tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post2385114928270808033..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: The Blights ArmsCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-14167173482328105812016-08-12T17:35:12.633+01:002016-08-12T17:35:12.633+01:00Thanks for that,
I did take photos of most pubs w...Thanks for that,<br /><br />I did take photos of most pubs we did in Uttoxeter and did take one of the Wheatsheaf in better days,but they are not on disc yet so unable to add them to my blog at the mo,it has been a mammoth task over the last ten years getting thousands of my negatives put on disc,i will get there in the end and no doubt Uttoxeter will feature at some point.Alan Winfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13143831341388857795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-28857779573545225342016-08-11T21:50:22.487+01:002016-08-11T21:50:22.487+01:00There's a pub on the A505 between Baldock and ...There's a pub on the A505 between Baldock and Royston (Horse & Groom) that's been crumbling for nearly 20 years since a doomed Caribbean food experiment. Council refused building of hotel, but can't see how you could turn off safely<br />Actually just seen your blog on it;<br />http://closedpubs.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/horse-groom.htmlretiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-30363090138664381952016-08-11T18:15:17.769+01:002016-08-11T18:15:17.769+01:00Sorry Alan, no offence intended. James - Alan'...Sorry Alan, no offence intended. James - Alan's blog is here: <a href="http://neverendingpubcrawl.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">The Never Ending Pub Crawl</a>.<br /><br />Can we look forward to a write-up of Uttoxeter?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-51268431130233149982016-08-11T18:00:51.582+01:002016-08-11T18:00:51.582+01:00The Wheatsheaf was an Ansells tied house when me a...The Wheatsheaf was an Ansells tied house when me and the wife did it on 2nd November 1990 while doing most pubs in Uttoxeter.<br /><br />On another note why am i not included on your links to extended pub crawls,i have been doing them since 1981 so know a lot about the subject and pubs done.Alan Winfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13143831341388857795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-25991845620692966302016-08-11T16:17:12.672+01:002016-08-11T16:17:12.672+01:00Yews, I think the ex-Royal Mortar has been used fo...Yews, I think the ex-Royal Mortar has been used for a few things over the years but it's certainly had no TLC for a long time.John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-7343987089235436622016-08-11T14:18:56.396+01:002016-08-11T14:18:56.396+01:00I actually passed it the other day and thought it ...I actually passed it the other day and thought it looked "sealed up" rather than derelict, but hardly an active building.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-47967375555648558432016-08-11T12:39:31.207+01:002016-08-11T12:39:31.207+01:00An old bookmaker in Bridgnorth told me Uttoxeter l...An old bookmaker in Bridgnorth told me Uttoxeter locals used to call the town "Uchester".Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-72235302871976018652016-08-11T12:32:06.948+01:002016-08-11T12:32:06.948+01:00Royal Mortar isn't empty, it's been the of...Royal Mortar isn't empty, it's been the offices of phantom tracking systems for a couple of yearsdeadmanjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920080723618205512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-40752569813130468932016-08-11T12:06:12.336+01:002016-08-11T12:06:12.336+01:00I do plenty of other things, it's just that I ...I do plenty of other things, it's just that I only report the pub-related stuff on here. If you want dedication to extended pub-crawls, check out <a href="https://retiredmartin.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Martin Taylor</a> and <a href="http://brapa-4500.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Simon Everitt</a>.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-73746909061689800182016-08-11T10:37:06.787+01:002016-08-11T10:37:06.787+01:00Mudgie, I like your roving commission - to travel ...Mudgie, I like your roving commission - to travel the length and breadth of Britain on some sort of extended pub crawl.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com