London The Greatest City on the Planet

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

I’ll start off there

[flattythehurdler]

@Malarkey

Would be a pity for ye not to visit Spitalfields, since it is so near. A niece of mine has lived there for a few years and always comments on the unusual atmosphere. Her father is also struck by the whole area when he visits. I would try to take in a few Spitalfields pub for the day in it.

I love that part of London, and agree. It has a fairly chequered history. There’s an odd but not unpleasant atmosphere round there.

[flattythehurdler]

If you’re headed soho way, I like the toucan. Need to tuck in and get a seat though. Gets rammed.

[Malarkey]

@flattythehurdler

@Malarkey

Would be a pity for ye not to visit Spitalfields, since it is so near. A niece of mine has lived there for a few years and always comments on the unusual atmosphere. Her father is also struck by the whole area when he visits. I would try to take in a few Spitalfields pub for the day in it.

I love that part of London, and agree. It has a fairly chequered history. There’s an odd but not unpleasant atmosphere round there.

Yes, a lot of layers around that part of the East End. Singular spot.

I lived in London just by Fitzrovia, in Clipstone Street, for a summer in the 1980s. Atmospheric spot too, totally different way.

[Malarkey]

@flattythehurdler

If you’re headed soho way, I like the toucan. Need to tuck in and get a seat though. Gets rammed.

The Toucan is the business, although not an architectural beauty. Quite often had a drink there. Unfortunately never had a glass of the famous Irish whiskey sold there for a narrow window. There were only 28 bottles of it, I think.

[flattythehurdler]

It’s a small dark cupboard of a place that sells good Guinness by London standards to the by and large well heeled. Nice atmosphere, no trouble, nice people in there drinking.

[flattythehurdler]

Reading the bones: Spitalfields' human remains - Current Archaeology

Here’s something I remembered. I think I heard about it first in Mudlarking. An audiobook I can’t recommend enough.

[estebandaface]

@BruidheanChaorthainn

Ye olde mitre inn is a good experience. I had a few lovely pints in there of an evening

Its a genuine step back in time, the decor hasn’t changed in hundreds of years, the wood creaks. Its a lovely pub too. Real hospitable

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

I would never step foot in a whetherspoons ever.

I don’t really like being in a pub with a tv on unless it’s racing.

[Malarkey]

@flattythehurdler

It’s a small dark cupboard of a place that sells good Guinness by London standards to the by and large well heeled. Nice atmosphere, no trouble, nice people in there drinking.

Exactly my experience as well.

Used to be up in London a fair bit during the 1990s. A jaunt around three or four excellent Soho pubs is one of the great drinks.

[Malarkey]

@flattythehurdler

Reading the bones: Spitalfields' human remains - Current Archaeology

Here’s something I remembered. I think I heard about it first in Mudlarking. An audiobook I can’t recommend enough.

Thanks. I will investigate.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

We want really rough type of day drinking type pubs. I’m not sure this is the sort of vibe.

[anon67715551]

Incredibly The Swan in Stockwell hasn’t gotten a mention yet.
I’ll leave it there…….

[estebandaface]

you want a wetherspoons but you don’t want a wetherspoons.

[myboyblue]

Sounds like he wants a place where he can take on some propa nawty bastards in a bit of a tumble out the back.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

Have you ever been in the clock tavern. That’s what we want.

Wetherspoons is bright with windows.

I want some misery.

[estebandaface]

the sheaf in southwark, it’s underground. Southwark Street has bookies, fast food places, atms and a load of good drinking pubs.

[Thomas_Brady]

Thankfully i don’t know London that intimately.

[flattythehurdler]

@anon67715551

Incredibly The Swan in Stockwell hasn’t gotten a mention yet.

The Schwann you mean.

[Thomas_Brady]

@Massey what was our auld haunt up around tooting… The Ramble Inn?