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Ok. So here is a little quiz aimed at testing your knowledge of London pubs - research is permitted.
Have fun!
1. Early 20th century architects John T. Quilter and A. E. Sewell are most closely associated with designing pubs for which two brewers respectively?
2. What was the name of the former West’s brewery?
3. Which pub claims to have the oldest history?
4. Where would you go to see a cat wearing a white collar?
5. Which is named after what was London’s tallest occupiable structure until 1991?
6. Was, until it closed around 2002, the city’s highest?
7. Said to have the first bar made of mahogany?
8. Outside which did Ruth Ellis, the last women to be hanged in Britain, commit her capital offence?
9. Was immortalised in an Edwardian music hall song by Florrie Forde?
10. Which six, past and present, give their name to areas and tube stations?
11. Is mentioned in the children’s nursery rhythm Pop Goes the Weasel?
12. Where would you see on display a clock, hands frozen at the precise time that the pub was hit by a zeppelin bomb?
13. Which would you visit to partake in the Swearing on the Horns ceremony?
14. Recently renamed, this is the pub where the last man in Britain to die fighting a duel expired?
15. Which is named after a person said to be the inspiration for The Tatler and The Spectator?
16. Which erroneously displays the countenance of an American president above the entrance?
17. Which has recently been renamed to reflect the work of a film director at the nearby former Gainsborough Studios?
18. Which was designed by the architect responsible for a striking cathedral in Liverpool?
19. Which is known as the ‘official’ Madness pub?
20. Which was supposedly renamed to commemorate a piece of builder’s machinery, apparently trapped in the basement during construction?
As I expected, a big fat Zero for London pub knowledge, with wild guesses on just two.
Mobyduck
30-03-2020, 19:26
Ok. So here is a little quiz aimed at testing your knowledge of London pubs - research is permitted.
Have fun!
1. Early 20th century architects John T. Quilter and A. E. Sewell are most closely associated with designing pubs for which two brewers respectively?
2. What was the name of the former West’s brewery?
3. Which pub claims to have the oldest history?
4. Where would you go to see a cat wearing a white collar?
5. Which is named after what was London’s tallest occupiable structure until 1991?
6. Was, until it closed around 2002, the city’s highest?
7. Said to have the first bar made of mahogany?
8. Outside which did Ruth Ellis, the last women to be hanged in Britain, commit her capital offence?
9. Was immortalised in an Edwardian music hall song by Florrie Forde?
10. Which five, past and present, give their name to areas and tube stations?
11. Is mentioned in the children’s nursery rhythm Pop Goes the Weasel?
12. Where would you see on display a clock, hands frozen at the precise time that the pub was hit by a zeppelin bomb?
13. Which would you visit to partake in the Swearing on the Horns ceremony?
14. Recently renamed, this is the pub where the last man in Britain to die fighting a duel expired?
15. Which is named after a person said to be the inspiration for The Tatler and The Spectator?
16. Which erroneously displays the countenance of an American president above the entrance?
17. Which has recently been renamed to reflect the work of a film director at the nearby former Gainsborough Studios?
18. Which was designed by the architect responsible for a striking cathedral in Liverpool?
19. Which is known as the ‘official’ Madness pub?
20. Which was supposedly renamed to commemorate a piece of builder’s machinery, apparently trapped in the basement during construction?
Off the top of the head...
3. The Seven Stars , Carey St.
4. Same as answer 3.
8. Magdalla Tavern, Hampstead.
11, The Eagle, City Road.
15 Sir Richard Steele, Haverstock Hill ?
!9. Dublin Castle , Camden Town.
A couple of educated guesses but un-googled.
Aqualung
30-03-2020, 20:20
Ok. So here is a little quiz aimed at testing your knowledge of London pubs - research is permitted.
I only knew 2 off the top of my head. After smashing my head against the wall I got to 4 tube stations but missed probably the most obvious, the first one alphabetically! I'm on the case of the rest. Thanks for adding this one, I love a quiz and can't get enough of them!
london calling
30-03-2020, 20:29
Another difficult one
1 Whitbread and Watneys
5 was there a bar at the top of the Post Office Tower
8 Magdella Tavern
11 The Eagle
13 the Bull at Highgate
17 the Alfred Hitchcock.
sheffield hatter
30-03-2020, 21:04
was there a bar at the top of the Post Office Tower
There was a restaurant there, but there's a pub not far from the foot of it called The Tower Tavern
sheffield hatter
30-03-2020, 21:11
Without any research:
5. The Tower Tavern
9. The Old Bull & Bush
10. Angel, Elephant & Castle, Swiss Cottage, Royal Oak... , ...
11. The Eagle
17. Alfred Hitchcock
Aqualung
31-03-2020, 07:43
There was a restaurant there, but there's a pub not far from the foot of it called The Tower Tavern
I've a friend who was sitting on the toilet in a nearby student residence when the IRA blew up the top of the PO Tower!
Komakino
31-03-2020, 07:49
12. Is The Dolphin Tavern (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53711/), WC1 which I've visited a couple of times (and photographed the clock).
Interestingly enough, this pub (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/70823/) was the first to suffer the wrath of a Zeppelin bomb when one fell into its garden in 1915. A plaque which stated it was the first bomb dropped from a Zeppelin in London in WWI was eventually removed as it was proved the first bomb actually fell on a property in nearby Alkham Road on the same evening.
oldboots
31-03-2020, 08:15
Great quiz, even with a bit of research it's not easy which is of course the fun of it.
My digging about so far:
1. Mr Sewell was Truman's house architect, I can't find Mr Quilter (yet).
2. The Three Crowns, closed in 1929 !
3. I would have guessed the George in Borough High St.
4. Must be something to do with Dick Whittington.
8. Hampstead but I had the feeling it was outside the Flask.
9. "Down at the Old Bull & Bush, da da dadada".
10. Is it 5 or 6 ? Angel, Elephant & Castle, Swiss Cottage, Royal Oak, could be Manor House and/or Seven Sisters.
11. "Up and down the City Road, in and out the Eagle" .
14. This requires very careful phrasing of the question, "in Britain" but not Wales (Thomas Heslop 1814), or Scotland ( George Morgan 1826), and not an Englishman (James A Seton, Portsmouth 1845), it was a duel between two Frenchmen the fatality being Fredric Cournet who was taken to the Barley Mow in Englefield Green (1852). The tales behind the duels are worth reading especially Portsmouth as that's the sexual one.
18. Sir Frederick Gibberd designed "Paddy's Wigwam" he also designed Harlow New Town, but the answer might be his design for the Rectory Road estate in Hackney which suggests the Manor Tavern, was part of the design.
Aqualung
31-03-2020, 09:37
I've got answers to 19 of them and they don't tally with some answers above!
The American President one is making me lose the will to live!
It's numbers 6 and 11 that I knew off the top of my head. I did know the Ruth Ellis one but had forgotten the answer.
Re the tube station one, Seven Sisters gets its name from a group of large trees. I'm not aware of there having been a pub of that name there. Of course, that doesn't mean there wasn't!
Aqualung
31-03-2020, 16:25
The American President one is making me lose the will to live!
I had an inspired moment and now have answers to all 20. The one I'm least sure about is the one that claims to be the oldest. This quiz was much harder than my one for which I knew all the answers!
I've got answers to 19 of them and they don't tally with some answers above!
The American President one is making me lose the will to live!
It's numbers 6 and 11 that I knew off the top of my head. I did know the Ruth Ellis one but had forgotten the answer.
Re the tube station one, Seven Sisters gets its name from a group of large trees. I'm not aware of there having been a pub of that name there. Of course, that doesn't mean there wasn't!
One of the pubs I had in mind is indeed just off the Seven Sisters Road - I'd certainly like to make any corrections to the data I have, so if you want to suggest corrections, I'd love to hear.
Answers to follow...
Aqualung
31-03-2020, 19:56
One of the pubs I had in mind is indeed just off the Seven Sisters Road - I'd certainly like to make any corrections to the data I have, so if you want to suggest corrections, I'd love to hear.
Answers to follow...
I don't believe I've ever been to a pub in the Seven Sisters area! I got my answers by looking into your soul and summoning the answers. That's a load of cobblers but I do have a rough idea of areas you drank in and (in a high pitched Monty Python / Terry Jones voice) quite honestly young man, you've got more money than sense! I also suspected that you are in the Historic Interior brigade and I was certainly right about that!
My future is currently more uncertain than most others but if you visit Seven Sisters then I'm sure you will want something better and I'm happy to meet up in the Bell and / or Rose & Crown but preferably not a Friday or Saturday night.
I'm going to PM you my 20 answers.
Answers:
1. Early 20th century architects John T. Quilter and A. E. Sewell are most closely associated with designing pubs for which two brewers respectively?
Younger’s and Courage. E. g:
Clarette (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22302/)
The Wheatsheaf (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22396/)
The Royal Oak (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24964/)
The Golden Heart (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/25321/)
2. What was the name of the former West’s brewery?
Three Crowns Brewery.
3. Which claims to have the oldest history?
The White Hart (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22158/) (the Seven Stars is regarded as having the oldest surviving fabric of any London pub).
4. Where would you go to see a cat wearing a white collar?
The Seven Stars (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22067/)
5. Which is named after what was London’s tallest occupiable structure until 1991?
Tower Tavern (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22390/)
6. Was, until it closed around 2002, the city’s highest?
Jack Straws Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/72378/)
7. Said to have the first bar made of mahogany?
Wilton's (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/81632/)
8. Outside which did Ruth Ellis, the last women to be hanged in Britain, commit her capital offence?
The Magdala Tavern (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23741/)
9. Was immortalised in an Edwardian music hall song by Florrie Forde?
[Down at ] The Old Bull & Bush (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23743/)
10. Which six, past and present, give their name to areas and tube stations?
Ye Olde Swiss Cottage (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23756/)
The Porchester (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54690/) (formerly Royal Oak).
The Manor House (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/25439/)
The Angel (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/70987/)
Hero of Maida (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/72483/)
Elephant & Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24228/)
11. Is mentioned in the children’s nursery rhythm Pop Goes the Weasel?
[Up and down the City Road, in and out] The Eagle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53948/)
12. Where would you see on display a clock, hands frozen at the precise time that the pub was hit by a zeppelin bomb?
The Dolphin Tavern (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53711/)
13. Which would you visit to partake in the Swearing on the Horns ceremony?
The Wrestlers (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/25481/)
14. Recently renamed, this is the pub where the last man in Britain to die fighting a duel expired?
The Colonel Fawcett (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22762/)
15. Which is named after a person said to be the inspiration for The Tatler and The Spectator?
The Sir Richard Steele (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23748/)
16. Which erroneously displays the countenance of an American president above the entrance?
The Washington (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23753/)
17. Which has recently been renamed to reflect the work of a film director at the nearby former Gainsborough Studios?
North By Northwest (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23659/)
18. Which was designed by the architect responsible for a striking cathedral in Liverpool?
The Festival Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/25158/)
19. Which is known as the ‘official’ Madness pub?
Dublin Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22782/)
20. Which was supposedly renamed to commemorate a piece of builder’s machinery which was apparently trapped in the basement during construction?
The Good Mixer (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22797/)
oldboots
03-04-2020, 17:50
Answers:
6. Was, until it closed around 2002, the city’s highest?
Jack Straws Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/72378/)
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Trick question ! :D
Aqualung
03-04-2020, 18:11
5. Which is named after what was London’s tallest occupiable structure until 1991?
Tower Tavern (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22390/)
The Nat West Yower (as it was) was the tallest London buildinh until the Canary Wharf Tower. Both that and the PO Tower were offices, but neither were truly occupiable (ie residential).
sheffield hatter
03-04-2020, 19:50
The Nat West Yower (as it was) was the tallest London buildinh until the Canary Wharf Tower. Both that and the PO Tower were offices, but neither were truly occupiable (ie residential).
The Post Office Tower was occupiable in the sense that you didn't have to work there to go in (there was a revolving restaurant).
oldboots
03-04-2020, 19:59
Trick question ! :D
The Nat West Yower (as it was) was the tallest London buildinh until the Canary Wharf Tower. Both that and the PO Tower were offices, but neither were truly occupiable (ie residential).
The Post Office Tower was occupiable in the sense that you didn't have to work there to go in (there was a revolving restaurant).
Yeah but, isn't arguing about the answers part of quiz culture?
" bugger off! I'm only taking the answer on the card" as many pub quiz hosts have uttered.
Aqualung
03-04-2020, 20:29
The Post Office Tower was occupiable in the sense that you didn't have to work there to go in (there was a revolving restaurant).
There were also some viewing platforms below that if I remember rightly also slowly rotated?? The IRA's activities put paid to it all.
oldboots
03-04-2020, 20:45
The Post Office Tower was occupiable in the sense that you didn't have to work there to go in (there was a revolving restaurant).
There were also some viewing platforms below that if I remember rightly also slowly rotated?? The IRA's activities put paid to it all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bi2_3gljm4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bi2_3gljm4
Brilliant! As a boy I remember the rotating storm radar at the top, now long gone. The tower was overseen by Anthony Wedgwood Benn as he was then, at the time he was Postmaster General.
There's some contention as to whether the IRA were responsible for the bombing of the rotating restaurant. There's speculation that it was the work of the Angry Brigade. Whoever it was, they did little damage, unlike this character (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ78rhjthQY)!
london calling
04-04-2020, 19:07
Brilliant! As a boy I remember the rotating storm radar at the top, now long gone. The tower was overseen by Anthony Wedgwood Benn as he was then, at the time he was Postmaster General.
There's some contention as to whether the IRA were responsible for the bombing of the rotating restaurant. There's speculation that it was the work of the Angry Brigade. Whoever it was, they did little damage, unlike this character (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ78rhjthQY)!
Heard it cost a bomb to eat in there.Maybe the IRA misheard someone.
Pangolin
08-04-2020, 00:28
There were also some viewing platforms below that if I remember rightly also slowly rotated??
I dimly remember going up there, but don't remember it revolving. Though it was rumoured if you dropped a penny it would kill any poor passers-by beneath! Apparently the ex-restaurant bit can still revolve - they did it on some TV show a couple of years ago.
london calling
08-04-2020, 20:28
I dimly remember going up there, but don't remember it revolving. Though it was rumoured if you dropped a penny it would kill any poor passers-by beneath! Apparently the ex-restaurant bit can still revolve - they did it on some TV show a couple of years ago.
I think they meant a penny farthing bike.
Aqualung
08-04-2020, 20:40
I dimly remember going up there, but don't remember it revolving. Though it was rumoured if you dropped a penny it would kill any poor passers-by beneath! Apparently the ex-restaurant bit can still revolve - they did it on some TV show a couple of years ago.
I visited the viewing areas several times and you may well be right about them not revolving. From what I remember they had bars on them so you could take pictures but not lob yourself off it.
I dimly remember going up there, but don't remember it revolving. Though it was rumoured if you dropped a penny it would kill any poor passers-by beneath! Apparently the ex-restaurant bit can still revolve - they did it on some TV show a couple of years ago.
There was at least one viewing area aside from the restaurant and it didn't revolve. Only the restaurants outer rim revolved, powered by just a 2 HP motor which runs on nylon wheels.
You can read more here. (https://home.bt.com/news/on-this-day/october-8-1965-the-bt-tower-britains-tallest-building-opens-in-london-11364009269376)
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