Stupid Pub Names

[Paris_Hilton]

My nomination

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35950/

I'm sure there are plenty more out there.

[Farway]

Yep, one here http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/67467/ {one eyed dog]

And oxymoron here http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59787/ [Honest Politician], though this is a deliberate, to indicate rarity of the pub is like an Honest Politician so it says inside

[ROBCamra]

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/39555/

This one used to be called the Sussex Arms. What a bloody stupid name. :muppet::muppet::muppet:

[Conrad]

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/39555/

This one used to be called the Sussex Arms. What a bloody stupid name. :muppet::muppet::muppet:
That strangely echoes a conversation I was having recently.

[Strongers]

My nomination

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35950/

I'm sure there are plenty more out there.

I think this one wins!

[Alesonly]

This one would suite most politicians. :D

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/31141/

[RogerB]

The Bear & Ragged Staff in Crayford, Kent changed its name for a couple of years to the Orange Kipper!

[Delboy20]

This one makes me chuckle -

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/4128/

and this one -

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/1709/

[Strongers]

This one makes me chuckle -

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/4128/

and this one -

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/1709/

The Hairy Lemon is on a par with the Honest Cabbage! - Never thought I would ever write that sentence

[Oggwyn Trench]

Another cabbage http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/68311/

A dodgy one http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/65157/

Stupid one http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/32108/

And from Tory south Shropshire http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57871/ its on top of Clee Hill and the jukebox picks up Russian forces radio

[RogerB]

Probably the most offputting pub name in the country...

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55013/

[Soup Dragon]

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/37405/

Not been in here since i have been reviewing - it is believed to be named after the now defunct iron foundries of Moxley, it isn't, it took it's name from the flourishing Indian restaurant trade locally!

[runningdog]

Does anyone remember Cabbage Hall's former name? Looking at the photo I'm sure I stopped there years ago, The Bull springs to mind..........:glass:
I rather like the idea of drinking in a pub called Tiddlers, and I've a feeling the Kremlin Inn has had that name for a long time. Somethin to do with the Crimea? Of course, with my memory, that could be another pub entirely.
It's nothing new, this daft name-changing lark. Many moons ago The Sloop, Poole, became The Conjuror's Half-Crown and, not long after, a bit further up the road the well named, Halfway Hotel became The Grasshopper.
Not as daft as most of the pubs mentioned so far, but still inexplicable, is the recent change to my local pub. The, once again well named and historically accurate, Old Barn Farm has become the Three Legged Cross, the name of the village in which I live, over a mile away. Worse still, the pub sign displays the Manx cross:sick:
:drinkup::drinkup::drinkup:Fairs fair, the beers pretty good, much better than it used to be..........

[Millay]

The Only Running Footman has always seemed a bit stupid to me but I guess there is a historical reason.

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22352/

[oldboots]

Whatever happened to the Ferret and Firkin in a Balloon up the Creek?

[Oggwyn Trench]

Does anyone remember Cabbage Hall's former name? Looking at the photo I'm sure I stopped there years ago, The Bull springs to mind..........:glass:
I rather like the idea of drinking in a pub called Tiddlers, and I've a feeling the Kremlin Inn has had that name for a long time. Somethin to do with the Crimea? Of course, with my memory, that could be another pub entirely.
It's nothing new, this daft name-changing lark. Many moons ago The Sloop, Poole, became The Conjuror's Half-Crown and, not long after, a bit further up the road the well named, Halfway Hotel became The Grasshopper.
Not as daft as most of the pubs mentioned so far, but still inexplicable, is the recent change to my local pub. The, once again well named and historically accurate, Old Barn Farm has become the Three Legged Cross, the name of the village in which I live, over a mile away. Worse still, the pub sign displays the Manx cross:sick:
:drinkup::drinkup::drinkup:Fairs fair, the beers pretty good, much better than it used to be..........

The Kremlin was originally known as the Craven Arms , which in the local dialect sounds a bit like Kremlin , it is very close to the M.O.D. radar/listening station (look for the giant golf balls) on the top of the hill hence radio Moscow on the jukebox !

[NickDavies]

Fictional I know but the TV series The Young Ones featured The Kebab and Calculator in one show.

A quick search reveals that this was in fact the Westbury Park Tavern (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/61801/). I suspect if it really was called the Kebab and Calculator someone would have been in and reviewed it by now.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/newsid_7683000/7683587.stm

[aleandhearty]

Not a pub as such, rather a bar. How the prosaically named The Courtyard, in Leeds, evolved into A Nation Of Shopkeepers, God only knows. Someone had one drag too many of wacky baccy?

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54018/

[RogerB]

I like this one. Shame it's so far away...

http://www.panicmanual.com/2008/12/14/pub-review-the-dogs-bollocks/

[Paris_Hilton]

Not a pub as such, rather a bar. How the prosaically named The Courtyard, in Leeds, evolved into A Nation Of Shopkeepers, God only knows. Someone had one drag too many of wacky baccy?

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54018/

Perhaps Napoleon was a former landlord;)

[aleandhearty]

Perhaps Napoleon was a former landlord;)

:D ...Until he was given the Elba. Ouch!

I'll get me coat.

[runningdog]

I like this one. Shame it's so far away...[/URL]
Makes you wonder about the Gypsy Co-op..........:drinkup:

[Old Blue]

I'm surprised BF hasn't reviewed this one

www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59526/ (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59526/)

[Bucking Fastard]

I'm surprised BF hasn't reviewed this one

www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59526/ (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59526/)

I'll put that one on my list.;)

I thought spoonerism only occurred after too many visits to JDW's.......

[Pangolin]

I think this one's clever, rather than stupid. Or is it..?
http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/68308/

[sheffield hatter]

From the madly inventive to the just-can't-be-bothered (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/19252/).

[Maldenman]

The obvious name for a pub on a suburban South Manchester housing estate.

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55144/

Alternatively Teddington's answer to The Fat Duck.

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/27817/

[Strongers]

From the madly inventive to the just-can't-be-bothered (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/19252/).

Another just-cant-be-bothered (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54795/).

Also, wtf (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/71830/).

[Old Blue]

Also, wtf (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/71830/).

Good grief, Strongers! If you google it you get:


What is a saggarmaker's bottom knocker?

What's My Line? was a Classic British television panel game from the 1950's. Contestants with unusual occupations sign in, perform a mime of the job that they do, then field yes-or-no questions from four celebrities aiming to work out the contestant's job.
The weirdest occupation on the programme is widely believed to be a "saggar maker's bottom knocker". Saggars are used to hold and protect pottery during kiln-firing, and by placing various substances in a saggar it is possible to produce dramatic visual effects on the finished pottery.
Producing saggars to the correct specifications required was a skilled job and needs a craftsman - the saggar maker. However, making the bases of the saggars is a less skilled job which can be left to a lesser craftsman, namely the saggar maker's bottom knocker, who makes the bottom of the saggar by placing clay in a metal hoop and literally knocking it into shape.


But I suspect a pub with real knockers and bottoms might be more pleasurable to drink in

[Old Blue]

I'll put that one on my list.;)

I thought spoonerism only occurred after too many visits to JDW's.......

I'll look forward to your review, BF. Funnily enough, I just got back from a hoxing bash, where I had a few rounds with Tim Witherspoon, former world bevyweight champion. but it wasn't in a jdw's

[RogerB]

My boss is from Stoke and told me of the Sagger Makers Bottom Knocker. When I went to see Port Vale V Dartford a few months ago I made a point of finding it (it isn't hard) but didn't have time to go in - it didn't look that great anyway. I believe it is owned by darts champ Phil "The Power" Taylor.

On a different note and slightly going askew (more in the stupid pub sign department - maybe a new thread on the horizon), there is a pub called the Queens Head that we used to pass on the way to Brighton (a new road has now been built so you don't pass it anymore). The pub sign had a picture of Freddie Mercury.

[Evil Gazebo]

This pub’s (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54642/) name in itself isn’t particularly amusing, but for those of us whose sense of humour sometimes struggles to advance beyond the level of the playground, when it’s coupled with the first line of its address…

[Farway]

This pub’s (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54642/) name in itself isn’t particularly amusing, but for those of us whose sense of humour sometimes struggles to advance beyond the level of the playground,

That'll be me then (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13983/)

[Paris_Hilton]

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/13052/

[Strongers]

Titter (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53528/)

[Crossste]

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/56015/

[Strongers]

I'm already rushing to drink here (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/860/)

[Evil Gazebo]

I'm already rushing to drink here (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/860/)

That is brilliant. It's like a very stupid person has written down some words he thinks might sound exciting, and randomly rearranged them into the name of a venue. I doubt it even exists.

[an_ecumenical_matter]

Is there a pub actually called- The Cockwell Inn,Tillet,Herts. ???

[Alesonly]

Is there a pub actually called- The Cockwell Inn,Tillet,Herts. ???

You will like spoof this web page then. http://www.angelfire.com/az/bonespage/jindex/tillit.html

[Oggwyn Trench]

From the heart of landlocked Shropshire http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/68027/

a few stupid ones http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/58900/ , http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/66283/ ,http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/60237/

[Al 10000]

Heres a few stupid ones ive been in over the years.

Apple Annies Drinking Emporium Blackpool

Big Johns Hideaway Edinburgh

Dillons Whistling Jig Stockport

Lively Lobster Sale

Thingymajigs Nottingham

[Paris_Hilton]

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/72934/

??

[Maldenman]

Heres a few stupid ones ive been in over the years.

Lively Lobster Sale



Al, I'd have thought one glance at that pub and the environs would be sufficient reason to give it a swerve. One of my bolder mates had a short stint as a barman in there, it wasn't for the faint hearted I gather.

[Al 10000]

Al, I'd have thought one glance at that pub and the environs would be sufficient reason to give it a swerve. One of my bolder mates had a short stint as a barman in there, it wasn't for the faint hearted I gather.

Hi Maldenman,

yes you are right rough area and rougher pub but my problem is if i see a pub that i hav'nt been in i have to go in and have a drink.

[Maldenman]

Hi Maldenman,

yes you are right rough area and rougher pub but my problem is if i see a pub that i hav'nt been in i have to go in and have a drink.

Fair play Al, perhaps we should have a roughest pubs thread! :eek:

[Al 10000]

Fair play Al, perhaps we should have a roughest pubs thread! :eek:

Sounds good to me as i have been in lots of really rough pubs over the years it could then act as a warning to other users of the site not to go where i have been! :nishelypished:

[Strongers]

Hi Maldenman,

yes you are right rough area and rougher pub but my problem is if i see a pub that i hav'nt been in i have to go in and have a drink.

My problem exactly. I went to Hastings for the day a couple of weeks ago with the intention of spending some time in the FILO and I never made it as there were to many other pubs on the way, most of which were well below par. Felt a bit cheated on the train back home, but another visit is on the cards!


Fair play Al, perhaps we should have a roughest pubs thread! :eek:

I seem to remember one of these and it was quite interesting, not sure if it was on PG though.

[Wild Rover]

Recently I painstakingly compiled 10 pub crawls from the Blackburn area from 1893 consisting of around 330 pubs of which there was a lot of strange names including,

The Pet Dog
The Vegetable Arms
The Roast Beef Inn
The Old Arm chair

[Wittenden]

Recently I painstakingly compiled 10 pub crawls from the Blackburn area from 1893 consisting of around 330 pubs of which there was a lot of strange names including,

The Pet Dog
The Vegetable Arms
The Roast Beef Inn
The Old Arm chair
Sound like my kind of pubs!

[Wild Rover]

Sound like my kind of pubs!


Thought it looked more like a shopping list than a pub crawl when i wrote them down

[Oggwyn Trench]

Recently I painstakingly compiled 10 pub crawls from the Blackburn area from 1893 consisting of around 330 pubs of which there was a lot of strange names including,

The Pet Dog
The Vegetable Arms
The Roast Beef Inn
The Old Arm chair

I have been doing a similar thing for the Parish of Wombridge(now classed as North East Telford) and have found 152 pubs so far , only 41 these days despite the massive population increase

[trainman]

as seen on random home page view...

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/50473/

[PaulOfHorsham]

Have you had this one (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/66286/) in Leicester yet? I was in 'The Pub' yesterday - great place as it happens, but a terrible name!

[Blackthorn]

That is brilliant. It's like a very stupid person has written down some words he thinks might sound exciting, and randomly rearranged them into the name of a venue. I doubt it even exists.

It is there, although it's been closed for a while. I've uploaded a photo, but unfortunately you can't really make out the name. If I'd read this thread before I'd photographed it, I'd have made sure I captured the name a bit better.

Anyhow, how about this one for another stupid name - http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54426/

[Brewguru]

Anyhow, how about this one for another stupid name - http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54426/

Think this is part of a growing chain of daftly named outlets:
http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/9430/

[Blackthorn]

There used to be one in Bristol called "Dr. Thirsty's Surgery" which I always thought was unusual. The pub's still there, but has been through several name changes since, and as you can imagine that was not it's original name.

As I recall, there were various medical items dotted about, including a skeleton. There were also several pronouncements from Dr Thirsty on the walls on how to cure a wide range of ailments. In most cases, the solution was to drink more beer.

[Conrad]

The Brain Surgery (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23/) always amused me. I hadn't realised it was now gone, another one from my youth disappeared then.

[Brewguru]

The Brain Surgery (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23/) always amused me. I hadn't realised it was now gone, another one from my youth disappeared then.

Was actually a Brains pub in its last incarnation as a pub, now turning as we type into student accomodation.

[Strongers]

Another stupid name (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/10465/).

[ETA]

Another stupid name (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/10465/).

Is this actually a pub?

My personal knowledge of this place dates back to the last Century (oh alright, the 1980s) and it was never really a pub - more of a nightclub. Not hat I want to re-ignite the debate on what should and shouldn't be included.

The last I heard it had closed down and re-opened as a venue for a specific sector of society as The Charles Street Bar. So either way, The Hungry Years is no more (unless it's recently been re-born) and should be either closed (prefereably - why spoil fond memories) or renamed.

Afternote - I have refered to this on the "That Doesn't Go There" thread.

[Strongers]

Is this actually a pub?

My personal knowledge of this place dates back to the last Century (oh alright, the 1980s) and it was never really a pub - more of a nightclub. Not hat I want to re-ignite the debate on what should and shouldn't be included.

The last I heard it had closed down and re-opened as a venue for a specific sector of society as The Charles Street Bar. So either way, The Hungry Years is no more (unless it's recently been re-born) and should be either closed (prefereably - why spoil fond memories) or renamed.

Afternote - I have refered to this on the "That Doesn't Go There" thread.

I have no idea what this place is, or was, about. I just came across it whilst allocating locations to Brighton pubs.

[Paris_Hilton]

Quite clever, put still stupid

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57038/

[Strongers]

I once knew a girl called Sherry (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/73177/) and Clive's first sentence summed her up perfectly.

Also, Probably not the best acronym (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/58323/) for any business, especially a failed one!