Thread: Post a photo a week, of anything/anywhere

This just popped up from a friend of mine. The mid 90's and I was made redundant from my North Sea oil company, and had to decide what to do next. The industry was in one of its cyclic downturns, and I'd always fancied having a pub. We had an old farmhouse in East Devon at the time, and we initially were looking at pubs to buy. Having viewed quite a few in the south west, and seen so many disaster stories (bankrupcies, suicides, divorces etc), erring on the side of caution we decided to rent, initially at least. This pub, The Plough in Prestbury on the outskirts of Cheltenham was the place we chose. We had a rolling one year contract, with the rent fixed for three years. As we were coming to the end of the first year, out of the blue I had an offer to get back in the game, resident in Qatar. We'd had a good year in the Plough, made some money, but long hours etc, so gave my intention to no renew the contract. This photo was taken from the church graveyard opposite the pub. There's a one acre orchard behind the pub which I'd turned into a beer garden, with a jazz duo on Sunday lunchtimes in the summer.

^ That looks like a beautiful pub PAG. Coincidentally, as I grew up in Somerset my local village pub was also called The Plough.

You're lucky that your pub was in Gloucestershire... I was reading recently that a county council in Devon (or was it Cornwall?) has recently banned daffodils in case anyone eats them... apparently they're toxic to humans.

That looks lovely in the sun. I've always wanted a tin shack bar on a tropical beach.

That looks lovely, but dealing with customers everyday, no thanks!

Originally Posted by DrWilly

That looks lovely, but dealing with customers everyday, no thanks!

A very eclectic crowd, Prestbury being an upmarket suburb of Cheltenham, and the Plough the second closest pub to Prestbury Park (Cheltenham races). Quite a few of my regulars worked at GCHQ, and occasionally, usually mid week and not long before closing, a group of Americans with one or two Brits whom I knew were GCHQ tagging along would come in, with the Americans being from the NSA.

Sun setting on good ole Thonburi Station

Kids playing with bricks made out of money during the hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic in 1923...

^^^ Lol, reminds me when I got paid in cash by my school in Myanmar and had to take it to the bank. I used to see people with wheelbarrows full of notes. (There wasn't any hyperinflation - it was just too many kyats to 1 dollar....

London, England
The Old Shades Public House. This amazing building was built in 1898...

Originally Posted by tomcat

The Old Shades Public House. This amazing building was built in 1898...

cracking infill building, many in Laaaandan. Bit of baby time wise and sadly many of the old boozers are/have been "modernised".

Nuns taking a selfie with the Statue of David...

Originally Posted by malmomike77

Bit of baby time wise and sadly many of the old boozers are/have been "modernised".

Not quite as photogenic, I used to visit the Olde Cheshire Cheese regularly at one point in my life and it was still a good boozer the last time I was there. I disappointed my American guest by explaining to him that this is not the original Cheese - it was rebuilt in 1667 after the Great Fire of London. Shakespeare might have drunk there.

An afternoon out in London Town!



Locations:

Regency Cafe - Pimlico
The Harp - Charing Cross
Monmouth Coffee on Monmouth Street - Seven Dials

Originally Posted by Bonecollector

Locations:

And Downing Street?

Originally Posted by Shutree

And Downing Street?

Yes, every TD travelogue needs a picture of a toilet.

Surprisingly, this is not Thailand. It seems that when it comes to doing 'stupid' we Brits are still up there with the best:

looks like the crew cab Luton has nearly 50:50 weight distribution,

Originally Posted by malmomike77

looks like the crew cab Luton has nearly 50:50 weight distribution,

50 on the rear left and 50 on the rear right.

1936 Lancia Astura Series III "Tipo Bocca" Cabriolet by Pininfarina...

M'Sahib just took this, two of the team unwinding.

...^examples of your photography on the wall?...

I think i've spotted Mrs PAGs idea, the cacti are a security measure.

Originally Posted by tomcat

...^examples of your photography on the wall?...

Some mine, some M'Sahib's.

Originally Posted by Shutree

Not quite as photogenic, I used to visit the Olde Cheshire Cheese regularly at one point in my life and it was still a good boozer the last time I was there. I disappointed my American guest by explaining to him that this is not the original Cheese - it was rebuilt in 1667 after the Great Fire of London. Shakespeare might have drunk there.

On a short trip to London spent an afternoon trying to find it. Upon locating it, only to find out it was closed that day.