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The Royal George was situated at 137 Rochdale Road. Present from1839 till 1964 when it was demolished, ln 1861 was also called Hatters Call. It was renamed the Royal George. In 1868 the then landlord got into trouble when the police reported that men were going into the beer house dressed as women and there were other irregularities! And prostitutes also favoured the ambience of the Royal George. So they found a new landlord and it reverted back to the Hatters Call. 1886 it became the Royal George again and closed in 1962 and is now grassed land, Landlords from 1950s to late 60s were 1953-54 Charlotte Eccles, 54-55 Reginald Walker, 55-60 Doris Murday, 60-61 Helen Goodier, 61-62 Ellen Crowther.

Source: Anne O'Connor

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