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The Sandknockers caused some schoolboy sniggers when I attended nearby Alice Ingham School between 1974 and 1976 but the name actually derived from a local trade of crushing local sandstone to produce sand. Despite a genuine historical connection with the area the pub was only named that in 1973, before which it was another Red Lion.
The pub was actually on the near side of Wardle Road coming from Littleborough and always looked more impressive with its whitewashed walls than the Bull's Head on the opposite side. However it began to struggle in the last decade. In 2003 the landlord decided that painting it banana yellow would revive its fortunes. When that didn't work it changed its name to the Spring Mill Tavern and tried to become a live music venue. In 2009 it closed for good and the building is up for sale for retail use.
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