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The Dog and Handgun – Bottom, rival pub of The Lamb and Flag, staff are seen in the episode "Dough" (1995) during the quiz night scene at the aforementioned pub, with one barman getting a near-fatal electric shock from the buzzer, after Edward Hitler (Adrian Edmondson) tampered with it earlier. The pub is never actually seen in the series.
Both establishments serve wine and beer/ale. The term 'pub' (an abbreviation of 'public house') is now used to describe these houses. The legacy of taverns and inns is now only found in the pub names, e.g. Fitzroy Tavern, Silver Cross Tavern, Spaniards Inn, etc. The word also survives in songs such as "There is a Tavern in the Town". [4]
Other pub names refer to items of food to tempt the hungry traveller. For example, The Baron of Beef in Cambridge refers to a double sirloin joined at the backbone. [161] Red Herring, Great Yarmouth. Named after Red Herring a product of the local fishing industry. [162] Shoulder of Mutton, Wisbech is another pub named for a joint of meat. [3]
Kenneth Threadgill (September 12, 1909 – March 20, 1987) was an American country singer and tavern owner, who mentored the early Austin folk music scene that included Janis Joplin. He also lent his name to two nationally famous restaurant/bar venues.
This is a list of real-life London pubs that are depicted in works of fiction. Pubs play a prominent role in British culture, with their portrayal in literature dating back at least as far as the time of Chaucer, and London's rich history of being used as a setting for literary works means this has continued into the 21st century.
Pub names is a sub-article of Pub which explains that a pub is a mainly British establishment. Drinking establishments in other countries tend to have a different composition and culture and a different naming system which appear not to be as historical, notable or interesting as British pub names. When there are pubs in other countries they ...
A bar, also known as a saloon, a tavern or tippling house, or sometimes as a pub or club, is a retail business that serves alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, liquor, cocktails, and other beverages such as mineral water and soft drinks. Bars often also sell snack foods, such as chips (crisps) or peanuts, for consumption on their premises.
The Boar's Head Inn is the name of several former and current taverns in London, most famously a tavern in Eastcheap that is supposedly the meeting place of Sir John Falstaff, Prince Hal and other characters in Shakespeare's Henry IV plays. An earlier tavern in Southwark used the same name, and an inn of the name in Whitechapel was used as a ...