Signs and Posters of some of the many pubs and bars seen during the drive around UK. Sadly, I did not get experience the atmosphere in each and every one.
The Greyhound, Hampton Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Snooty Fox, Market Place, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
West Country Ales, The Crown, Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Crown, Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
WH Smith & Son, Castle Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
Not a pub but a great hanging sign…
The Crown, West Market Place, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
The White Horse, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Gloucestershire, England UK
Biddestone Arms, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Gloucestershire, England UK
Parsons Nose, High Street, Melksham, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Old Bell Hotel, Abbey Row, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Kings Arms, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Smoking Dog, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Black Horse, Castle Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Crown, Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Golden Cross, Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Marlborough Arms, Sheep Street, Cirencester, Gloucestshire, England UK
The Royal British Legion, Market Street, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales UK
The Black Boy (Buoy) Inn, Stryd Pedwar a Chwech, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Prior to 1828, the pub was known as the ‘Black Boy’. Though still referred to by its traditional name, it was officially altered to the ‘King’s Arms’ and, later, the ‘Fleur de Lys’, until a change of ownership led to the restoration of the old name and the creation of the “Black Boy Inn” as it is today. The Inn signs each show a ‘black buoy’ on one side and a ‘black boy’ on the other.
The Inn’s name has caused controversy and there are at least three theories to explain its name. One is believed to come from a ‘black buoy’ which existed in the harbour in the early days of the Inn. Another refers to the nickname given to Charles II by his mother Henrietta Maria of France because of the darkness of his skin and eyes, as well as the fact that Royalists met at the Inn secretly at that time. Later, the place became the local fishermen’s favourite drinking place and the name of ‘black boy’ may come from this period.
In Caernarfon’s heyday as a port-town, Northgate Street – on which the Black Boy Inn is situated – was the heart of the red-light district. Northgate Street’s Welsh name Stryd Pedwar a Chwech translates to “Four [shillings] and Six [pence] Street”: what the sailors are reputed to have paid for a room, a bottle of gin, and the services of a woman for the night.
The ‘North Gate’ archway found at the end of Northgate Street was added in or about the 1820s. It was designed to help facilitate the flow of traffic in and out of the old town, and is not part of the original town wall design. Prior to the ‘North Gate’ archway, a census carried out in 1794 revealed this street was commonly referred to as ‘Black Boy’ street. The earliest reference to the “Black Boy” can be found in Caernarfon’s archives dated 1717, a Deed of Sale of a house in “Street Y Black Boy” between Thomas Wynne, Glynllifon and a Henry Robyns.
The ghost of a nun is said to pass through the inn on her way to a nunnery that was once situated at the rear.
The pub is a listed building.
The Palace Vaults, Stryd Pedwar a Chwech, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Stryd Pedwar a Chwech is Welsh for Fourth & Sixth Street
The Crown, High Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Y Goron is Welsh for The Crown
Tŷ Dre, High Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Tŷ Dre is Welsh for Town House – Our accommodation for a couple of days in Caernarfon
Welsh Brewers The Black Boy, Tŷ Dre, High Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Y Twll yn y Wal, Hole in the Wall Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Y Twll yn y Wal is Welsh for The Hole in The Wall
Tafarn Y Porth, Greengate Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Tafarn Y Porth is Welsh for Porth Pub
Morgan Lloyd, Castle Square, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Guinness Sign, Bar Bach, Tan y Bont, Caernarfon, Gwynned, Wales UK
Happy Hour Sign, Bar Bach, Tan y Bont, Caernarfon, Gwynned, Wales UK
Tafarn Lleiaf Cymru – The Smallest Pub in Wales
The Smugglers Cove, Royal Albert Dock, Gower Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK
The One O’Clock Gun, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Gower Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK
Turncoat Bar, Salthouse Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK
Revolution, Royal Albert Dock, Salthouse Quay, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK
White Lion, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Built in 1657 the pub is reputed to be the oldest building in town. We spent a few days here.
The White Swan, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Crown Inn, Crown Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
The Albert, Albert Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Shoulder of Mutton, Cnr St George’s Street & Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Old Gate, Old Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
The Railway, New Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Marshall’s Bar, Carlton Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Elephant & Castle, Hollowgate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK
General Havelock Inn, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK
The Railway Hotel, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK
We stayed here for a few days in Haydon Bridge
Anchor Hotel, John Martin Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK
The Kings Head, Market Place, Allendale Town, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
The Hawes Inn, Newhalls Road, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
This is where we stayed for a few days in South Queensferry – right beneath the famous Firth of Forth Rail Bridge
The Staghead Hotel, High Street, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
The Ferry Tap, High Street, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
Orocco Pier, High Street, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
No. 12, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The Eagle Inn, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The Bear & Bull, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The Ship Inn, Front Street, Lindisfarne, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
The George, Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland, England UK
Ye Olde Reine Deer Inn, Parsons Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
The Old Auctioneer, Parsons Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
Horse & Jockey, West Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
The Cromwell Lodge, North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
Dog & Gun, North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
The Coach & Horses, Butcher’s Row, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
Banbury Cross, Butcher’s Row, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
The Bell, Junction Oddington Road, Lower Park Street, Park Street, Maugersbury Road, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Lamb & Lion, Lower Borough Walls, Bath, Somerset, England UK
The Black Fox, Junction of Lower Borough Walls, Saint James’s Parade & Hot Bath Street, Bath, Somerset, England UK
Our pub stay while in Bath
