StroudGrecian
Very well known Exeweb poster
Also, Mermaid Yard was named after the Mermaid Inn
Where did you live Pete? I'm a Heavitree fellow through and through.Why was 'Pelican' added to the old Ship Inn in Heavitree? That was my nearest local.
Very Harsh philip....Im from zumerset...only went in there a few times, but forgetting all about its appeal from the outside+o( the landlady and customers made us feel really welcome...The Horse and Dray was an utter sh*thole. Second only to The Locomotive for most unfriendly pub in Exeter. The owners were vermin and the customers were scum.
Rejoice at its closure rejoice!
Indeed Stroudy...The houses opposite were known as Red Cow Village..Red Cow, not just a level crossing, more of a Village
Two of my favourite pubs in ExeterThe Horse and Dray was an utter sh*thole. Second only to The Locomotive for most unfriendly pub in Exeter. The owners were vermin and the customers were scum.
Rejoice at its closure rejoice!
Up the sh*tta?But where will Brian take la Shaz now, next time he's in Isca?
Pete.. when I was a kid my mates and I used to do the occasional pub crawl, starting at the Green Gables, then the First and Last on the corner (think it was called something else at the time), the Sawyers, the pub further down Cowick St on the right (someone told me it's a biker's pub now), the pub further down on the left, then the pub on the left under the railway bridge (a tough 'un) then two or three pubs in Bridge Street on the left and right, the pubs in High Street ending up at the Loco and then the Black Horse. I've forgotten all the bloody names of those pubs,, can you fill in some of the gaps.. Haven't been back for 10 years and the memory is very rustyThats not fair Rog! I reckon you're getting the gen from one of Chips Barbers books, like when we last did this! :-O
Sawyer's is a Wetherspoons now. The Roadhouse/Showman is the pub someone alluded to being boarded-up earlier in the thread. You'd have had The Devonport on the right and The Mint on the left as you went up Fore Street.The Sawyers, the pub further down Cowick St on the right (someone told me it's a biker's pub now).