Keith and Barbara Slater of the Pump and Truncheon, Bonny Street, glad to be back in business following the Grab City fire. | National World

placeholder image — Keith and Barbara Slater of the Pump and Truncheon, Bonny Street, glad to be back in business following the Grab City fire. | National World

25 memorable lost retro scenes of Blackpool pubs The Hop Inn and Pump and Truncheon

Digital Journalist

Published 27th Jun 2024, 11:00 BST

Two of Blackpool’s greatest pubs were The Hop Inn and Pump and Truncheon.

They were two town centre boozers, typical community pubs with darts teams, football teams and where you could put the world to rights. The Pump and Truncheon is now the Number 13 and The Hop Inn is a dental surgery. These picture memories take us right back to those days. Are you pictured?

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