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hi my anscestors years ago name edge used to keep the mistletoe inn which was in victoria street northwood stoke on trent the street is now name cardwell street. iwondered if anyone as any information on it and know where i could get a photo of it please it would be much appreciated thank you sophie 03
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hello sophie
i,ve just had a google round looking for the mistletoe inn and casn,t find it but there is a holly bush inn on the corner ofkeelings rd and cardwell st it appears to be the only pub in cardwell rd , the thing is did you want an old photo of mistletoe inn or a modern one ?
trevor
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hello trevor thanks for your reply the mistletoe in was half way down cardwell street it is no longer a pub it was an old photo that we wanted but to manage to get any would be good. thanks again trevor sophie
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evening sophie
just been on google street view theres a large house painted blue &white which still has the iron frame for a pub sign attached to the wall if you havent done so have a look
trevor
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hi trevor thank you very much i will do that thanks for your help sophie
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hi sophie
no probs ,hope it,s the right place ,would you post a message just to let me know if it is or not will keep looking to see if i can find an old photo some how , by the way it might be worth getting in touch wiyh the stoke main library sometimes they carry old photos only from my own experience where i lived in colchester i got some photos dating back to the 1800,s it,s worth a try
best wishes trevor
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hi trevor yes it is the right place thank you so much iwill get in touch with the library to see if there is an old photo of it but if you do manage to find one can you let me know please thanks again it is much appreciated sophie
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evening sophie
i,m so pleased it is the place , i have googled stoke on trent pubs and there is a bit on pubs that have closed down it seems every one but the one you want , will keep looking for you and of course let you know if i find anything .
best wishes trevor
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me yet again
just a thought what era did your rellies live at the mistletoe and have you done a census search for them ?
take a look at this site www.thepotteries.org it,s got loads of stuff on there you may be able to get help through it
trevor
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ps me yet again!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
just had alook at the central library site for stoke it has a link to the archives site they have a photo archive on there , fingers crossed good hunting
trevor
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hello trevor thanks a lot for your help again . i will have a look at that site that you told me about i dont really know for sure what years he was at the pub unfortunatly at a guess it may have been in the 1950s but not sure at all may have been earlier and as everyone now have gone cannot ask anyone thanks for your help again best wishes sophie
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:) I was born and brought up in northwood, living in jervis street. I remember all of the pubs in northwood including the mistletoe in cardwell street. The pub was situated on the right hand side as you went down cardwell street and my friend lived about 5 doors from the pub at number 36.
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hi thank you very much for the information on the mistletoe my ancestors also kept another pub in northwood situated in bold street it was called the lamb and flag inn at number 31 which as long gone thank you sophie
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Dear Sophie. I just stumbled across your old thread after I was searching for the Mistletoe pub. Did you ever find a photo? If so, any chance I could see it, please? My father lived immediately behind it in the late 40s on Birch Street. Thank you.
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The Mistletoe Inn in Victoria Street, Stoke on Trent was around in 1939 as it is on the 1939 Register. You can do a street search on the 1939 Register.
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Thomas Roberts was running this pub in 1911.
I looked at the original image and it actually mentions the Mistletoe Inn at the bottom of the page in the address section.
56 Victoria St Hanley Stoke-On-Trent, Hanley, Staffordshire & Worcestershire
Thomas Roberts born 1881 Southport Staffs
Teresa Roberts also born 1881 Hanley Staffs
Son Willie Roberts born 1904 Hanley Staffs
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You could try contacting the Stoke on Trent City Archives to see if they have any photos of pubs
https://www.familytreeresources.com/stoke-on-trent-city-archives.html
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Hi Gavin..
Unfortunately no...we ve not found a photo...we.ve been looking for years...if we ever find one...I.ll let you know
Regards
Sophie
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Hi girl guide,
Thanks for the interesting tips...I.ll definitely give them a try...we havent give up yet...as soon as the archives are open again..we will go and look
Regards
Sophie
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I remember the Mistletoe as i used to work in the area. I think it closed in the early 1990's. There is a house down on Bold Street that used to be a pub. I don't know if that is the Lamb and Flag though. It is the white one by the alley at 75 Bold street.
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Hi zen
Thank you for your tips on how to find the pubs..very interesting
Unfortunatley the white house in bold street wasnt the" lamb and flag",,it was "the rising sun" which went years ago,,,
we have been up northwood today,and looked up and down the streets,,went to have a look at the mistletoe inn,,,the pub has long gone ,but the bracket still on the wall where the pub sign used to be,,we,ve taken some photos.
thanks again
sophie
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Now you mention it I think I remember it as the Rising Sun. I used to work on the council around Northwood from around 1978 and was quite familiar with all those steep streets. There was also the Cross Keys, The Cross Guns and I think the Sneyd Arms. A lot of pubs for a small area.
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Hi Zen Thank you for your message we saw the Cross Guns it is still going , but the Holly bush as finished and also the Cross Keys , the wheatsheaf stores is still operating , yes there is a lot of steep slopes in Northwood Thanks a lot Sophie
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It came to me last night that the pub I thought of as the Sneyd Arms was in fact the Albert
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Hi Zen Yes i remember the Albert Inn it was in Mount street i think its been turned into flats now , i think The Lamb and flag in Bold street was where the old folks bungalows are now thanks a lot Sophie