The Parkside, seen here in 1971, still stands on the corner of Lloyd Street South and Parkside Road. This was the closest pub to Maine Road and probably the biggest, though definitely not the best, pre-match boozer. Blues will remember the collection on the door "for the kids" by the burly bouncers.
I certainly recall one memorable pre-match as a youth, when my dad dragged me and a couple of mates in here for a good gawp at a buxom stripper doing a turn for some lucky birthday boy who ended up stood on the pool table with his trollies down.
Parkside, Lloyd Street South, Moss Side. (c) Gene Hunt at flickr.
I certainly recall one memorable pre-match as a youth, when my dad dragged me and a couple of mates in here for a good gawp at a buxom stripper doing a turn for some lucky birthday boy who ended up stood on the pool table with his trollies down.
Parkside, Lloyd Street South. (c) stephenbroadhurst at flickr.
An even fonder memory was bumping into the late, great Malcolm Allison in about 2000 after a particularly satisfying 5-0 thrashing of Everton. The old fella was clearly not in the best of health but that didn't stop him chatting with pestering blues and enjoying a couple of cigars with his post-match pints.
Parkside, Lloyd Street South. (c) Google 2011. View Larger Map.
Like the majority of the Maine Road pubs in Moss Side and Rusholme, the Parkside didn't last too long without the custom from 20-30 match days per year. There was a convenient fire in the pub soon after City left Maine Road, which led to the conversion into flats - thankfully retaining some signage as a mark of respect to the old place.
Magnificent building - one of the most impressive in the Manchester area. Presumably the interior had been thoroughly gutted over the years.
ReplyDeletemy nana was a cleaner at the parkside till she retired in 1978
ReplyDeleteMy Dad Jim Thompson was a frequent drinker in the Parkside, customers still holding a reunion but sadly not in the Parkside.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandma lived in Parkside Rd.. I remember the pub at the end of the road.. 1960/70’s ..when my Gran was younger she’d go to the Parkside for a ‘Blob’( hot toddy) & to place a beg on the horses apparently.
ReplyDeleteAs a sixteen year old pupil at Ducie Tech school we went there at lunchtime. I used to have a pint of draught Bass, then leg it back to school usually 5 or 10 minutes late. I remember Mr Staziker the woodwork teacher up close to me but thank God he didn't smell alcohol. A great pub.
ReplyDeleteI used to go there before/after City games back in the 90s and remember when we played Millwall in the FA Cup. All the Milwall supporters surrounded the place and there were police on horses. They were bombarding the place with bricks (the windows had cages on thankfully) and we were all locked inside. Years later, the pub was converted into flats and I ended up living there!
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