Interesting history of the place here. There was evidence of its original name and use until mid-2014, but this too has now gone.
Glad I missed the Stargazy Pie.
Interesting history of the place here. There was evidence of its original name and use until mid-2014, but this too has now gone.
Glad I missed the Stargazy Pie.
Last edited by Tris39; 04-03-2021 at 17:29.
Just uploaded to the Brewery History website, do you remember the Whitbread Weather Station? Visible to the right, it was a giant barometer and thermometer. It's the one thing I do remember of the place as it fascinated me as a child; I seem to have memories that it was illuminated at night.
I remember drinking in the building ,it's distinctive,but maybe after the takeover by Forte which caused a change of name and the probable removal on the weather station.My shocking pint was Fullers ESB I seem to remember which also points to Forte rather than Whitbread ownership.
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Fantastic! I thought the barometer was illuminated and I was right, even after 40 years; I didn't know it was later a branch of Henekey's, like https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/21917/ and
The https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54397/.
I don't remember the lavishly illuminated Wunder-Bar next door. There was a similarly illuminated character on the frontage of The Brewmaster over the road. Something of a landmark, especially at night, it has now gone.
I suppose this is inevitable:https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2...n-readers-tips
One for me, Live & Let Live. Naturally, we sat indoors, though the garden was very pretty.
"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.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2...n-readers-tips
Slightly misleading title, as it's not been rigorously researched by journalists from London, merely suggested by readers - and how would they know which are the 10 best pub gardens?
I've only been to one of these pubs - The Cricketers in Redbourn, not far from where I lived in Hemel Hempstead, but this was nearly 50 years ago, so no review on Pubs Galore, sorry.
Come On You Hatters!
I was just about to post this article - just the one for me: https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/31739/
Zilch.
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