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Forum: Questions and Answers 12-08-2011, 22:58

Replies: 130 Old Pubs Views: 5,873 Posted By Tealeaf Re: Old Pubs Talking about mills, this piccy cropped up the other day on the Homebase site. Am I the only one that sees an outline of a waterwheel on the old building on the right: ...

Forum: Questions and Answers 12-08-2011, 21:15

Replies: 130 Old Pubs Views: 5,873 Posted By Tealeaf Re: Old Pubs But that's exactly it, Walter - the dates. This stuff is all the later part of the 18C/early 19th - there is no evidence whatsoever about a coaching service in the 17th or even early 18th century....

Forum: Questions and Answers 12-08-2011, 19:45

Replies: 130 Old Pubs Views: 5,873 Posted By Tealeaf Re: Old Pubs But that's just it, Walter. I have alway's understood the term 'Coaching Inn' to refer to an Inn which offered a regular coach service by some timetable (however loose). I have no doubt that the...

Forum: Questions and Answers 12-08-2011, 17:10

Replies: 130 Old Pubs Views: 5,873 Posted By Tealeaf Re: Old Pubs Err....I've alway's understood a Coaching Inn to be a place for a horse change, refreshment and possibly an overnight stop over. I'm not aware of any regular scheduled coach services running...

Forum: Questions and Answers 11-08-2011, 15:06

Replies: 130 Old Pubs Views: 5,873 Posted By Tealeaf Re: Old Pubs I don't think the Church 'Oak Tree' was actually in Church...it was just over the border in Accy and I suspect it's name was a play on the historic source of Accy's name. Heading east on Blackburn...

Forum: Questions and Answers 11-08-2011, 13:51

Replies: 130 Old Pubs Views: 5,873 Posted By Tealeaf Re: Old Pubs Aye, it was lovely stuff...a couple of bottles and your belly was bloated. It was like being pregnant with twins...but then came the burp and out went the gas. I bet the recipe ended up with...

Forum: Questions and Answers 11-08-2011, 13:07

Replies: 130 Old Pubs Views: 5,873 Posted By Tealeaf Re: Old Pubs I wonder if the 'recipe' for Crystal Ale was kept after Matthew Brown/Lions was shut down. I assume it's the mixture of hops/malt but what exactly was it that gave it the gas? Was it the yeast? The...

Forum: Questions and Answers 11-08-2011, 11:03

Replies: 130 Old Pubs Views: 5,873 Posted By Tealeaf Re: Old Pubs There you go Cashy...you're wrong, wrong, wrong. Hang your head in shame. Anyway, I've just had a look at this site. I notice they've managed to double count the Tanpits/Plough and the Oak Tree...

Forum: Questions and Answers 08-07-2010, 19:59

Replies: 130 Old Pubs Views: 5,873 Posted By Tealeaf Re: Old Pubs I wonder if the round part of the building was originally designed for a specific purpose or is simply late Georgian ornamental?

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