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The Jamaica

Date of photo: 1986

Picture source: Maurice Rigby


The Jamaica was situated on the corner of Vauxhall Road and Gem Street.
My Grandad (James Melia) was publican of the Jamaica between the wars and during WWII. My Dad (John Melia), the youngest of 5 children, was born upstairs in the pub in 1930. He used to tell stories of Grandad's sporting almanac which was kept behind the bar to settle arguments about football scores and remembered the pub's windows being blown out during WWII but no-one being worried about looting so they weren't boarded up.
Paul Melia (August 2017)

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Name Dates Comments
Ann Crowley 1962/1966 My mother was landlady of this pub. Her name was Alma Giblin. She died in Feb 66'. She was only 39. Fond memories of living there.
Jimmy Gilbin 1979/1982 Dad's brother Patrick and wife Alma ran the pub in the 1960s was a customer in there when worked in light body street across the road in scrapyard great pub
 
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Picture source: Russell Judge