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Bush Tucker Man:
Whilst on my 'Out & About. Friday 12th July', I passed this pub; The Spite
I'd quote forgotten about it & the story behind it.
Multi-Map

Obviously, not as interesting as 'The Saltergate' & the tales behind the undying fire
My photos

Then there's the one & only; Arabian Horse

Alice Hawthorn

The Liquorice Bush

The Counting House A beautifully restored 14th century structure, originally a merchants house.

The Shears


It's funny in a way, as I'm tee-total, but I appreciate the stories behind the buildings & the architecture

Jim-Willy:
My Father is telling me there is a pub called the Spite And Malice 'round 'ere somwhere but he can't remember quite where.

Bush Tucker Man:

--- Quote from: "jim-willy" ---My Father is telling me there is a pub called the Spite And Malice 'round 'ere somwhere but he can't remember quite where.
--- End quote ---


Is he getting mixed up & thinking of the one I mentioned above on the northern side of Otley?

Gary:
we have a pub on Margate seafront called the "Mechanical Elephant"

because many years ago there use to be a huge mechanical elephant that carried children for rides up and down the beach.........way before my time.

It's quite an unusual name so i thought it was worthy of a post.  :roll:

regards, g

hobbit:
One down the road from me is called the swinger

It dates back to the old trams that operated in Nottingham, it was the terminus point for the busses at the city boundary, it was where the drivers swung the connecting arms of the tram round to drive it back the other way.

Until a few years ago it was called the Forest Hotel, but with it being nicknamed the Swinger for so long it was actually renamed to that.

Ironically the new trams that run into Nottingham still pass the old pub, but no stopping there now

One of my pet hates is the new naming of older pubs, I'm the same dont gon into them nowadays, but still dont like the practice, its amazing if you ask for directions how many people use pubs as reference points :lol:

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