22 August 2013 ~ Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Listening to: Janis Joplin ~ Stealin' (1962/08/10 Coffee Gallery, SF)
Next to the George pub is located the original Twinings Tea building, from 1706. I didn't take these photos in black & white on purpose.
It's quite a small and narrow store. Statues of Chinamen on top represented that tea came from China then.
On the way to the next pub we passed the home of the author of the first English dictionary...not Merriam nor Webster, but DeSamuel Johnson.
There is a nice courtyard with a statue of his cat, Horace.
Jane the guide pointed out that the window above in the center is boarded up as there was a tax imposed on households based on the number of windows...so to avoid tax they boarded them up.
Just a short walk away was the next pub, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, rebuilt in 1667. Not much to look at from the outside...
except a placard listing those that have reigned over England.
Inside the view wasn't much better. The entryway pub area is quite small. My guide Jane is on the right.
Very dark wood, old stuffy paintings.
This isn't a great picture for quality, but I wanted to point out the man in the grass skirt and lei was enjoying his bachelor party. Instead of a "stag" party they are called "buck" parties. These guys were on a 12 pub crawl...yikes.
Next to the George pub is located the original Twinings Tea building, from 1706. I didn't take these photos in black & white on purpose.
It's quite a small and narrow store. Statues of Chinamen on top represented that tea came from China then.
On the way to the next pub we passed the home of the author of the first English dictionary...not Merriam nor Webster, but DeSamuel Johnson.
There is a nice courtyard with a statue of his cat, Horace.
Jane the guide pointed out that the window above in the center is boarded up as there was a tax imposed on households based on the number of windows...so to avoid tax they boarded them up.
Just a short walk away was the next pub, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, rebuilt in 1667. Not much to look at from the outside...
except a placard listing those that have reigned over England.
Inside the view wasn't much better. The entryway pub area is quite small. My guide Jane is on the right.
Very dark wood, old stuffy paintings.
This isn't a great picture for quality, but I wanted to point out the man in the grass skirt and lei was enjoying his bachelor party. Instead of a "stag" party they are called "buck" parties. These guys were on a 12 pub crawl...yikes.
posted by ~L~ @ 9:44 AM
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