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Grrr.... why do pub names have to be sooo boring, like 'The White Hart' or 'The Hare and Hounds'?
What would you call a pub, if you had one?
I like 'Slap & Tickle', (one of that name in Tibshelf), 'The Silent Woman' (of Aldery fame) and 'The Dog House' (as in, 'where's Dad?' He's in t'Dog 'ouse!'.
What would you call a pub, if you had one?
I like 'Slap & Tickle', (one of that name in Tibshelf), 'The Silent Woman' (of Aldery fame) and 'The Dog House' (as in, 'where's Dad?' He's in t'Dog 'ouse!'.
In reply to Rosie A:
There used to be this pub in Shoreditch... well, you know what a lot of the pubs there feature. (I'll give you a clue - burds gettin their kit aff)
It was called The Spreadeagle.
I had the misfortune to be in there once (long story). Total bloody flea-pit.
There used to be this pub in Shoreditch... well, you know what a lot of the pubs there feature. (I'll give you a clue - burds gettin their kit aff)
It was called The Spreadeagle.
I had the misfortune to be in there once (long story). Total bloody flea-pit.
In reply to DougG:
Ha! I always thought the Atlantic in Brixton should swap signs with the Meat Market opposite...
Ha! I always thought the Atlantic in Brixton should swap signs with the Meat Market opposite...
In reply to Rosie A: A Salt and Battery ..(its in new york, i saw it on some program and stuck, english pub there, thought it quite funny at the time)
In reply to Rosie A:
From my personal experience you'll have more crack, meet far more interesting people and get a better pint in a pub called the Red lion or The Rose and Crown as oppposed to a pub called the Frog and Lettuce.
The Ent ™
From my personal experience you'll have more crack, meet far more interesting people and get a better pint in a pub called the Red lion or The Rose and Crown as oppposed to a pub called the Frog and Lettuce.
The Ent ™
In reply to Rosie A:
I presume Bar Humbug exists somewhere.
Super Hans in Peep Show wanted to call the pub that he and Jez were kind of trying to steal by having a woman sectioned, 'Free The Paedos'
Hmmm
I presume Bar Humbug exists somewhere.
Super Hans in Peep Show wanted to call the pub that he and Jez were kind of trying to steal by having a woman sectioned, 'Free The Paedos'
Hmmm
In reply to Rosie A:
Near the place I used to work in East Kilbride there used to be this boozer called The Crooked Lum. (Lum = chimney in Scots).
It was known to all and sundry as The Bent Vent.
Near the place I used to work in East Kilbride there used to be this boozer called The Crooked Lum. (Lum = chimney in Scots).
It was known to all and sundry as The Bent Vent.
In reply to Enty: Isn't that the "frog and peach"
In reply to Enty: Along the same lines, I'm sure there is one down here called the slug and lettuce.
Lots of pubs in Leicester have stupid names, trying to be original but making themselves less original :oS
Lots of pubs in Leicester have stupid names, trying to be original but making themselves less original :oS
In reply to Rosie A: As a pub, it's gone downhill by rying to go upmarket, but as a pub name of originality and heritage, I give you..... The Olde Trip to Jerusalem.
In reply to Blue Straggler:
Yup, in Stratford, where I grew up. There's also a Slug and Lettuce there.
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> I presume Bar Humbug exists somewhere.
Yup, in Stratford, where I grew up. There's also a Slug and Lettuce there.
In reply to Rosie A:
Pub back in the homeland used to be called The Lady in the Lake but was always referred to locally as The Bitch in the Ditch.
bluebrad
Pub back in the homeland used to be called The Lady in the Lake but was always referred to locally as The Bitch in the Ditch.
bluebrad
In reply to Rosie A: the town mouse. great little pub (and a great name) in burley, it is/was a gay pub but you'd never have known until you realized that that the karaoke was good!
In reply to Rosie A:
There's a pub in Edinburgh called The Right Wing. Full of football fans rather than Richard Littlejohn fans (either way best avoided).
The pub at Aberdeen uni campus is un-named, but manygenerations of students have always referred to it as The Moon, as it has no atmosphere.
There's a pub in Edinburgh called The Right Wing. Full of football fans rather than Richard Littlejohn fans (either way best avoided).
The pub at Aberdeen uni campus is un-named, but manygenerations of students have always referred to it as The Moon, as it has no atmosphere.
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Brilliant!
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Brilliant!
In reply to Rosie A: In Putanges-Pont-Ecrepin in Normandy there's the Hotel du Lion Verd..... (Green Lion for those unfamiliar with French).
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There's My Father's Moustache in East Kilbride, a Rangers pub. Known as "The Tache My Father Wore".
There's My Father's Moustache in East Kilbride, a Rangers pub. Known as "The Tache My Father Wore".
In reply to Rosie A:
Always figured pubs should reflect the type of clientèle they attract.
'The Manky Whore Pit'
'The Posing Tosspot'
Always figured pubs should reflect the type of clientèle they attract.
'The Manky Whore Pit'
'The Posing Tosspot'
In reply to DougG:
Ha! You haven't got the measure of Tiggs yet then?
http://fr.federal-hotel.com/hotel_hotel-du-lion-verd-putanges-pont-ecrepin_...
Ha! You haven't got the measure of Tiggs yet then?
http://fr.federal-hotel.com/hotel_hotel-du-lion-verd-putanges-pont-ecrepin_...
In reply to Toby S:
Ha! 'The Posing Tosspot' would have been a great name for 'The Crown & Greyhound'!
Ha! 'The Posing Tosspot' would have been a great name for 'The Crown & Greyhound'!
In reply to Toby S:
I bet your frequented both regularly for a very long time...
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I bet your frequented both regularly for a very long time...
In reply to Rosie A:
Could be. Just checked with the boss and it apparently means nothing at all now.
Could be. Just checked with the boss and it apparently means nothing at all now.
In reply to Rosie A: The Swan with two Nicks (sometimes Necks)is not unique, but uncommon
In reply to DougG: No, I checked the little promo card that I picked up there, it says 'Verd' but its got a Green Lion as the symbol. Could it be they've got the spelling wrong?
In reply to marie:
Aye, I usually see you there too.
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> I bet your frequented both regularly for a very long time...
Aye, I usually see you there too.
In reply to DougG:
Lol! I was gony meet a mate for a pint a while back and suggested the Laughing Duck in the new town for a change. He voiced reservations so I asked him if the clientele were a bit hostile. He replied "Quite the opposite. If you can't find a seat there's always someone who'll offer to push up a stool for you."
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> There's My Father's Moustache in East Kilbride, a Rangers pub. Known as "The Tache My Father Wore".
Lol! I was gony meet a mate for a pint a while back and suggested the Laughing Duck in the new town for a change. He voiced reservations so I asked him if the clientele were a bit hostile. He replied "Quite the opposite. If you can't find a seat there's always someone who'll offer to push up a stool for you."
In reply to Rosie A:
There's many Pubs in Inverness worthy of the name.
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> Ha! 'The Posing Tosspot' would have been a great name for 'The Crown & Greyhound'!
There's many Pubs in Inverness worthy of the name.
In reply to Rosie A: I like the sound of the fishermans rest!
Theres one in Hong Kong called the "Go Down" That sounds nice too
Theres one in Hong Kong called the "Go Down" That sounds nice too
In reply to Rosie A:
There was the 'Grinning Rat' in Keighley a while back, and the Duchess of York in Leeds was briefly 'The Pub with no Name' when it changed hands, but the brewery refused to keep the name.
There was the 'Grinning Rat' in Keighley a while back, and the Duchess of York in Leeds was briefly 'The Pub with no Name' when it changed hands, but the brewery refused to keep the name.
In reply to Rosie A:
One near me is called The Whip and Collar...makes me wonder about the landlady...
One near me is called The Whip and Collar...makes me wonder about the landlady...
In reply to Rosie A: Oh Yes.. Before catching star ferry to see simpwee wed in Kowloon..
In reply to Toby S:
I am amazed you can see anything after drinking *that* much...
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I am amazed you can see anything after drinking *that* much...
In reply to Rosie A: the dogs bollocks has always had a special place in my heart.
In reply to Rosie A:
Recommended pubs with great names:
Flannigans Apple in Liverpool
John Bull chop house in Wigan
Recommended pubs with great names:
Flannigans Apple in Liverpool
John Bull chop house in Wigan
In reply to Rosie A:
The Cock and Balls?
Naturally this would be represented by a rooster perched on a pawnbrokers sign...
The Cock and Balls?
Naturally this would be represented by a rooster perched on a pawnbrokers sign...
In reply to Rosie A: The Vat and Fiddle is next door to the inland revenue in Nottm.
In reply to toad:
Ha! Robin Hood meets the Sherrif?
> (In reply to Rosie A) The Vat and Fiddle is next door to the inland revenue in Nottm.
Ha! Robin Hood meets the Sherrif?
In reply to Rosie A: Filthy McNasty's Liquor Emporium has shut down now and was a short walk from The Hairy Lemon.
In reply to Rosie A: Don't know what I'd call mine but the best boozer name I can recall is Peep Peeps in Aberdeen.
In reply to Rosie A:
Theres a 'Silent Woman' in Slaithwaite (pronounced Sla'wit by the locals)was made famous as the 'something arms' on the ITV soap 'where the heart is'
Theres a 'Silent Woman' in Slaithwaite (pronounced Sla'wit by the locals)was made famous as the 'something arms' on the ITV soap 'where the heart is'
In reply to Anonymous: the COCK INN in oughterbridge
always though HARK TO MOPSY was the stupidest name for a pub
always though HARK TO MOPSY was the stupidest name for a pub
In reply to beastofackworth:
I quite like the Globe and Laurel, it used to just be known as the globe though
I quite like the Globe and Laurel, it used to just be known as the globe though
In reply to Rosie A:
went to a little village near reading for a busa mountain bike race and we ended up doing a pubcrawl as you do.
three pubs - the white, red and black lion respectively,
now that was unimaginative.
there is a pub in canterbury called simple simons. so named because the landlord outbid someone called simon for the building.
on the whole though the more "funny" the name the worse the pub.
went to a little village near reading for a busa mountain bike race and we ended up doing a pubcrawl as you do.
three pubs - the white, red and black lion respectively,
now that was unimaginative.
there is a pub in canterbury called simple simons. so named because the landlord outbid someone called simon for the building.
on the whole though the more "funny" the name the worse the pub.
In reply to beastofackworth:
Just reminded me of the Hark to Towler pub;
http://www.bestpubs.co.uk/layout0.asp?pub=134257
Tommy Ducks was a regular town centre pub when I lived in Manchester, now pulled down.
Band in the wall was a music pub.
Just reminded me of the Hark to Towler pub;
http://www.bestpubs.co.uk/layout0.asp?pub=134257
Tommy Ducks was a regular town centre pub when I lived in Manchester, now pulled down.
Band in the wall was a music pub.
In reply to Rosie A:
The Bull and Bladder in Brierley Hill. (Its proper name is The Vine but if you ask for that you'll be met with blank stares)
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The Bull and Bladder in Brierley Hill. (Its proper name is The Vine but if you ask for that you'll be met with blank stares)
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In reply to Rosie A:
Surprised no-one's mentioned Albert Pierrepoint's aptly named pub - 'Pity The Poor Struggler'.
And on the same note, 'The Last Drop' in Edinburgh (it's next to the old gallows.)
Surprised no-one's mentioned Albert Pierrepoint's aptly named pub - 'Pity The Poor Struggler'.
And on the same note, 'The Last Drop' in Edinburgh (it's next to the old gallows.)
In reply to Rosie A:
Hate to be a spoilsport, but the Hurts were landowners who lived at nearby Alderwasley.
Hate to be a spoilsport, but the Hurts were landowners who lived at nearby Alderwasley.
In reply to Rosie A: There is (or was) a pub in Sunderland called Fawcett Street Inn. Try pronouncing it in the local accent and you'll see what I mean.
Down the road from me is the honest lawyer, and a few doors down from that the Bent Brief.
The Bitter End in cockermouth is alright as a name
The Bitter End in cockermouth is alright as a name
In reply to Rosie A:
The Whippet Inn
and
the Moderation (in Reading)
"Do you drink?"
"Yes, but only in Moderation."
The Whippet Inn
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the Moderation (in Reading)
"Do you drink?"
"Yes, but only in Moderation."
In reply to Rosie A:
funnily enough a pub i use in my town quite a bit is 'the hare and hounds' although when i'm at work i use the Marlborough quite a bit - and i've done some photography for the girl that runs it too
but you're right pub names are usually quite dull - good old english tradition
funnily enough a pub i use in my town quite a bit is 'the hare and hounds' although when i'm at work i use the Marlborough quite a bit - and i've done some photography for the girl that runs it too
but you're right pub names are usually quite dull - good old english tradition
In reply to tlm:
Misleading names, 'Just going to the Chapel House dear, will be back in an hour'.
Nice pub that was.
Misleading names, 'Just going to the Chapel House dear, will be back in an hour'.
Nice pub that was.
In reply to Rosie A:
I like the Moody Cow but wasn't allowed to buy their "I love the moody cow" car sticker.
I like the Moody Cow but wasn't allowed to buy their "I love the moody cow" car sticker.
In reply to Rosie A:
we have down here the Rats Castle which also descibs the people in it as well.
good link:
http://www.fatbadgers.co.uk/Britain/weird.htm
we have down here the Rats Castle which also descibs the people in it as well.
good link:
http://www.fatbadgers.co.uk/Britain/weird.htm
In sheffield there is "The Office"... just popping into the office...
and in charlton or woolwich in south london there's "The Antigallican"
and in charlton or woolwich in south london there's "The Antigallican"
The Turtles Head in Hannover, Germany
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