• Windle Pub

Posted: **Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:18 pm**

The Windle pub opened for the last time of Friday 15 August.
Its now boarded up with metal screens on the windows.
Anyone know what is going to happen?

Posted: **Wed Aug 20, 2025 4:18 pm**

Is that the one near the junction of Hard Lane and City Road where many years ago there was a Hatton's car dealership?

Posted: **Wed Aug 20, 2025 8:36 pm**

HORT wrote: Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:18 pm The Windle pub opened for the last time of Friday 15 August.
Its now boarded up with metal screens on the windows.
Anyone know what is going to happen?

As an aside, is your dog called Sox/Socks?

Posted: **Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:17 pm**

Alan wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 4:18 pm Is that the one near the junction of Hard Lane and City Road where many years ago there was a Hatton's car dealership?

I believe it was Ashalls - a Ford dealership in the 50s onward.

Posted: **Fri Aug 22, 2025 8:54 am**

Singe to answer your question, yes its Socks.

Posted: **Sat Aug 23, 2025 2:07 pm**

HORT wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 8:54 am Singe to answer your question, yes its Socks.

Was up in St Helens last week for a day and had a meal at the Abbey.
A guy left later in the evening with a dog he called Socks - looked just like the picture you posted of yourself....

Posted: **Sat Aug 23, 2025 3:44 pm**

ozziew wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:17 pm
Alan wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 4:18 pm Is that the one near the junction of Hard Lane and City Road where many years ago there was a Hatton's car dealership?
I believe it was Ashalls - a Ford dealership in the 50s onward.

Yes, it was Ashalls, not Hattons

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2025 7:26 am**

Alan wrote: Sat Aug 23, 2025 3:44 pm
ozziew wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:17 pm
Alan wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 4:18 pm Is that the one near the junction of Hard Lane and City Road where many years ago there was a Hatton's car dealership?
I believe it was Ashalls - a Ford dealership in the 50s onward.
Yes, it was Ashalls, not Hattons

Hatton's was on Knowsley Rd?

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2025 8:28 am**

Boarded up.

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2025 8:30 am**

Posted: **Tue Aug 26, 2025 12:04 pm**

pics not appearing Hort

Hold on they just have after 3 minutes.

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2025 9:24 am**

After being told it was closing for good It appears it opens next Friday.

Posted: **Sat Sep 13, 2025 7:11 pm**

ozziew wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:17 pm
Alan wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 4:18 pm Is that the one near the junction of Hard Lane and City Road where many years ago there was a Hatton's car dealership?
I believe it was Ashalls - a Ford dealership in the 50s onward.

Singe wrote: Sun Aug 24, 2025 7:26 am
Alan wrote: Sat Aug 23, 2025 3:44 pm
ozziew wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:17 pm
I believe it was Ashalls - a Ford dealership in the 50s onward.
Yes, it was Ashalls, not Hattons
Hatton's was on Knowsley Rd?

Hatton's was for a short while a BMC (Austin) dealership on Prescot Road although they had also traded as Dentons as a (BMC)Triumph dealership on Dentons Green Lane, just opposite Suttons Haulage's Jaguar dealership. The only dealership I can remember on Knowsley Road was Broughtons, agents for Rootes Group situated next door to Remploy and facing Rivington Road. Sorry for any mistaken memories!

Posted: **Sat Sep 13, 2025 8:09 pm**

ozziew wrote: Sat Sep 13, 2025 7:11 pm
ozziew wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:17 pm
Alan wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 4:18 pm Is that the one near the junction of Hard Lane and City Road where many years ago there was a Hatton's car dealership?
I believe it was Ashalls - a Ford dealership in the 50s onward.
Singe wrote: Sun Aug 24, 2025 7:26 am
Alan wrote: Sat Aug 23, 2025 3:44 pm

Yes, it was Ashalls, not Hattons
Hatton's was on Knowsley Rd?
Hatton's was for a short while a BMC (Austin) dealership on Prescot Road although they had also traded as Dentons as a (BMC)Triumph dealership on Dentons Green Lane, just opposite Suttons Haulage's Jaguar dealership. The only dealership I can remember on Knowsley Road was Broughtons, agents for Rootes Group situated next door to Remploy and facing Rivington Road. Sorry for any mistaken memories!

Broughton's that's right - thanks. Think the had Peugeot?

Posted: **Sun Sep 14, 2025 9:32 am**

Yes, Peugeot was added to the british Rootes Group range in the 1970s by Chrysler, USA. The original range (Humber, Hillman, Singer, Sunbeam, Talbot, Commer and Karrier) was already in financial difficulties from the mid 60s along with most of British Industry and Chrysler's rescue was no real help.

Posted: **Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:10 am**

Ah you've brought back a memory from 1963. I bought my first car from Hattons, a1952 Series 2 Morris Oxford

Posted: **Mon Sep 29, 2025 9:31 pm**

Alan wrote: Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:10 am Ah you've brought back a memory from 1963. I bought my first car from Hattons, a1952 Series 2 Morris Oxford

was that the one that looked like a larger version of the Morris Minor?

there's a youtube video of someone that fully restored that model Oxford included a Chevy V8 5.7 litre engine.

with money being no object I'll bet you'd like to have one of these?

V8 Morris Oxford link here...

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:02 pm**

Series 2 was the one that followed the one that looked like the large Morris Minor. Maybe I've got its production date wrong and it was a 1955 version

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2025 1:07 pm**

Alan wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:02 pm Series 2 was the one that followed the one that looked like the large Morris Minor. Maybe I've got its production date wrong and it was a 1955 version

India's best loved car the Hindustan Ambassador aka Morris Oxford series II.

see it here in the UK in 2025 full youtube video A series II in England 2025 as an Hindustan Ambassador link here...

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:12 am**

The windle is constantly opening and closing probably due to terrible food and overpriced beer.
You could open it yourself with a couple of grand down payment.
Anyway why turn it into a topic about car dealerships?
Have you no sense of propriety?

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