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The pub, a timber-framed Grade II listed building, has been in existence since 1867. [8] In 1984, a record 102 people squeezed inside. [9] The Old Ferryboat Inn, Holywell, Cambridge. One of a number of pubs claiming to be the oldest in England with claims of alcohol being sold on the site as far back as 560. [10]
The pub had its own brewery at the rear which was used until 1930 and is still preserved as a display. [2] It was renovated in 1985, expanding the bar area to incorporate an open courtyard and a room which was previously used as a toyshop. [2] The building has been Grade II listed since June 1974. [1]
The Warren Tavern was founded in 1780 in Charlestown, Massachusetts and still stands in that block of land today. In the early years of the Warren Tavern it was frequented by many American Revolutionary War heroes such as Paul Revere , Benjamin Franklin , and George Washington .
In January 1788, a meeting of the mechanics and artisans of Boston passed a series of resolutions urging the importance of adopting the Federal Constitution pending at the time before a convention of delegates from around Massachusetts. The building was demolished in 1832. [5] A warehouse was subsequently built in its place. [2]
Tradition has it that the Bell in Hand was established in 1795 by Boston town crier James "Jimmy" Wilson. Its name refers to the hand-held bell he used to carry around while doing his job.
Tavern Scene by Flemish artist David Teniers, c. 1658 A Dutch tavern scene by Jan Steen, late 17th century Raleigh Tavern, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia Buckman Tavern, where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired, Lexington, Massachusetts Parker Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts showing traditional New England saltbox architecture
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Cheers Beacon Hill is a bar/restaurant located on Beacon Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, across from the Boston Public Garden.Founded in 1969 as the Bull & Finch Pub, the bar is best remembered internationally as the exterior of the bar seen in the NBC sitcom Cheers, which ran between 1982 and 1993. [1]