tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post3701270952466022148..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: What’s in a name?Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-23788713616269254132013-11-18T19:13:41.695+00:002013-11-18T19:13:41.695+00:00The Brown Cow in Horsforth became The Hogshead, th...The Brown Cow in Horsforth became The Hogshead, then Pitchers, then SixtyToo Bar and now it's been bought by Greene King and is The Brown Cow again!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-17302375980537343842013-11-11T17:26:56.991+00:002013-11-11T17:26:56.991+00:00There is a Castro's in Chiva, near Valencia, S...There is a Castro's in Chiva, near Valencia, Spain and very good it is too.<br />I don't know whether this is just a Bristol thing but round here pub name changes just don't register. There is a pub down the road from me which has been called The Westbury Park Tavern for at least six years but everyone still refers to it by its previous name, The Cock of the North. There are numerous other examples.<br />@Cookie: you mean the kids up your way aren't down with the Anti Corn Law League? Down here they're all over it...<br />Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-24351804911953984442013-11-11T00:21:55.553+00:002013-11-11T00:21:55.553+00:00We still have Fox Corner in Shipley - more than fo...We still have Fox Corner in Shipley - more than forty years after the Fox and Hounds was demolished.Ian Dalzielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145394208949245264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29469366889585019012013-11-10T18:09:43.826+00:002013-11-10T18:09:43.826+00:00The Seymour used to be a landmark quite near us, g...The Seymour used to be a landmark quite near us, good for giving taxi drivers directions. Some time in the mid-90s it degenerated into one of Cookie's <i>drug infested shit holes</i>, closed down, reopened, closed for a longer time and finally reopened under a different name. Taxi drivers still knew where it was - I just had to direct them to <i>the Seymour <b>as was</b></i>. I suspect the Cocked Hat will be <i>the Pack Horse as was</i> for a few years yet. (The Seymour as was is a block of flats now, and I still sometimes give directions to <i>where the Seymour used to be</i>.)Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79546321768234024202013-11-10T17:12:09.231+00:002013-11-10T17:12:09.231+00:00There's a Castros in South Africa.There's a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/castrosportelizabeth" rel="nofollow">Castros</a> in South Africa.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-76716252131888287272013-11-10T16:33:22.147+00:002013-11-10T16:33:22.147+00:00Yeh, though I don't think anyone would name a ...Yeh, though I don't think anyone would name a gaff "Hitlers" like in Thailand<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356705/Fried-chicken-takeaway-called-Hitler-opens-Thailand-comes-complete-logo-Nazi-leader-bow-tie.htmlCooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-41091463039636959442013-11-10T16:33:10.158+00:002013-11-10T16:33:10.158+00:00"The Richard Cobden" would be an ideal n..."The Richard Cobden" would be an ideal name for Stockport's next Spoons, of course.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-36189782085493195882013-11-10T16:22:08.023+00:002013-11-10T16:22:08.023+00:00Yes, I don't think Robbies' got that one q...Yes, I don't think Robbies' got that one quite right, somehow. But I've heard of nightclubs called Bonapartes.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-37320766376647004492013-11-10T16:16:41.528+00:002013-11-10T16:16:41.528+00:00is it all about brand value? As to whether the exi...is it all about brand value? As to whether the existing name means something positive or negative to punters?<br /><br />If the existing name is a negative, a re brand is more effective than a sign "under new management" You're saying it's a new gaff in the old building and not business as usual, really.<br /><br />Effective if your gaff was a drug infested shit hole of under aged drinkers and you now you want to sell roast dinners to families.<br /><br />Though not sure "Cobdens" can be described as a trendy name, unless all the kids are down with the anti corn laws league.<br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com