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The pubs with the shortest and longest names in Britain are both in Stalybridge: Q and The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn. [242] The longest name of a London pub, I am the Only Running Footman , [ 243 ] was used as the title of a mystery novel by Martha Grimes .
The pub is opposite the Cavendish Laboratory [4] and the event is commemorated by a blue plaque next to the entrance. [5] In addition, the ceiling of the back bar, known as 'The RAF Room' is covered with the signed names of Second World War pilots. [6] The Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Pub names are used to identify and differentiate each pub. Modern names are sometimes a marketing ploy or attempt to create "brand awareness", frequently using a comic theme thought to be memorable, Slug and Lettuce for a pub chain being an example. Interesting origins are not confined to old or traditional names, however.
This is a list of pubs in London. Typical interior. The Falcon Inn, Battersea. A pub, formally public house, is a drinking establishment in the culture of Britain, [1] [2] Ireland, [3] Australia, [4] Canada and Denmark. In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be the focal point of the community.
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Hook Norton Brewery is one of the last surviving Victorian breweries in the UK. (April 2006). The Marble Arch Inn, home of the Marble Brewery in Manchester Kelham Island Brewery in Sheffield Firkins outside the Castle Rock microbrewery in Nottingham A 19th-century poster for Phipps India Pale Ale (IPA) showing the Northampton Brewery on Bridge Street, now the site of Carlsberg UK Skinner's ...
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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] The range and quality of pubs varies wildly throughout the UK as does the range of beers, wines, spirits and foods available.