Pubs in Time #12

The Star, Guildford The Stranglers on this spot in 1974 the founding members of the Stranglers, then called the Guildford Stranglers, gave their first public performance. They went on to become the most enduring band of the punk and new wave era and one of those genres' most important influences.

2 Quarry Street, Guildford, United Kingdom

Subjects

The Stranglers
band

The Globe Inn, Dumfries [full inscription unknown]

56 High Street, Dumfries, United Kingdom

The Royal Anchor, Liphook [full inscription unknown]

9 The Square, Liphook, United Kingdom

The George Inn, Norton St Philip [full inscription unknown]

Norton St Philip, Bath, United Kingdom

The Angel & Royal, Grantham [full inscription unknown]

2 High Street, Grantham, United Kingdom

Pubs in Time #8

The Bell, Stilton The birth of Stilton Cheese During the 1720s this Inn was the first place to sell Stilton Cheese. Its then owner, Cooper Thornhill, popularised the cheese and created a substantial and enduring market for the product. "Drink a pot of ale, eat a scoop of Stilton, every day, you will make old bones." Nineteenth-century saying, Wymondham.

The Bell, Great North Road, Stilton, Peterborough, United Kingdom

Subjects

Stilton cheese
(1720-?)