Pubs in Time #11
The Derby Arms, Ramsgate Frank Muir The writer & humourist Frank Muir was born in this building on February 5, 1920. He was one of the great pioneers of British radio comedy and created a genre of gentle humour that endeared him to millions of people around the world. He died on January 2, 1998.
72 Margate Road, Ramsgate, United Kingdom
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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
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Pubs in Time #13
The Clissold Arms, London Ray & Dave Davies Site of the first public performance of Ray & Dave Davies, founding members of The Kinks, in December 1960. The Kinks went on to become one of Britain's most influential rock bands and its members are regarded as the founding fathers of musical genres that emerged decades after they disbanded.
105 Fortis Green, Muswell Hill, London, United Kingdom
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Pubs in Time #14
The Jacaranda Club, Liverpool The Beatles and Allan Williams In this place, during 1960, the five founding members of The Beatles staged some of their earliest performances. They began a professional career here by engaging their first manager, Allan Williams who, together with Beryl Williams, were proprietors of this venue. The Jacaranda was a key launching point for the band's future success.
21-23 Slater Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Pubs in Time #3
The Leopard Hotel, Burslem The Trent and Mersey Canal In this place on 8 March 1765 Josiah Wedgwood and James Brindley met to discuss the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal. The project began the following year and spearheaded Britain's Golden Age of canals, revolutionising freight transport and helping fuel the Industrial Revolution
Market Place, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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Pubs in Time #4
The Eagle and Child, Oxford The Inklings Until 1963 the great writers of the "Inklings", C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and others, met regularly on this spot. The conversations that have taken place here have profoundly influenced the development of 20th Century literature
49 St Giles, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Pubs in Time #5
The Town of Ramsgate, London The Hanging Judge In this place in 1688 following the fall of James II, the infamous Judge Jeffries, who presided over the Bloody Assizes, enjoyed his last moments of freedom before being captured and beater while waiting for a passage from London. He was taken to the tower and died the following year.
62 Wapping High Street, London, United Kingdom
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Pubs in Time #7
The Swan Inn, Fittleworth - Ye Ancient Order of Froth Blowers - In 1924 Bert Temple founded Ye Ancient Order of Froth Blowers - a "cheerful law-abiding fraternity of absorptive Britons", who in five years, raised a six-figure sum for children's charities at their Vat meetings. Economic forces and pressure from the temperance movement hastened the fraternity's demise. This Inn was its 'No.0' Vat. Pubs in Time - February 2006 - Plaque no.7 Campaign for Real Ale
Lower St, Fittleworth, 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
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Pubs in Time #9
The Eagle, Cambridge Discovery of DNA on this spot on February 28, 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson made the first public announcement of the discovery of DNA with the words "We have discovered the secret of life". Throughout their early partnership Watson & Crick dined in this room on six days every week.
Bene't Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom
