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Pub names are used to identify and differentiate traditional drinking establishments. Many pubs are centuries old, and were named at a time when most of their customers were illiterate, but could recognise pub signs .
The Scotch Piper, Lydiate, Merseyside is the oldest Pub in the traditional county of Lancashire dates from 1320. The Cat and Fiddle Inn in Cheshire is the second-highest inn or public house in England. Ye Olde Man and Scythe is one of the oldest pubs in the country, and the oldest in Bolton, dating back to 1251
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.
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.
A pub, also referred to as "public house", is a house licensed to sell alcohol to the general public. It is a drinking establishment in Britain, [6] [7] Ireland, [8] New Zealand, Canada, and Australia. [9] In many places, especially in villages, a pub is the focal point of the community. Samuel Pepys described the pub as the heart of England.
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.
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The Moon Under Water, Watford.One of many pubs named after Orwell's description. "The Moon Under Water" is a 1946 essay by George Orwell, originally published as the Saturday Essay in the Evening Standard on 9 February 1946, [1] in which he provided a detailed description of his ideal public house, the fictitious "Moon Under Water".