Currently on ebay at £0.99 what a bargain...how many of us have been in this hotel?I was just thinking how weird it would be to go back in time and walk into the pub and order a beer. What do you think the locals would make of you?....Bearing in mind this was taken around 1905.
I'm not convinced the atmosphere in the pub would be much different than today. The pub is close to the river, which always makes things interesting. The "Outrigger" in Kingston was a river pub....
I've always been drawn to river pubs, perhaps its the sound of water or maybe its that they attract scoundrels, vagabonds and thieves..........
Its no longer an hotel....it looks as though its been converted to flats....amazingly the building has survived, two world wars, England winning the World Cup, The Miners strike, 3 day working week, Maggie, Blair, and SO FAR another coalition Government ..............check it out.
In 1963 at the age of 17 I left Ireland to work in "The Star & Garter"
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