{"product_id":"2940152467444","title":"Pub Name History: Thirty Popular Pub Name Origins","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe pub was once described by seventeenth-century diarist Samuel Pepys as the ‘heart of England while the church is its soul’. These days I would say he is only half right. There remain over 56,000 pubs in Great Britain, half of which are filled with youngsters who play loud music on a jukebox that sounds like somebody is hitting his lawnmower with a hammer, while the next-door neighbour shouts at him over the fence. The other half, however, are the perfect place to while away an afternoon with a pint and fine conversation while quietly contemplating what to do next. Well, that’s what I do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pub histories told in this collection are some of my favourite pubs and are extracts from my popular book The Old Dog and Duck (There are many more histories in there.) So take a seat in your favourite armchair by the fireside and join me on a pub crawl along memory lane and around history corner. We may be some time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 – The Blind Beggar\u003cbr\u003e2 – The Bucket of Blood\u003cbr\u003e3 – The Case is Altered\u003cbr\u003e4 – The Crooked Billet\u003cbr\u003e5 – The Eagle and Child\u003cbr\u003e6 – The Elephant and Castle\u003cbr\u003e7 - The Flying Dutchman\u003cbr\u003e8 – The French House\u003cbr\u003e9 – The Garibaldi\u003cbr\u003e10 – The George and Dragon\u003cbr\u003e11 - The Green Man\u003cbr\u003e12 – Harry’s Bar\u003cbr\u003e13 – The Hero of Inkerman\u003cbr\u003e14 – The Horse and Hounds\u003cbr\u003e15 – Jack Straw’s Castle\u003cbr\u003e16 – The John Snow\u003cbr\u003e17 – The Marquis of Granby\u003cbr\u003e18 – Molly Maguires\u003cbr\u003e19 – Molly Malone’s\u003cbr\u003e20 – The Oddfellows Arms\u003cbr\u003e21 - Pickled Parson\u003cbr\u003e22 – The Red Lion\u003cbr\u003e23 – The Royal Oak\u003cbr\u003e24 - The Seven Sisters\u003cbr\u003e25 – The Star and Garter\u003cbr\u003e26 – The Volunteer\u003cbr\u003e27 – JD Wetherspoon\u003cbr\u003e28 – The White Hart\u003cbr\u003e29 – The White Lion\u003cbr\u003e30 – The Widow’s Son\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albert Jack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081023963376,"sku":"2940152467444","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152467444_p0.jpg?v=1764021388","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152467444","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}