The Hare & Hounds, Kingstanding Road, 1988

“… my Uncle Jack Buck was the Landlord there for many years.My Dad Douglas and his pals spent many happy times there they were keen pigeon fliers and held a club there for local pigeon fanciers.”

“I used to live there from around 1970 – 1982 ish, my Father was the licensee John Thomas Buck and my Mother was Joan. I have many many fond recollections of living there and many of the regulars and staff too.”

“My dad, Bill Bailey (wont you come home) was the secretary of everything there; bowls, crib, darts, fishing, run the OAP club and bingo. … I bowled with my mom and dad and played every Wednesday and Saturday, loved that bowls club. My uncle Jack used to be the green keeper. … my Nan, Floss McKenzie used to prop up the bar in the corner, known as Floss’s corner. … Does anyone remember the piggery next to the post office where Rushden Croft is now”

“… there were two terraces down to the centre terrace, that’s the top one, a flight of stairs a narrow terrace, another flight of steps then the big centre terrace then there was another flight steps, a narrow terrace then another set steps to terrace that the bowling club house was on then down again onto the green.”

“My grandparents Roland & Edith Hurley … drank there regularly with their friends – Tom & Marcia & Fred & Beulah Rochelle’s from the butchers shop.”

“My Dad, Ted Floyd, used the pub as his after work relaxing place”