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Tealeaf · 04-11-2003, 13:54

No one has yet picked up on the historical connection....so here it is:

The pub was named the Derby when built in the 19C after the Earl of Derby, a Lancastrian family based mainly in the south of the county, the Earldom being created at the time of the Wars of the Roses.

They're still around,m although no longer sitting in the House of Lords...and they still have alot of land and properties around Lancashire....they used to some in Accy, although I don't know the current position. Knowsley Safari Park belongs to the family.

Like all aristocrats, they have a family surname.....theirs is

                              STANLEY!

Just remember that, if you're an ASFC fan next time you're drinking in the "Bees Knees"

04-11-2003, 13:54	#10
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	Re: History of the Bees Knees. No one has yet picked up on the historical connection....so here it is: The pub was named the Derby when built in the 19C after the Earl of Derby, a Lancastrian family based mainly in the south of the county, the Earldom being created at the time of the Wars of the Roses. They're still around,m although no longer sitting in the House of Lords...and they still have alot of land and properties around Lancashire....they used to some in Accy, although I don't know the current position. Knowsley Safari Park belongs to the family. Like all aristocrats, they have a family surname.....theirs is                               STANLEY! Just remember that, if you're an ASFC fan next time you're drinking in the "Bees Knees"