Carr's Pasties.

[TANGODANCER]

A name synonymous with Bolton for many years and always cropping up in threads, I offer a short history (brought about by the fact I had a couple of their products for supper last night) :

The original Carr's Pasty empire was started by Joe Carr and his wife. It was a small red-painted shop almost opposite the Lord Raglan pub on Halliwell Road. The shop had flag-flooring, double windows with a couple of trays of their products, a counter, an old fashioned till and not much else. The family lived further down the road just around the corner from Hobart Street next door to a gents hairdressers (barber-shop actually) "Fishers" if memory serves.

There were six children in the family (in age order) Margaret, David, Bernard, Kathleen (who died tragically young), Veronica and John. All went to St Josephs school and Bernard and Kathleen (up to her death) were in my class. If Memory serves again, David and Bernard went on to Thornleigh. David eventually married the daughter of the people next door but one to my mother's house. They used to provide evening "refreshments" at local church socials at St Josephs apart from their day-to-day shop hours. The business existed in that family for many years with the family all working as staff.

Now, as everyone knows, they have a large outlet on Bolton Market, a factory on Manchester Road and, a couple of years ago, I was amazed to see an outlet in Benidorm Spain. When I think of the hours and graft they put into the business it's nice to see them doing so well. A straight-up family enterprise making it by sheer perseverance and hard work.

Here's to the good old Bolton pasty.

[hisroyalgingerness]

always cropping up in threads

yeah, by you

[Soldier_Of_The_White_Army]

I think I speak for all of us unlucky enough to live in the shitty south when I say.






Just don't post any pictures!!!

[TANGODANCER]

always cropping up in threads

yeah, by you

Just pure coincidence. Then again, tell me anybody in Bolton who hasn't had one.

[communistworkethic]

what about a Ye Olde Pasite Shoppe history too then?

[TANGODANCER]

what about a Ye Olde Pasite Shoppe history too then?

Have to leave that to a townie. I remember it always being there from teenage years and Saturday nights there was a queue a mile long, but that's it. Any takers?

[bobby5]

June's Home Bake on Wigan Road does a fine pastie too

[TANGODANCER]

I think I speak for all of us unlucky enough to live in the shitty south when I say.
Just don't post any pictures!!!

You're in the wrong mob Soldier.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I think I speak for all of us unlucky enough to live in the shitty south when I say.






Just don't post any pictures!!!

When my relatives visit, they tend to bring supplies in a cool-bag which are then tenderly placed in the freezer for future use. Indeed I have a sticker off a Carr's Pasties bag on the side of my work monitor.

[enfieldwhite]

Across the generations.

I went to school with Paul Carr, both at St Joseph's Primary and Thornleigh. Mind, that was 24 years ago.

When I go home and visit the mother in law, I always get lunch from Carr's. Two pastie barms.

[americantrotter]

AAAAGGGGHHHH! Lucky bastards. Can't get a pastie at all in this godforsaken country.

[Verbal]

Around Bath you can't move for cornish pasty refectories. Not even a patch on good old Carrs.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Perhaps comeone should do a cover of Tubeway Army's Cars and pastify the lyrics...

[a1]

Perhaps comeone should do a cover of Tubeway Army's Cars and pastify the lyrics...

or gary newman's ..

eating a carrs , i feel safest of all ..

[runningonbravado]

Mo's Bakery on Mornington Road shits over anything else

[CrazyHorse]

Mo's Bakery on Mornington Road shits over anything else

I hear what you're saying though your wording makes me want to never, ever eat there.

[cowdrill]

Mo's Bakery on Mornington Road shits over anything else

I hear what you're saying though your wording makes me want to never, ever eat there.

can i have my pie without shit all over it Mo?


please?!