The Cat I' Th' Well, Wainstalls, near Halifax, where I occasionallly drank when rambling round the Calder valley, appears to be still in existence.

The Drunken Duck between Ambleside and Hawkshead was my first introduction to Lake District pubs. My friends Alan (Jessy Al to any Langdale Festerers out here) and Alison knew the landlord and we had a song and tune session with my guitar and Alan's accordion ("Jessy"). Not sure you could do that now, they like to think of themselves as a restaurant rather than a pub nowadays.

Fleetwood's Royal Oak has long been known as "Deadun's". There's a choice of stories as to how it got the name. Further along Lord Street, the "Prince Arthur" was known as "The Bug", while the Fleetwood Arms on Dock Street was known as the "First and Last" because of its position opposite the old dock gates.

Blackpool has The Number Four and The Number Three - closer in to the town centre there used to be Numbers Two and One, both long gone. They were originally coaching inns on the then main road into Blackpool from the Garstang/Lancaster direction.

Ross