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Introduction:
by
John F G Webb &
Michael Waite
(editor)
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This site
is being updated all the time........we need your help!
Windsor Pubs
has been written in order to record and preserve as much history as possible
about the pubs in Windsor and the surrounding area, past and present.
Pubs have changed so much in recent years and many Windsor pubs have been
long closed or even demolished. Pubs all over the country are closing
up, we are fast losing a heritage unique to our shores. With your
help, we hope to nurture a growing interest in the history of our local
pubs, and preserve some images and thoughts for the future generations of
our town. We also hope that by keeping such a record we will encourage
people to support and frequent their local pubs so that the community spirit
and friendship provided by them is not lost forever.-logic.co.uk
Pubs in Great Britain are unique in
the world and we must be sure not to end up with replacing them ALL with trendy
wine bars. There may be a place for a pub restaurant and for a wine
bar, but let's not close our traditional locals.
Please contact us with any information,
stories, photographs etc. you may have about our local pubs that we can use
on this site. mail@windsorpubs.info History, stories, photographs, as well as any up to date
information is all welcome. If you are a current or past landlord, or
just a regular customer, it
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List of Pubs
History
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A Licensed Holiday
A Story including some
of the Windsor Pubs
Adam & Eve,
with their two sons Royal Albert and
Clarence and their daughters
Alma & Victoria, were invited by
Prince Albert for a days
Wolf hunting in the forest. They were met at the
South Western by The
Duke of York with the
Coach & Horses. They drove to the
Royal Oak where the meet was assembled.
While out they saw the Stag & Hounds which
were making straight for the Foresters Arms.
After the hunt they went to Windsor Castle,
passing the Round Tower, over which flew the
Royal Standard. They rang
the Bell and when the door was opened they nearly
fell into the Queens Arms. They were
introduced to the Duke of Edinburgh who
had just returned from Sebastopol.
The
Duke of Connaught was also present and invited them to lunch with him on
the morrow at the Dukes Head. He was
wearing a Fawn coloured Mitre
on his head and a Wellington on each foot.
After lunch they hired the good Ship
Noahs Ark and took the
Merry Wives of Windsor for a trip
up the river. Passing the Thames Hotel
they saw the royal Swan being fed by the
Prince of Wales with
Grapes from a Star
shaped plate in Kitcheners Arms. After
Five Bells they landed at
Three Elms, had tea at the
Bexley Arms and then went to the
Vansittart Arms for a game of
shove-halfpenny. Here they met a Man of Kent
who told them he had shot a Falcon which had
attacked his Nags Head. In the event they
dined at the White Hart. The
Queen was present wearing her
Crown, also her Star
& Garter Order. Prince Arthur was
also present and could just see the Queens Head.
Meanwhile great commotion was caused
in the streets by a mad Bull which was running
amok and scattering pedestrians to different parts of
the Globe. A Trooper
and a Jolly Guardsman eventually drove him
to the Herts Arms where
Two Brewers destroyed him. After dinner
the visitors returned to the Brunswick Arms
where they were staying. They decided to build a house, so they
engaged the Bricklayers and
Carpenters Arms to erect it. When
finished they ordered Three Tuns of coal to
warm it. The name of the house had to be chosen. The sons wished
to name it the Criterion, the daughters
suggested Crispin, mother said
Why Not... Hope
Cottage. They spent a few days purchasing presents, among them an
ivory Elephant & Castle and a beautiful
Black Horse. Here we leave them, the
daughters, one Hand in Glove with
Lord Raglan, the other in a
Bachelors Arms.
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