Britain's Lost & Living Pubs
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A Docuseries Dedicated To Britain's Lost & Living Pubs 🍻 YouTube link located below. Pub/History Tours @PubHistoryTours @VinnieSull1van @ChelseaDan5
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The Lost Legend Of British Boxing - #RIP The Thomas A Becket (320 #OldKentRoad, South #London, #SE1) 🥊⏳️🍻 #RIP to a legend in the boxing world. This pub once hosted an almighty boxing gym that saw and produced world-class fighters. As well as this, the pub was a chance for local people to earn a few bob or even make themselves wealthy. Just like the Docklands of #EastLondon, this area of #SouthLondon was made up of dock workers living in pre/post war #England. The people of south London's Docklands had next to nothing other than each other, be it for better or for worse. Generations of #Londoners witnessed the massive changes that saw them move out to suburbs like #Kent, leaving this once proud area to become hyper-modernized. The pubs name related to the days of Norman monarchs who were originally Vikings that settled in northern France in the 9th century. In recent times, they're referred to as French and spoke what we often refer to as a French language (Norman). Not only was this venue a place to earn some money, but it was a much needed socializing and venting spot for countless individuals with nothing else to vent their weekly woes. Be it legitimate, or the world of villainy, this pub was more of a home to many people than wherever they slept. So long to the people and the memories that derive from one of London's most impoverished, toughened, and united areas. Today the area is a prime example that just because you fill something up, doesn't mean it isn't empty. Our recent ancestors may have had less than us, but they had far more grit and stoic strength than most today could imagine. #RIP ⚰️ Thank you for all for the support. It means the world to us. 🤝 Join us on YouTube for a host of episodes covering Britain's lost and living pubs. ▶️ 🎥 Chelsea Dan 🎙 Vinnie Sullivan
Britain's Lost & Living Pubs2,711,649 views • 1 year ago
The Fate of Harmondsworth Village (The proposed runway of Heathrow Airport) In this special episode, we visit the historic village of Harmondsworth, which faces partial demolition, severe noise risks, and community displacement under the proposed third runway expansion of Heathrow Airport. It's not only its pubs that will suffer or disappear, but everything that makes it so magnificent. Whilst in this quaint village, we speak to Ivor (the organist of St Mary's), Alan, and Justine (volunteer's at the nearby Medieval barn) to hear the inside story behind what's taken place. The pubs, homes, and various other features will either disappear or die a slow death from being left without a community. Harmondsworth is a wonderful village with an extensive history dating from Anglo-Saxon England, through the Norman era, and every epoch since. We hear of how damaging and plans were (and have continued to be) and the effect it's had on those who live there. The proposed plans by Heathrow and the potential fate of Harmondsworth and its surrounding areas set a very dark precedent indeed. The plans for this village mean listed buildings that are centuries old would be demolished without a second thought. A millennium of social history could be wiped out. It's important that those who care for the sanctity of Britain and its past watch this video and share it with others. This video will end all doubts as to how much danger Britain's history and beauty face in modern times. Thank you all for your viewership and support. 🤝
Britain's Lost & Living Pubs43,567 views • 18 days ago
I wonder how many of you will remember this iconic Guinness advert from 1999 🍻⏳️
Britain's Lost & Living Pubs124,453 views • 2 months ago
The Cat And Fiddle - Buxton Rd, Macclesfield, Peak District, SK11 We returned to check on the Cat and Fiddle in the Peak District to find it closed, yet alive and well. This pub/distillery, is classed as the second highest in the UK. Historically, it was a vital, often life saving shelter for horse-drawn carriage travelers, walkers, and traders travelling through the unforgiving, hilly terrain. To this day, it still has to close if the weather becomes too dangerous. Just as it did centuries ago, the roads can become so covered in snow and frost that we're reminded of it's original purpose. When the weather turned, this is a place that people may have had to spend days or longer. But, you'd much rather be cooped up in there than to face the conditions outside. This pub is a reminder of what many pubs actually existed to do. Yes, they're all important for their own reasons, but some pubs really did exist to save lives instead of simply offer a place to drink, rest, or socialise. I always thoroughly enjoy my time in this beautiful part of the world and my time with my good friend Maverik. We hope that videos like this will encourage you to explore our beautiful Islands (if you don't already). Thank you for watching and we hope to see you soon. ⏳🤝 🎙 Vinnie Sullivan 📽 Maverik
Britain's Lost & Living Pubs44,820 views • 1 month ago
The Barren Nature Of #WestHam Stadium & It's Suffeing Pub Scene - #Stratford, #London ⚒️ 🎙 Vinnie Sullivan 🎥 Chelsea Dan One needn't love #football or alcohol to understand the importance of #Stadiums and their surrounding #pubs. The changing of our world has taken place without it's inhabitants wants or needs in mind. Today's youth may believe such a world is impressive, but that's only because they've nothing to compare it to. The new #WestHam stadium is a beshmerchment on the memory of #UptonPark, and that of #Stratford. Now, you're ferried in and out like a posh restaurant with little room to socialise or bond. ■ The allelopathy of a poisoned weed has overgrown, killed & replaced our roots. 🖊 Vinnie Sullivan You Tube:
Britain's Lost & Living Pubs372,574 views • 2 years ago
Pub goers of 1967 discussing the absolute audacity of the incoming laws to make drink-driving illegal in the UK. "The pedestrian could have too much to drink. He could cause an accident. He doesn't get tested. It's the driver who gets tested, and I think that's unfair. "
Britain's Lost & Living Pubs215,181 views • 1 year ago
Still not rebuilt: Let us not forget the tragic tale of the #CrookedHouse, in Himley near Dudley, famously known as "Britain's wonkiest pub," which Vinnie Sullivan. There, in an episode, we asked a few questions we noticed hadn't been asked. Originally built in 1765, its signature slant was caused by 19th-century mining subsidence. Though destroyed by a fire and subsequently and suspiciously demolished in August 2023, the owners were legally ordered by the South Staffordshire Council to rebuild it brick by brick. This has not yet been done. ⏳️ Kindly share and make others aware. Thank you. 🤝🍻
Britain's Lost & Living Pubs49,832 views • 3 months ago
The Male Choir from Treorchy, Wales, singing Myfanwy in a pub on a 1986 TV show called Corau Mawr and reenacting their origins when the choir formed in 1883. Myfanwy" is a secular love song, specifically a "saddest love song" or lament, popular with Welsh male voice choirs. ⏳️🤝🍻
Britain's Lost & Living Pubs96,556 views • 10 months ago