tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post9089154440646548455..comments2023-07-13T16:21:08.229+01:00Comments on Step Into The Story: Pub Names!Nicola Cornickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-88325610775276292332010-03-11T17:02:52.054+00:002010-03-11T17:02:52.054+00:00That's an excellent name, Alison! And I'll...That's an excellent name, Alison! And I'll look forward very much to your vintage videos!Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-73424631232530818822010-03-11T13:44:19.706+00:002010-03-11T13:44:19.706+00:00I think I remember one called Spring Heeled Jack a...I think I remember one called Spring Heeled Jack after the Highwayman/thief Jack Shepherd, but can't remember if it is in Essex or London now...<br /><br />I love the film The Wicked Lady! You have reminded me to put up some more vintage videos on my blog.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420150980378381269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-60028492417152923642010-03-10T13:14:42.246+00:002010-03-10T13:14:42.246+00:00Kate, those Norwich names are fascinating. I love ...Kate, those Norwich names are fascinating. I love the way that so much social history is tied in with pub names. Being such a Yorkist/Richard III fan I recognised the one taken from the arms of the Earl of Warwick but the Hog in Armour has me very curious.Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-13517265708200872262010-03-10T13:12:23.820+00:002010-03-10T13:12:23.820+00:00What great names, Virginia! I like the one-eyed ra...What great names, Virginia! I like the one-eyed rat (poor little thing!) The Snickleway Inn is interesting. Where I come from in Yorkshire a snicket is a little passageway or footpath. I wonder if the two words are connected.<br /><br />Jan, that's a good point about the smugglers. Maybe they were just so arrogant they were boasting about it. And maybe that's why there are no pubs called The Pirate - they were more discreet!Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-56265819461301471232010-03-10T10:05:27.399+00:002010-03-10T10:05:27.399+00:00Fascinating, Nicola. We had a Popinjay Inn in Norw...Fascinating, Nicola. We had a Popinjay Inn in Norwich (and there was a fire there in 1507 that lasted for 4 days and burned 700 houses in the city - a sizeable chunk, at that time).<br /><br />The saying went that we had a church for every week of the year in Norwich and a pub for every day (but actually we had more than one pub per day!), and a lot of the street/yard names in the city come from pub names.<br /><br />Some odd ones that used to be around Norwich:<br />* The Hog in Armour (is still here)<br />* The Labour in Vain<br />* The Cardinal's Cap (which was named in honour of Wolsey)<br />* The Bear and Staff (named named after the muzzled bear chained to a ragged staff shown on the arms of the Earl of Warwick - who defeated Kett's rebels in 1549, though I must say that my sympathies are with the rebels!)<br />* the Hampshire Hog (where the last game of logats was played in the county)<br /><br />I could go on, but I'll stop being nerdy now ;o)<br /><br />Great subject! (And I love Virginia's One Eyed Rat)Kate Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367918727779245526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-65094457586131810292010-03-10T07:33:15.052+00:002010-03-10T07:33:15.052+00:00Presumably they weren't called The Smugglers w...Presumably they weren't called The Smugglers when people were actually, er, smuggling?Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974614945447984069.post-28327781873498795062010-03-09T20:31:33.397+00:002010-03-09T20:31:33.397+00:00What a fun topic. I found a few names of interest:...What a fun topic. I found a few names of interest:<br /><br />THE MOUSETRAP INN, Bourton- on-Water/Gloucestershire (watch your toes there)<br /><br />JOLLY SAILORS, Whitby/North Yorkshire (self-explanatory)<br /><br />THE SNICKLEWAY INN, York City Centre (snick in any time)<br /><br />My personal favorite:<br /><br />ONE EYED RAT, Ripon/North Yorkshire (blind in one eye, can't see out the other)Virginia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.com