"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
Wikipedia's explanation of the law about photography in public places seems clear enough to me http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography_and_the_law : "In general, under the law of the United Kingdom one cannot prevent photography of private property from a public place, and in general the right to take photographs on private land upon which permission has been obtained is similarly unrestricted" .
So my interpretation is that the pub car park is private property so you could legitimately be asked not to take photographs from there but the pavement is public land so the publican has no legal means to stop you - unless you're up a big stepladder and photographing the bedrooms with a long range lens .
Last edited by Andy Ven; 16-05-2012 at 21:31.
Waes hael!
I had just taken 2 or 3 photos of Arnold's Bar & Grill to add to the site before going in to have a drink. After being served, a 2nd man appeared from the back room, marched over to me and said "CAN I HELP YOU?" in a much louder voice than someone wanting to serve me. I said, "No thanks, I've been served," and took a sip of my drink. He said, "BUT YOU'VE BEEN TAKIN' PHOTOS." I remembered my rights from previous replies to this thread and said, "Yes, I always do," and carried on drinking. He stared at me for a minute or two then went back into his room. I wondered what it was all about until the evening when I was adding the pub to PuG. As I googled the pub, I came across this link.
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/112...and-grill.aspx
He obviously thought I was another reporter after a story or someone coming to check on the music.
(Am I still a chicken Will? Yes! Cluck! Cluck!)
Last edited by AlanH; 25-05-2012 at 16:47.
Now it is banned from playing music it sounds like it could be my kind of place . grabs pint & Slinks off to grumpy cornes
Not pub photo related, but a recently revamped precint near here got a lot of bad publicty, and are very touchy about photos, but as it is public space nothing they can do about it
I drink to make others more interesting
Just spotted this latest news
man has been shot dead and three other people have been injured in a shooting in a pub in Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police said several shots were fired in the Cotton Tree Inn in Droylsden at about 23:50 BST on Friday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-18217129
Guess most would avoid taking photo in next few days
I drink to make others more interesting
I'm just wondering what the procedure is when discovering a pub has been converted to a children's nursery? I found myself in this situation on Monday, with The Royal Foresters in Cinderford. Littledean Hill Road is quite a long road, so I had to ask directions to the aforementioned pub. I had my camera around my neck and had previously taken a few landscape shots along the way. I found the former pub, but had to wait until it was less cloudy to take photos. I have to admit that I felt a little uneasy waiting around in these circumstances. I didn't encounter any problems, but I'm just wondering what the right thing would have been, if I had have been approached by an irate nursery assistant?
I have taken numerous photos of old pubs that are now nurseries and so far no problems.I think though you would have to be a little careful if children were actually playing in the nursery grounds.Have found a similar problem with pubs that are situated next to a school playground,and it is playtime.Usually I either come back later when they have gone back in school or walk a distance away and photo a side view of the pub,making sure there are no children in the shot.