mr_blue_owl   10 #97 Posted December 7, 2017 I remember when working on the railway south of Doncaster there was the Packet Inn which appropriately appeared to have closed down. There was a pub with the nickname 'Swingers' (not sure which context it was used) in Sheffield city centre, However I cannot remember its proper name or exact location I know of a pub in the Philippines which is grossly misnamed 'The Temple of a Thousand Virgins' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RiffRaff   10 #98 Posted December 7, 2017 There was/is a pub in Worksop called "The Frog and Nightgown"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lazarus   68 #99 Posted December 7, 2017 There was/is a pub in Worksop called "The Frog and Nightgown"... This is a result of some spotty Herbert putting forward a stupid name to replace what must have been a normal pub name.  ---------- Post added 07-12-2017 at 11:33 ----------  A favourite pub in Grimesthorpe was called the WHO CAN TELL anyone know how it got the name ??? This pub was named after a horse that won a race or won the last held race at the Crookesmoor racecourse, now sadly gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fatrajah   10 #100 Posted December 7, 2017 There is a pub on the Chesterfield to Mansfield road called "The Young Vanish." Apparently there was a racehorse of that name in the 19th century. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mikeG   16 #101 Posted December 7, 2017 This is a result of some spotty Herbert putting forward a stupid name to replace what must have been a normal pub name. ---------- Post added 07-12-2017 at 11:33 ----------  This pub was named after a horse that won a race or won the last held race at the Crookesmoor racecourse, now sadly gone.  In 1978 there was a Frog and Nightgown on the Old Kent Road, London. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hobinfoot   25 #102 Posted December 8, 2017 I went on a fishing trip to March in Cambridgeshire The owner of the pub we stayed at had lost an eye in the RN. The pubs name was The one eyed red lion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Wonder Boy   10 #103 Posted December 8, 2017 The Jervis Lumb and the hen & chickens always feel quite unique Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lazarus   68 #104 Posted December 9, 2017 The Jervis Lumb and the hen & chickens always feel quite unique The Jervis Lumb was named after the after area where it was built, it's not a made up name and as for the Hen & Chickens, well that speaks for itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mr_blue_owl   10 #105 Posted December 9, 2017 The Cremorne Pig and Whistle Dove and Rainbow (lovely name)  ---------- Post added 09-12-2017 at 17:21 ----------  The Florist  ---------- Post added 09-12-2017 at 17:30 ----------  If I ever open a pub it will be named 'The Floppy Ferret' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
sherman1959 Â Â 10 #106 Posted December 12, 2017 Whetstone at the bottom of the moor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #107 Posted December 13, 2017 What about pubs that had names that didn't take much imagination or thinking about ? The Sheffield Arms (Upwell Street) for instance, they might have called it Grimesthorpe this or that to reflect the area, 'Upwell Inn' might not have been a wise choice tho'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kidley   48 #108 Posted December 13, 2017 What about pubs that had names that didn't take much imagination or thinking about ? The Sheffield Arms (Upwell Street) for instance, they might have called it Grimesthorpe this or that to reflect the area, 'Upwell Inn' might not have been a wise choice tho'.  my bold  it would have been an excellent choice after all, there are plenty of pubs called **** in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...