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The Prince Of Wales was situated on Hope Street. Also known as Batties.

This pub was called the Drum And Monkey before it was the Prince of Wales! My Grandfather Fred Todd was a regular in there, and at that time there was a drum, and a false monkeys head in the bar. When it was decided to change the name, the landlord gave my grandfather the monkey's head as a memento, and someone else got the drum. My grandfather still had the monkeys head when I was young (I was born in 1951) and he used to let me play with it. He must have told a newer landlord about it and he asked if he could have the head back, so he gave it to him. I don't know what happened to it after that!

Ray Todd (March 2012)

I remember the Drum. My grandad, my dad and others used to go down to the Drum on a Sunday just before lunch. We used to live in Chestnut Grove. Thornaby. Everyone is scattered around now. Some have passed away. We now live in Australia.

Sheila Smith (December 2024)

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