Let's start off with three views of Bolton town centre from my postcard collection.
Going back in time, here's Knowsley Street, circa 1927. As one can see, Bolton once had trams.
Car no. 46 is seen in the town centre.
A peep inside the depot.
Buses replaced Bolton's trams. Here's the bus station in the 1930s.
A Bolton Corporation Leyland, no. 358, on service.
A more modern Bolton bus, no. 15, a Leyland Leopard, seen in 1968 (Les Flint).
Bolton Corporation was incorporated into SELNEC (later Greater Manchester) PTE.
Some more PTE buses in Bolton.
Lancashire United Transport ran into Bolton.
LUT got taken over by the PTE.
Firstbus later gained control.
Other major operators included Arriva and Stagecoach.
Another big company was the "new" Lancashire United, later to become Transdev.
Shearings once had a share of the buses serving Bolton. This later became Timeline.
A former municipal running into Bolton was Hyndburn, from Accrington.
Other companies that have served Bolton have included Blue Bus, Bolton Coachways, Cumfybus, Evag Cannon, Maytree Travel and South Lancs Travel.
Now it's time for a look at Bolton's beer scene. Magee Marshall's brewery has long closed.
Our first pub is the Clifton Arms, seen in the 1920s and in 1991. It has since closed.
There were two pubs called the Anchor. Both have since closed.
I believe that the Bowling Green is still serving pints, though not Wilson's these days.
The Millstone is a Holt's tied house.
There's a Wetherspoons, the Spinning Mule.
The Swan Hotel's Barristers Bar has a good selection of real ales.
It would have been nice to have concluded this post at the Howcroft Inn, but wwe can't as it has been shut since 2012.
What a shame! Never mind, we'll get to pastures new in the next post.
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