I used to work in the Abbey Tavern
I grew up a mile down the road from the Abbey and then it was "oh, the Abbey."

If it wasn't in Barrow it would be one of the most visited places in the UK.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:17, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

My only memory of Barrow.
Given I've never been there is this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=420UecB2YZQ&feature=related

Ring any bells?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:19, Reply)

Yes!
The guy who wrote the advert was called Mike Burns, and he was once a bus driver in Barrow.

His younger brother Dave (who I knew vaguely) was one of the animators for Gorrilaz.

That's about Barrow's only claim to fame, unless I become a mass murderer.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:26, Reply)

So
Did they rebuild the bus depot after the monster ate it?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:27, Reply)

No
It fell down in 1989 and there's now a DFS or similar on the site.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:32, Reply)

I'll bet the monster damaged the structure.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:34, Reply)

Possibly
I got out of the place in 1987.

It's not a bad town, but it lives somewhere back in time.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:46, Reply)

The Abbey Tavern!
I'm so sad it's closed.
That bloke with the dog and the Slovakian wife ruined it.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 21:20, Reply)