Bygone Pubs - The Stags Head - Bolton

The final look inside The Stags Head in Deane Bolton before the inevitable.
A once thriving taphouse with a vast array of ales and characters now just a derelict carcas awaiting demolition.
The Music:
Tiptoe out the back - Dan Lebowitz
Running Waters by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommon...)
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Castleshire - Chris Haugen
Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommon...)
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Blue Creek Trail - Dan Lebowitz
The Urban Collective
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[@dawnroberts1273]

I spent all my childhood and young adult hood in this pub. I miss the place, and the people. It use to be loved by so many people. My dad spent everymoment he could here. Wish it was still around for me to remember him by. Thank you for creating this video. Means a lot!

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

You my friend are more than welcome. This comment means my missiin is complete. Thank you. Clarky.

[@streakylean]

Used to spend many a night in there coming back to see my mum whilst on leave. Amazing pub for amazing people.

[@Andman_of_Adelaide]

Worked in that place for 2 years whilst at the old Bolton Institute.... The keg room was behind the bar on the ground level - so no basement! A good, old fashioned back street boozer with a ton of characters and decent people. They had a couple of DJ nights each week and the place was absolutely banging... Heavy metal on Wednesday nights and Phil the DJ on THURSDAYS (I think - half of Deane were in that place on those nights! Great video - love the work and great memories

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cheers m8 thanks for the history!

[@ShikiraPressley]

Those pictures are priceleless - people's memories coming to life if they are hopefully still with us now??. Music compliation you chose - right on the pump!!! My father was an alchie from Notts county but died when I was 4 in 1977 only to be bought up by a w..k step-father (a different story altogether), I love old places yet pubs especially because they were always the hub of community yet closing down all the time because of social cleansing/nanny state. So relieved you didn't go up those stairs I had visions of you coming to harm and can't have that as we need you around forever to do of these fantastic journies.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Tha k you very much m8. I really love doing the pubs in fact they are my favourites as I grew up in and around them as a nipper (probs where I get the dodgy hybrid accent) lol but yeah I realised nobody was doing them yet they are one of the most important social gathering grounds we have and since socialisation itself is being attacked by our handlers I figured someone needs to do it ya know. Cheers

[@ShikiraPressley]

@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt You totally R*O*C*K‼️your accent is genuine and full of character no matter of hybid speach - means nothing (only that you are unique in your own individual way!) be proud of that - I love hearing a proper northern accent in Surrey it's obsolete and everyone tends to be warble and nonsensical!!!

[@lilgeorge34]

It was a lovely pub in the 70s-80s when I used to go in.

[@PaulLea]

Amazing how a place can get so buggered so fast, great clip Dr Clarke, love the excellent beginning and spot on sound effects.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Nice one brother glad you stuck around man much appreciated r kid!

[@nicolapierpoint8679]

Spent some weekends in here back when I was 18 brilliant pub thanks for showing me just gutted it’s another pub gone 😔 got some pictures as-well somewhere.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Nice one Nicola for watching and taking the time to comment please send us the pics on facebook If youd like me to add them to the collection a lot of people would appreciate that m8!

[@stevesrepairs3815]

Thanks for that mate I went there in the mid eighties and it was buzzin'. All the best Stevie

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Yeah Ive heard some cracking tales since posting this video m8!

[@neilharrison3187]

Got barred from there back in the 90's

[@markwall6651]

Top vid Clarky, another one loved then trashed pub (why?🤷‍♂️). Superb transitions as well!

[@nealsingleton4710]

Sad to see the state of the pub. It was run by my great great great grandfather, John Platt from the 1850’s and then by his wife Mary Ann and daughters Nancy and Mary (Hough) until after 1911 which is when the last publicly available Census was taken. I hope that the building can be preserved / conserved.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

No way man Im hlad you got to see the vid then m8!

[@chaddy1969]

Decent boozer, had two rooms.The main room and a smaller one on the front with the pool table in. Remember Monday nights back in the late 80s people came to Deane from all over. The pubs were rammed, good times with good people.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Yep I can imagine m8. Call me paranoid but it seems as though this bullshit at the minute is a final push to totally iradicate the old school family run boozer full stop.

[@chaddy1969]

@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt You're not wrong mate. There used to be a rake of pubs on Deane. The Queen Anne's still going and the Vulcans a top old school boozer. Hope they manage to keep going when this bollocks is over.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

@@chaddy1969 Same here coz Im gagging for a few scoops.

[@Falconurbex]

Np mate ur welcome thanks for the awesome video

[@tanismaul]

had my first pint in here..rock night on a Wednesday in the late 80s

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Quality Im glad you found our vid then m8 take care man.

[@jonnymingham3119]

Loved this pub. Went in here sunday evenings on our way home and listening to people butcher songs on karaoke. Then got older watching bolton games when we was in the premiership I knew kelly davies would have to be on here somehow

[@neilharrison3187]

Noticed at 1.15 top knobuless head Paul Carr with Jack daniels t.shirt .

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Haha mint!

[@Soulman-ye4vl]

My old watering hole in the 70's and 80's .Terrible shame to see it in this state . I remember the bowling green which eventually was made into the car park .

[@mickdebergerac1143]

I remember when Graeme used to run/own it. Jo Fearne and her husband/boyfriend managed it. They had a great two day festival in the late 80's early90's with bands on, Lost Boys, Mad Racket, Lieutenant pigeon I seem to recall. I live abroad now and don't miss the place as it is now, but had good memories of then I can see Harry "The Bastard" on one of the band pics and Angie is the red head at the bar and pictured with the some girls and the black guy was into star trek if I remember right...

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Hahaaa Harry the basterd lol I love the stories and memories my videos evoke!

[@neilharrison3187]

Black guy thing is Carl AKA Benny from willows Lane & was a treckie.

[@naui_diver9290]

Bloody fookin sad! Rock night in the early 80's on wednesdays I reckon...

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Most definitely m8 I fear with the current climate we will be the last generation to experience this type of Great British Boozer!

[@tonea1976]

Bought my first pint in there 91 aged 15 in the pool room at back . Got be hundreds of years old clarky it's one the oldest parts of bolton you should checked deane parish out over road grave from 1500s

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

I'm Deffo gonna check that out soon m8 nice one!

[@charleebrown6406]

Such a shame most punters gone now. It's a strange fate of affairs. Smashing vids as usual though but it makes us all think we're all visitors or care takers. Nice one.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cheers Charlee!

[@neilharrison3187]

Top vdeo by the way lads please do some more in Bowton.

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Oh we have m8 and still have plenty to do also tk it easy brother!

[@carlhaydock1787]

Lostock arms

[@goosexploring]

Nice vid again.. love how you show before n after pictures shame it's been trashed though.... keep them coming 👌

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Cheers brother much appreciated!

[@lilgeorge34]

Been in here the 70s 80s 90s

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

You cant beat the atmosphere in an old great british boozer.

[@Falconurbex]

I use to DJ in there mate we past by it last week and it's all metal sheeted off so u carnt get in now awesome video bro

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Nice one brother glad you enjoyed it man!

[@mickdebergerac1143]

You missed the fact that there was actually two sets of stairs. The lower basement was underneath the boarded off set and had a very old well underneath. There was also the old tunnel connecting the Stag with the old church across the road. If you want to know more, let me know. I can tell some names of people in the pictures as well if you are interested

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Yeah I heard about this well pal so was that in one of the parts access then like?

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

We couldnt access sorry!

[@mickdebergerac1143]

Hi Clarky. Looking at the vid you missed the entrance by inches. They were stone stairs down at the end of where the bar was

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

@@mickdebergerac1143 hNo way man I new there was something Ud missed!

[@mickdebergerac1143]

Where the bar used to be, to the left through a doorway then slight left again was a stairway down. Stone steps. At the bottom behind the original stairs was a well full of water. I know because I went down there many times. I also saw the blocked tunnel leading to the church down there. Your a good guy matey, I love what you are doing. That pub is somewhere I spent a LOT of time at. Keep doing this and I hope councils and people realise how important your vids and commentary are and pay you to document our history.

[@naui_diver9290]

Fred dibnah knocked back more than a few

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Oh Yes!

[@Falconurbex]

As u came in the front door the bar was on the right hand side so where u showed that white pilla it was to rite of that and as ur facing the whit pilla from the windows that was a little stage area

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Quality cheers for the headsup m8!

[@Falconurbex]

@@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt ur welcome bro do u know of any easy places around Oxford Road or deans Gate we can go film at pal

[@abandonedexploration5397]

I think this building is now under demolition in 2019

[@carlhaydock1787]

If you get caught what could happen?

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Slap on the wrist m8!

[@PiglipsMaximus]

You won't get any original vibes anymore after BS covid. Pubs will be full of millennials and their stupid ballon-air drugs. I miss a good old smoky pub

[@TheUrbanCollectiveWeFilmIt]

Me too m8.