Posted by Norman on 18/10/2026, 1:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Ian Turnbull's Photo from 1982 as a weekend header "
The 'White Lead' was a nickname because of all the white dust landing on the Hotel from the Lead Works across the road.
As Peter said the Hotel's real name was the 'Royal Hotel'.
When they changed its name to 'Dougies Tavern' I thought 'what an inappropriate name that is' because we dont have Taverns in the North of England. Today its back to being called 'The White Lead' which is much better.
