Saturday, 15 January 2011

Once bitten, twice shy?


Another pub name gem courtesy of Google Street View. Somehow I doubt whether visiting American tourists will be too keen to call in at this Bury pub.

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6 comments:

  1. Unknown15 January 2011 at 17:12

    Apparently their scratchings are divine...

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  2. ChrisM15 January 2011 at 17:24

    Had a friend who used to work there. Never been in myself, though.

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  3. Neville Grundy15 January 2011 at 18:57

    Don't Americans like fish?

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  4. Sat In A Pub15 January 2011 at 23:16

    Just one of many charming Bury hostelries. Remember to book early.

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  5. Martyn Cornell21 January 2011 at 15:42

    Thank you Red Nev, I was trying to think what it could possibly be named for. Although the Oxford English Dictionary puts up another possibility:

    Roach - Brit. regional. Mining. A seam or bed. Also roach of coal.

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  6. Curmudgeon21 January 2011 at 15:46

    I suspect in this case it may come from the nearby River Roch (pronounced Roach). The town of Rochdale (pronounced Rotch) takes its name from the same river.

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