The Showboat, Pendlebury

This pub was one of the best, if not the best, in the north of England. It was a typical 'boozer' catering for all types of working [and non-working] class clientele. The 'barrelage' was unsurpassed even for pubs four times the size of the Showboat. The original name of the place was the Shepherds Arms until a local man by the name of Melvyn Percival bought the pub from Walkers Brewery and re-named it to it's better known local nickname 'The Showboat' It's had a somewhat coloured and chequered past - too lengthy to recall in this short space but, one day a book may be written about some of the hilarious, and deadly serious, events that took place in the premises. The death knell of the pub was sounded by the gross stupidity of the breweries compounded by the equally ineptitude knowledge of successive governmnts. percy pig.

11 Mar 2009 16:45