Campaign for Real Ale
An independent consumer organisation based in St Albans, and known as CAMRA. Founded in Kruger's bar in Dunquin, Kerry, Ireland, by a group who were opposed to the growing mass production of beer a...
An independent consumer organisation based in St Albans, and known as CAMRA. Founded in Kruger's bar in Dunquin, Kerry, Ireland, by a group who were opposed to the growing mass production of beer a...
Located in Barnehurst, Kent. It was home to the local band 'George Webb's Dixielanders', who led a revival of jazz in Britain.
Closed Pubs has a good picture of the current building and gives: "The Red Lion was situated at 34 Kilburn High Road. This pub was known as The Westbury at time of closure in 2012. Rebuilt in the l...
Businessman. Born in Aurora, Illinois. Responsible for developing the McDonald's hamburger empire abroad.
Records show Rodney's Head pub was at 4 Old Street in 1851. In 1876 this was rebuilt as shown in this drawing which is pretty much as we see it today. By 1895 it was known as Old Rodney's Head a...
The photo shows the pub in 1977, with the Rectory next door, both remarkably unchanged. Website.
From Wimbledon Heritage Map: "part 17C, late 18C early 19C public house, note multi pane sash windows; recently sympathetically extended".
Created by Lord Frederick Roberts as the ArmyTemperance Association by amalgamating two other long-standing temperance associations all based in garrison towns. He also created the ArmyTemperance A...
Retailer. Originally established as the Royal Arsenal Supply Association, by twenty workers from the Royal Arsenal. It was renamed in 1872, and expanded from just being a food retailer, into a vast...