The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #47708   Message #712966
Posted By: Emma B
18-May-02 - 02:02 PM
Thread Name: Name That Pub (Bar)
Subject: RE: Name That Pub (Bar)
Sdaly missed - Tommy Ducks, Manchester. This was the Prince's Tavern when it opened in 1867 the name of the licensee being Thomas Duckworth. He asked for his name to be added to the sign but the sign-writer miscalculated the space and there was only room for one more letter after Duck. I don't know when the name was made official but it was a much loved watering hole for workers at lunchtime. I wonder what happened to all those knickers? There is a Headless Woman not far from here also known as the Quiet Woman for obvious reasons and the pubs called after the heraldic arms of the Stanley family i.e. The Eagle and Child are more colloquially known as the Bird and Bastard I could go on .............