2015, 2015-2017
Steve McDonald	2011–2012
Stella Price	2012–2013
Stella and Gloria Price	2013
Liz McDonald and Tony Stewart	2015
Peter Barlow and Toyah Battersby	2017–2018
Johnny Connor and Jenny Connor	2018-

Temporary managers

Name	Duration
Vince Plummer	1961
Brenda Riley	1966
Billy Walker	1972–1973
Glyn Thomas	1973
Gordon Lewis	1981, 1984, 1984–1985
Fred Gee	1984
Frank Harvey	1984, 1985
Liz McDonald	1993, 2000–2001
Rodney Bostock	1995
Jim McDonald	2000
Linda Baldwin	2001
Lillian Spencer	2002
Stella Price	2011-2012

Barstaff

Barmaids

Note: the below is the official list as used by ITV. Short-term help, in some cases just a few hours, includes Hilda Ogden in 1967, Elsie Tanner in 1969, Blanche Hunt in 1974, Vera Duckworth in 1983 and Carla Connor in 2018.

Barmaids prior to 1960, as depicted in numerous books, include; Janey Atkinson, Avis Buck, Flo Chad, Lil Foyle, Edna Tatlock, Sally Todd, Lottie Kemp, Becky and Gracie Ashton.

No	Name	Duration
1	Concepta Riley	1960–1962
2	Nona Willis	1961
3	Doreen Lostock	1961
4	Irma Ogden	1964
5	Emily Nugent	1968
6	Lucille Hewitt	1960s–1970s
7	Betty Turpin/Williams	1969–2012
8	Bet Lynch/Gilroy	1970–1995
9	Blanche Hunt	1974
10	Gail Potter	1976
11	Dawn Perks	1977
12	Arlene Jones	1980
13	Carole Fairbanks	1981
14	Diane Hawkins	1981
15	Suzie Birchall	1983
16	Kath Goodwin	1984
17	Maureen Barnett	1985
18	Gloria Todd	1985–1988
19	Sally Seddon	1986
20	Alison Dougherty	1986
21	Margo Richardson	1987
22	Tina Fowler	1989–1990
23	Liz McDonald	1990–1996, 2004–2010, 2013—2017, 2017-2018, 2018
24	Angie Freeman	1990
25	Raquel Wolstenhulme	1991–1996
26	Tanya Pooley	1993–1994
27	Jenny Bradley	1993, 2018-
28	Carol Starkey	1995
29	Lorraine Ramsden	1995
30	Tricia Armstrong	1995–1997
31	Joyce Smedley	1996
32	Judy Mallett	1996–1999
33	Samantha Failsworth	1996–1998
34	Natalie Barnes	1997–2000
35	Lorraine Brownlow	1998–1999
36	Leanne Battersby	1999–2000, 2008, 2017-2018
37	Amy Goskirke	2000
38	Toyah Battersby	2000–2001, 2017-2018
39	Geena Gregory	2000–2002
40	Shelley Unwin	2001–2006
41	Edna Miller	2001
42	Eve Elliott	2001
43	Linda Baldwin	2001
44	Maria Sutherland	2002–2003
45	Tracy Barlow	2003, 2011
46	Bev Unwin	2003–2004, 2005–2006
47	Violet Wilson	2004–2008
48	Michelle Connor	2006–2009, 2009–2010, 2013-2017
49	Lauren Wilson	2007–2008
50	Becky Granger/McDonald	2008–2011
51	Kelly Crabtree	2008
52	Poppy Morales	2008–2009
53	Tina McIntyre	2010–2014
54	Eva Price	2011–2013, 2014–2018
55	Sunita Alahan	2012
56	Gloria Price	2012, 2013
57	Mandy Kamara	2012–2013
58	Eileen Grimshaw	2015
59	Sarah Platt	2015-2018
60	Gemma Winter	2018-2019
61	Emma Brooker	2019—
62	Charlie Wood	2020—

Barmen and potmen

No	Name	Duration
1	Ivan Cheveski	1961
2	Sam Leach	1962
3	Jacko Ford	1972
4	Terry Bradshaw	1976
5	Fred Gee	1976–1984
6	Wilf Starkey	1985
7	Frank Mills	1985–1986
8	Jack Duckworth	1985, 1986–1999, 2001–2002
9	Charlie Bracewell	1989
10	Bill Webster	1995
11	Andy McDonald	1995–1996
12	Sandy Hunter	1998
13	Martin Platt	1999
14	Gary Mallett	1999
15	Spider Nugent	1999
16	Vinny Sorrell	1999–2000
17	Jim McDonald	2000
18	Peter Barlow	2001, 2017-2018
19	Timothy Spencer	2002
20	Harry Flagg	2002–2003
21	Ciaran McCarthy	2003–2005, 2010–2011
22	Sean Tully	2005-2018, 2018-
23	Vernon Tomlin	2007–2008
24	Karl Munro	2011–2012, 2013
25	Lewis Archer	2012
26	Jason Grimshaw	2013
27	Tony Stewart	2014–2015
28	Johnny Connor	2018—
29	Henry Newton	2018
30	Ryan Connor	2020-

Caterers

No	Name	Duration
1	Betty Williams	1969–2012
2	Sean Tully	2012, 2013–2017
3	Mandy Kamara	2012–2013

Cleaners

No	Name	Duration
1	Martha Longhurst	1963–1964
2	Hilda Ogden	1964–1987
3	Clara Midgeley	1966
4	Amy Burton	1987–1988
5	Sandra Stubbs	1988–1989
6	Joyce Smedley	1996–1997
7	Tricia Armstrong	1995, 1997
8	Vera Duckworth	1999–2000
9	Edna Miller	2000–2001
10	Harry Flagg	2002–2004
11	Anna Windass	2014–2017

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 Note: the below is the official list as used by [[ITV]]. Short-term help, in some cases just a few hours, includes [[Hilda Ogden]] in [[1967]], [[Elsie Tanner]] in [[1969]], [[Blanche Hunt]] in [[1974]], [[Vera Duckworth]] in [[1983]] and [[Carla Connor]] in [[2018]].
+Barmaids prior to [[1960]], as depicted in numerous books, include; [[Janey Atkinson]], [[Avis Buck]], [[Flo Chad]], [[Lil Foyle]], [[Edna Tatlock]], [[Sally Todd]], [[Lottie Kemp]], [[Becky (Rovers Barmaid)|Becky]] and [[Gracie Ashton]].
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