Changes: The Flying Horse

Revision as of 01:35, 13 January 2009

Flying horse outside — The Flying Horse in 2009

The Flying Horse is a pub in Jubilee Terrace, Weatherfield. The pub was originally owned by brewery Newton & Ridley and opened in 1850 as "The Flying Dutchman". For patriotic reasons the name was changed in 1905.

It is close to the Rovers Return in Coronation Street and in the 1970s and 1980s it was usually where the Rovers regulars went when they couldn't drink at their local. The pubs enjoyed a friendly rivalry and occasionally competed in contests, including several Pub Olympics, a tug-of-war in 1967, a football game in 1969, a barbershop quartet competition in 1980 and a talent contest in 1984. The Rovers usually won, only losing out to the Flying Horse in the tug-of-war.

The two pubs have also shared staff. In 1970, Rovers barmaid Betty Turpin briefly worked at the Flying Horse when landlady Annie Walker accused her of theft, while in 1989 Rovers landlady Bet Gilroy took a barmaid's position at the Flying Horse when she fell out with her husband Alec Gilroy.

More recently, Roy proposed to Hayley Paterson during a 70s pop party in the Flying Horse's function room in 1999, and a pub crawl on Tyrone Dobbs's stag night in 2009 included a visit to the Flying Horse.

Staff

The following people have worked at the Flying Horse over the years, among others.

Licencees

Eric Blunt (1972)
Fred Barry (1974)
Tony Hayes (1980)
Marge (1989)

Barmaids

Anita Reynolds (1970)
Betty Turpin (1970)
Sharon Duffy (1972)
Alma Walsh (1978)
Linda Cheveski (1984)
Bet Gilroy (1989)

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-[[Image:Flying_horse.JPG|thumb|right|200px|The Flying Horse in [[1972]]]]
+[[Image:Flying_horse_outside.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The Flying Horse in 2009]]
-'''The Flying Horse''' is a public house in [[Jubilee Terrace]], [[Weatherfield]]. It used to be the biggest rival to the [[Rovers Return Inn]] in [[Coronation Street (Weatherfield)|Coronation Street]], and regulars from both pubs often competed in various friendly contests.
+'''The Flying Horse''' is a pub in [[Jubilee Terrace]], [[Weatherfield]]. The pub was originally owned by brewery [[Newton & Ridley]] and opened in 1850 as "The Flying Dutchman". For patriotic reasons the name was changed in [[1905]].
+It is close to the [[Rovers Return Inn|Rovers Return]] in [[Coronation Street (Weatherfield)|Coronation Street]] and in the 1970s and 1980s it was usually where the Rovers regulars went when they couldn't drink at their local. The pubs enjoyed a friendly rivalry and occasionally competed in contests, including several Pub Olympics, a tug-of-war in [[1967]], a football game in [[1969]], a barbershop quartet competition in [[1980]] and a talent contest in [[1984]]. The Rovers usually won, only losing out to the Flying Horse in the tug-of-war.
-==History==
-In 1850 [[Newton & Ridley]] opened the pub as "The Flying Dutchman" at the corner of [[Jubilee Terrace]] in [[Weatherfield]]. The name was changed in [[1905]] to "The Flying Horse" for patriotic reasons. Like the [[Rovers Return Inn]], the Flying Horse was owned by Newton & Ridley and both pubs were around the same size, although as of [[1999]] it had a function room, while the Rovers did't.
+The two pubs have also shared staff. In [[1970]], Rovers barmaid [[Betty Williams|Betty Turpin]] briefly worked at the Flying Horse when landlady [[Annie Walker]] accused her of theft, while in [[1989]] Rovers landlady [[Bet Gilroy]] took a barmaid's position at the Flying Horse when she fell out with her husband [[Alec Gilroy]].
-Past landlord and landladies have included [[Eric Blunt]], [[Freda Barry]] and [[Tony Hayes]].
+More recently, [[Roy Cropper|Roy]] proposed to [[Hayley Cropper|Hayley Paterson]] during a 70s pop party in the Flying Horse's function room in [[1999]], and a pub crawl on [[Tyrone Dobbs]]'s stag night in [[2009]] included a visit to the Flying Horse.
-===Rovers rivalry===
-Perhaps inevitably because of their proximity to each other, drinkers came and went between the Rovers and the Flying Horse. When the Rovers was under the strict rule of landlady [[Annie Walker]], the Rovers regulars boycotted the pub in favour of the Flying Horse more than once. Rovers barmaid [[Betty Williams|Betty Turpin]] briefly worked at the Flying Horse when Annie accused her of theft in [[1970]], and the landlady [[Bet Gilroy]] took a barmaid's position at the Flying Horse when she fell out with her husband [[Alec Gilroy]] in [[1989]].
-The two pubs often competed in pub Olympics and other games, including a tug-of-war in [[1967]], which the Flying Horse won, but the Rovers usually won, in other events including a football game in [[1969]]. Other events included a barbershop quartet competition in [[1980]] and a talent contest in [[1984]].
 ==Staff==
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 ===Licencees===
-*[[Eric Blunt]] (1972).
+*[[Eric Blunt]] (1972)
-*[[Fred Barry]] (1974).
+*[[Fred Barry]] (1974)
-*[[Tony Hayes]] (1980).
+*[[Tony Hayes]] (1980)
-*[[Marge (Flying Horse landlady)|Marge]] (1989).
+*[[Marge (Flying Horse landlady)|Marge]] (1989)
 ===Barmaids===
-*[[Anita Reynolds]] (1970).
+*[[Anita Reynolds]] (1970)
-*[[Betty Williams|Betty Turpin]] (1970).
+*[[Betty Williams|Betty Turpin]] (1970)
-*[[Sharon Duffy]] (1972).
+*[[Sharon Duffy]] (1972)
-*[[Alma Walsh]] (1978).
+*[[Alma Walsh]] (1978)
-*[[Linda Cheveski]] (1984).
+*[[Linda Cheveski]] (1984)
-*[[Bet Gilroy]] (1989).
+*[[Bet Gilroy]] (1989)
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+[[Category:Bars]]
 [[Category:Weatherfield]]
-[[Category:Bars]]