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Strange coincidences and connections have led us to a collection of family photos of one of our favourite local pubs.A brewer we interviewed last week (Paddy at Crossed Anchors (http://www.crossedanchors.co.uk/about/)) noticed that we had a picture of the fabulously Art Deco*Yacht Inn, Penzance, as our Twitter header image. He mentioned that his great aunt and uncle, Frank and Phyllis Glasspool, ran it from 1949-c.1959. He emailed his dad, who emailed a cousin, Sue Botaro Glasspool,*who provided the following fantastic collection of photographs and said we could share them here:
It was very hard work there, especially for my mother, who did all the cooking (plus the extras for the bar, pasties, sandwiches etc.), a lot of the cleaning, and then ran the cocktail bar in the evenings. Hard to have any family life. Thank goodness for the swimming pool over the road — 10 bob for a season ticket and I spent all my summers there!
http://i0.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yacht_sign_1950s.jpg?resize=650%2C878The sign of the Yacht Inn with Mount’s Bay and Newlyn in the background.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dad_lennie_bar_1.jpg?resize=650%2C475Frank Glasspool (left) and ‘Lennie’ (white coat) behind the main bar of the Yacht.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yacht_bar_frank_2.jpg?resize=650%2C463Frank Glasspool behind the bar at the Yacht.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yacht_bar_frank_3.jpg?resize=650%2C944The main bar at the Yacht with Frank Glasspool behind the counter.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dad_mum_scott_pam.jpg?resize=650%2C934“Mum, Dad, Scott & Pam”.http://i2.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/frank_in_cocktail_bar.jpg?resize=650%2C436Frank Glasspool tends the cocktail bar at the Yacht Inn.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/frank_phyllis_outside_yacht.jpg?resize=650%2C434Fr ank and Phyllis Glasspool outside the Yacht.All pictures*copyright*© Sue Botaro Glasspool and not to be reproduced without her permission.
*A couple of observations from us:
The exterior of the Yacht has been well-preserved, the odd bit of plastic window frame aside.
The interior in the 1950s was much cleaner and more minimalist — the bar, for example, got a faux-Victorian makeover at some point, and that tiled floor is now carpeted.
No pump-clips! (See here. (http://boakandbailey.com/2016/04/boddingtons-pump-clips-1963/))
The pool Sue mentions is the Jubilee Pool (http://www.jubileepool.co.uk/), due to re-open this summer after extensive storm damage in 2014, and a beautiful Art Deco twin to the pub.
The Yacht Inn, Penzance, in the 1950s (http://boakandbailey.com/2016/04/yacht-inn-penzance-1950s/) from Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog - Beer blogging since 2007, covering real ale, craft beer, pubs and British beer history. (http://boakandbailey.com)
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Strange coincidences and connections have led us to a collection of family photos of one of our favourite local pubs.A brewer we interviewed last week (Paddy at Crossed Anchors (http://www.crossedanchors.co.uk/about/)) noticed that we had a picture of the fabulously Art Deco*Yacht Inn, Penzance, as our Twitter header image. He mentioned that his great aunt and uncle, Frank and Phyllis Glasspool, ran it from 1949-c.1959. He emailed his dad, who emailed a cousin, Sue Botaro Glasspool,*who provided the following fantastic collection of photographs and said we could share them here:
It was very hard work there, especially for my mother, who did all the cooking (plus the extras for the bar, pasties, sandwiches etc.), a lot of the cleaning, and then ran the cocktail bar in the evenings. Hard to have any family life. Thank goodness for the swimming pool over the road — 10 bob for a season ticket and I spent all my summers there!
http://i0.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yacht_sign_1950s.jpg?resize=650%2C878The sign of the Yacht Inn with Mount’s Bay and Newlyn in the background.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dad_lennie_bar_1.jpg?resize=650%2C475Frank Glasspool (left) and ‘Lennie’ (white coat) behind the main bar of the Yacht.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yacht_bar_frank_2.jpg?resize=650%2C463Frank Glasspool behind the bar at the Yacht.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yacht_bar_frank_3.jpg?resize=650%2C944The main bar at the Yacht with Frank Glasspool behind the counter.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dad_mum_scott_pam.jpg?resize=650%2C934“Mum, Dad, Scott & Pam”.http://i2.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/frank_in_cocktail_bar.jpg?resize=650%2C436Frank Glasspool tends the cocktail bar at the Yacht Inn.http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/frank_phyllis_outside_yacht.jpg?resize=650%2C434Fr ank and Phyllis Glasspool outside the Yacht.All pictures*copyright*© Sue Botaro Glasspool and not to be reproduced without her permission.
*A couple of observations from us:
The exterior of the Yacht has been well-preserved, the odd bit of plastic window frame aside.
The interior in the 1950s was much cleaner and more minimalist — the bar, for example, got a faux-Victorian makeover at some point, and that tiled floor is now carpeted.
No pump-clips! (See here. (http://boakandbailey.com/2016/04/boddingtons-pump-clips-1963/))
The pool Sue mentions is the Jubilee Pool (http://www.jubileepool.co.uk/), due to re-open this summer after extensive storm damage in 2014, and a beautiful Art Deco twin to the pub.
The Yacht Inn, Penzance, in the 1950s (http://boakandbailey.com/2016/04/yacht-inn-penzance-1950s/) from Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog - Beer blogging since 2007, covering real ale, craft beer, pubs and British beer history. (http://boakandbailey.com)
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