After 45 minutes of Christmas shopping, I’m now in my second most favourite pub in the country.
The Wortley Almshouses, Peterborough. I may have mentioned it once or twice in the past.
Category Archives: History
Three goats
I’m presently enjoying a pint of Sam Smith’s stout in the Three Goats Heads, in Oxford.
A lovely building.
The beer’s nice too.
Angel
An important new discovery was made today. The Angel, a Sam Smith’s pub near Shaftesbury Avenue. Lots of old panelling and tiles.
We also, on a closed Regent Street, came across Genevieve, the car from the old Kenneth More film.
Windsor
Currently in Windsor. Apparently, my dad lives in the vicinity. Well, in the county.
Stamford
Sam Smith’s pub in Stamford.
Glasgow
A long weekend, with a stay in Glasgow in the company of gentlemen, has left me feeling somewhat tired. Still, many establishments were visited; only to view the architecture of course.
Some old favourites were included, for example The Horseshoe Bar.
And, my own personal favourite, the 13th Note.
And, a relatively new discovery of a couple of years ago, West.
A stop-off in Edinburgh on the return trip prompted plans for a future excursion.
Deceased optician
I may be seriously tempted. Genuine, unused, late 1800s glasses frames are hard to find nowadays.
I usually wear a 1920s pair, which I also found unused, but older frames tend to be less rigid. Of course, that means they’re easier to break too.
From Dead Men’s Spex.
Stone
It’s nice to see render being removed from an old building. The furniture shop down the road.
Republic
I feel the need to say that I seriously believe that the UK should become a republic. Although I do appreciate that a single, joined-up republic couldn’t happen.
Not here. Which is a shame.
Table
The old kitchen table, originally salvaged from my daughter’s garden a decade or so ago, has reached the end of its natural, second, life.
To be replaced by a more practical, smaller new table.
