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Bush Tucker Man:

--- Quote from: "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.
regards, g
--- End quote ---


Would that be the same one that featured in the Jeremy Clarkson 'Extreme Machines' series?


Kevin. I'll agree on the renaming of pubs, it loses their local identity. The name (as you state) often implies a feature from the area.

There's one in Church Fenton  (Near the old RAF base) & I heard the landlord wanted to rename in.
Much to the disgust of the villagers

Fenton Flyer  (& the next one)

Bush Tucker Man:
There used to be one in Wakefield called the 'Talbot & Falcon'.
A referance to hunting (dogs & birds)

About 10 years ago it changed its name to the silly Ferret & Lettuce (or whatever)

Now it's the 'Talbot' again.

Within a reasonable distance from me there's a 'Hark To Mopsy', a real old hunting term.

With silly names in mind again.
In Keighley there is, or was, a 'Rat & Ratchet'

In Dewsbury (Ravensthorpe) there was a 'Flying Pig' (in a Superman outfit on the sign), it got renamed I believe

Tony F:
I used to drink in a pub near Petersfield in Hampshire that didn't have a name, the sign outside was missing and I'm not sure if it ever had a name but of course everyone called it...

"The pub with no name"

So I suppose it did have a name.

Confused?

Then I have never quite got my head round the small tarn called "Innominate Tarn" in the Lake District (think about it)!

Tony F:
I thought I would see if I could find said pub with no name on the web

No website, but I did find out where it was:

Map here - A place called Priors Dean (but that isn't listed on Streetmap or Multimap)

If you zoom in to 1:50,000 there seems to be loads of byways round there, must be worth a return visit (Haven't been there for 15 years myself) :D

There is also a "Pub with No Name" in Brighton so maybe not so unusual after all.

denviks:
have drank in the pub with no name quite a few times myself.  :wink: ......

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