Bubblewrap

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  1. Boddington's has not been any good since it was takem over by Grand Met . I'm not even sure if it's still brewed in Manchester?
  2. As you can see folks I have returned & I have soon adjusted to "city life"
  3. #6 Stops pedestrians jumping in front of buses>
  4. #55 ear plugs for men with sensitive hearing
  5. #73 But did she want her old lobby washed down ?
  6. The whole of the Great Central main line surely?
  7. There are many other buildings lost to progres over the past 50 years or so (eg The black Boy)
  8. We have driven passed this wall on the way to IKEA(& Blue Monkey Brewery)and we have wondered what the structure was. Thank you all for this thread it has taught me a little more of the area where we have moved to
  9. By the look of the so called beer they are selling I shall not be paying them a visit so often even if it is less than 10 minuets walk away. I will give it one chance though but John Smiths is not my type of beer See my photo comments on the Post's facebook page
  10. Catchems Corner, Bulwell Lane/Vernon Road, Old Basford. http://www.nottinghampost.com/special-features/local-boozer-scoops-regional-crown-274019
  11. How long has The Fox & Grapes /Peggers been shut ? And is it going to be The Fox & Grapes? http://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/food-drink/castle-rock-brewery-take-over-297406
  12. Sorry Mick I was not looking at dates just at the posts you & FLY2 made
  13. I am well aware of the concept of the micro pub see my above post. I have visited Room with a brew many times. Also The barrel drop Hurt's Yard Doctors Orders Mansfield Road(Carrington) also Just Beer (Newark) Needle & Pin (Loughborough0(my local till i moved into Nottingham) plus other micros in Hucknall(2)Chesterfield, Lincoln,Durham & Melton Mobray not belonging to a brewery but selling beer from micro breweries P.S. the owner of The Needle & Pin also brews "Wicked Hathern ales
  14. I have not come across a micro that opens for those hours Most micros open on a limited time scale for an example see below
  15. If that's the case then I wont be drinking there Mick
  16. If you take in to account the down stairs I would tend to agree with you and I would call it a "small pub"
  17. Still a nice pint though Mick & a pleasant (small) pub.
  18. Nice pub really a micro has it's own beer brewed for it (Kilpin 3.8%) by Black Iris nice pint very bitter & lots of flavour for it's strength
  19. It was controlled by a magnet at the end of a pantograph the cars also had a magnet
  20. Yes I had one for Christmas one year
  21. My wife uses hat pins to keep me under control
  22. Not so you could get a bus into town from the David Lane bus stop.( I did it twice.)
  23. Any one know what is happening to the Horse & Jockey in Basford ?