The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #61428   Message #987615
Posted By: Les from Hull
21-Jul-03 - 03:04 PM
Thread Name: BS: Pub Names
Subject: RE: BS: Pub Names
My pet hate is when pub names change. Not so much the recently opened ones but the ones that have been on the go for yonks. Tap and Spile for example. Now I like their pubs - plenty of choice of real ales and ciders, supporting live folk music, no jukeboxes, etc. But why do they have to change the name of the pub? They can get their branding over to customers without doing that. I was very happy when the Sun (oldest pub in Beverley and a haven for excellent music) got its name back.

And another thing - why do pubs have to change their name to their nickname. These local names are part of the local culture and I don't need to see Rayners and Green Bricks over the pub door. I think this possibly happened to the Push in Beverley. If the same thing happened to other pubs in Hull - Red Hell, Blue Heaven, Milehouse - I might have to form CAMRPN.