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Posted: Fri 26 Nov, 2010 8:25 pm
by Steve Jones
following on from a comment I just made on another thread,I wonder which is the longest pub name in the Leeds District?"The Victoria Family and Commercial Hotel" must be one of them.

Posted: Fri 26 Nov, 2010 8:37 pm
by cnosni
Pick your window,you're leaving ,A.K.A the Vine Thats what they call it around here

Posted: Fri 26 Nov, 2010 8:43 pm
by Steve Jones
Only genuine names on the pub I'm afraid<LOL>.

Posted: Fri 26 Nov, 2010 11:19 pm
by dogduke
Slightly off topic but there is one somewherein (Lancashire !) thats huge,named after some volunteer army battalion.

Posted: Fri 26 Nov, 2010 11:31 pm
by Leeds Hippo
dogduke wrote: Slightly off topic but there is one somewherein (Lancashire !) thats huge,named after some volunteer army battalion. The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn - Stalybridge - Longest pub Name in England?

Posted: Fri 26 Nov, 2010 11:34 pm
by dogduke
Leeds Hippo wrote: dogduke wrote: Slightly off topic but there is one somewherein (Lancashire !) thats huge,named after some volunteer army battalion. The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn - Stalybridge - Longest pub Name in England? But what did the locals call it ?

Posted: Fri 26 Nov, 2010 11:49 pm
by drapesy
There's a bar in Cardiff called 'Smiles'. I would have thought that had some claim to be the longest name for a bar or pub in the UK.geddit?

Posted: Sat 27 Nov, 2010 12:01 am
by chameleon
Steve Jones wrote: following on from a comment I just made on another thread,I wonder which is the longest pub name in the Leeds District?"The Victoria Family and Commercial Hotel" must be one of them. STEVE: A member is trying to contact you privately, if you don't mund (you won't!) perhaps you could drop me an email so I can forward - address in my profile. Cheers.

Posted: Sat 27 Nov, 2010 1:00 am
by Leodian
drapesy wrote: There's a bar in Cardiff called 'Smiles'. I would have thought that had some claim to be the longest name for a bar or pub in the UK.geddit? There is a mile between the first and last letter!

Posted: Sat 27 Nov, 2010 1:30 am
by Steve Jones
so I take it nobody has a longer candidate than my suggestion then?