![]() Off Licence
With the changes in the 1990s small, family owned off licences faced acute competition. The Albert Inn closed down in 2001 and was empty for many years. It was later a shop selling Polish food but at the time of writing it is vacant. Andy Jones remembers: 'The Albert was my local 'Offy'. At the Albert, beer, cider, lager, sherry and wine were all on draught to take away, as well as bottles and cans. The Albert sold a host of grocery items and cigarettes. In the 1970s a chest freezer was installed and Walls ice cream and Birds Eye products could now also be obtained.' Note: Albert Street was one of the few Redfield streets subject to redevelopment and all of its terraced houses were demolished between 1967 and 1973. |