That link is broken - had a quick search but I can't find the working one
That link is broken - had a quick search but I can't find the working one
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
I've enclosed the link to this BBC article as the photos include some nice snaps of three old boozers:
New Globe - Mile End Toad (1977).
The Old Red Lion - Gardiners Corner (1963).
The George Tavern, Commercial Road. (1969)
Are they still a going concern? I'm sure some enlightened soul will be able to tell us.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-43141667
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
The George Tavern is still hanging on. The New Globe is now a hotel and The Old Red Lion was demolished to make way for a new entrance for the next-door Aldgate East station.
"Breakneck speed we drown ten pints of bitter"
I have to say that's a shame ,but good luck to the owner if he wants to move on.I have had many great night boozing in The Grove ,one of my most favourite pubs in the UK.
Just have to hope the new owners maintain the focus on quality real ale,but it will be a very tough act to follow.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson