"Come, come, let us drink the Vintners' good health;
'Tis the cask, not the coffer, that holds the true wealth"
17th Century London Rhyme
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The Crown, The Bull, And The Griffin
I must have acquired this postcard of Bull Green in Halifax at some stage over the last fifty years. It's almost recent enough, and I...
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The Lad is back. He had been skiing in France and got stuck for a time when the ports of Calais and Dover were closed by the snow and cold.... -
Y ou can spend too long sat inside reading old newspapers and cataloguing old postcards. There comes a time in the affairs of man when he s...
Another excuse for a pub-crawl? And why not.
ReplyDeleteI think you should take it upon yourself and create, which would require a lot of research, a more complete Yorkshire Pub Poster. I know if done right, you could include a lot more pubs.
ReplyDeleteI like the rhyme, the cask implies good fellowship, social intercourse, conversation harmony and song; the coffer jealousy,greed and desire to get one over on the fellow man..
ReplyDeleteDoes that infer, that these hostelries are in danger of being sacrificed to Mammon?
Oh thank goodness.I thought we were in for something dry from the title - turned out to be the opposite.
ReplyDeleteNice and wet! I'm in for a pub-crawl...or art crawl....any fun crawl....just lead the way!
ReplyDeleteI think you should visit them all and report back:)
ReplyDelete¡Me encanta!: I love it!
ReplyDeleteThe rhyme says it all! The international financial situation is certainly dismal.
ReplyDeleteIn that case England should be okay.
ReplyDeleteSolid investment advice, Alan. Adequate liquid assets are essential.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the exchange rate now?
ReplyDeleteMaybe we can improve the economy if we all drank a whole lot more beer. Or maybe we won't feel the pain so much.
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