CambridgeCabby Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 IMHO the only beer Tolly Cobbold brewed of any merit was the bottled offering Tolly 250 which was a stronger ale , the last time I drank this was in the early 80’s and it tasted a bit iffy so I checked the best before date to discover it was two years past . the draught Tolly was considered to be best described as like making love in a boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 3 hours ago, NorfolkNog said: Can't see Ron on the Norfolk Pubs data base although it's listed as being owned by Fowlers of Oulton Broad by 1975 and Michael George Whyles being landlord 1975 to 1978 when a Terence Abbot took over. I was an eighth part of Fowlers. As a company we bought the pub from Ron, can't remember the exact date though. Mike eventually became the licencee but he was employed as the manager. Terry Abbot bought the company and, for whatever reason, put his own manager in rather than keep Mike and Andy on. Just a thought, whilst Ron might have been the front man he might have sold it under a company name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 3 hours ago, CambridgeCabby said: the draught Tolly was considered to be best described as like making love in a boat Must have been a magical brew then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 3 hours ago, JennyMorgan said: Must have been a magical brew then! I’m sure you know what I meant !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 15 hours ago, ChrisB said: So from your link this was how The Ferry was when it suffered a direct hit in 1941 killing over 20. I think it was attributed to a German bomber not finding target and having to unload before the return crossing of the North Sea and subsequent landing. The Germans announced they had Bombed a major boatyard, (Probably Herbert woods Potter Heigham) it's actually thought the Bomber saw the lights of a car arriving illuminate the side of the Ferry inn and dropped them. 22 died and 4 were injured. It used to be that you could stilll see the half moon shapes in the river bottom on the hydrgraphic survey, but with dredging going on in the area last year I'm not sure thats still the case.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Last but not least the superb Locks at Geldeston. Again featuring the ubiquitous Tolly Cobbold ales. This was before the new extensions were built on either side and when it could truly be described as an unspoilt rural gem! It would probably be when Walter Coe was landlord. As an aside I see that Colin Smith had been at the pub for 14 years, such a shame. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardshave Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Was that the pub with the garden landscaped with a map of the Broads? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Beardshave said: Was that the pub with the garden landscaped with a map of the Broads? Not that I can recall personally but other members may know better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Slightly earlier - 1968 to be precise - but I stumbled across this whilst searching for something else and thought of Howard. There was apparently a resident band at the Dukes Head in Somerleyton during 1968 - a duo comprising two local lads (keyboards & drums) who played 5 nights a week. The keyboard player obviously started to put together a blog about his musical escapades and this post has memories and photos of some of those lively gigs at the Dukes Head. https://earlybandays.blogspot.com/2010/01/1965_9244.html Carol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Love the drums!! Interior pub shots from the pre digital age are sadly very rare. No social distancing back then, bet it was a great atmosphere. Thanks for posting Carol, that's another beer I owe you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Not just pub interiors change over the years , Katie and I have too 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I was Kaiser Bill's Batman was a novalty hit in 67 for Whistling Jack Smith. Written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook who wrote the classic 60s hit "You've got your troubles" for The Fortunes. I think that must be what the note refers to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Excuse Mr Nog. Wot about Watneys Red Barrel. The girls had a Cherry B, or a Babycham. A good night eh! Sometimes with a happy ending! Andrew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 28 minutes ago, Wussername said: Excuse Mr Nog. Wot about Watneys Red Barrel. The girls had a Cherry B, or a Babycham. A good night eh! Sometimes with a happy ending! Andrew When my father was first introduced to my exsister in law by my brother in the pub he asked her what she wanted to drink “I think I’d like a brandy and babysham “ was her response to which my father replied “well you had better think again” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 24 minutes ago, CambridgeCabby said: When my father was first introduced to my exsister in law by my brother in the pub he asked her what she wanted to drink “I think I’d like a brandy and babysham “ was her response to which my father replied “well you had better think again” Could have been worse! I knew a girl who drank Brandy and Moussec. From memory Moussec was about a shilling more than Babycham. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Those were the days, what,what! All the young farmers had Austin Healey Sprites. Plenty good enough for them ! Andrew. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 35 minutes ago, Wussername said: All the young farmers had Austin Healey Sprites. . . . . . and ogled Tropical Linda at the Sampson & Hercules at the weekend, rubbing shoulders with sons of well to do boatyard owners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Back to The Locks, any up-to-date reports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said: . . . . . and ogled Tropical Linda at the Sampson & Hercules at the weekend, rubbing shoulders with sons of well to do boatyard owners! Well we all knew who that was don't we. I think you have have got to the very heart of the matter. Surely the Washington Club, not the Sampson. The big boys went to the Washington. Andrew 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Wussername said: Excuse Mr Nog. Wot about Watneys Red Barrel. The girls had a Cherry B, or a Babycham. A good night eh! Sometimes with a happy ending! Andrew Now that does take me back. Dreamland in Margate on a Friday night. Too many years ago to admit to............... but I still have the memories! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Wussername said: Those were the days, what,what! All the young farmers had Austin Healey Sprites. Plenty good enough for them ! Andrew. As did the sons of Building Contractors. Judith and I leaning on Sprite outside The Cock at Sarrett and roof down in the snow. The year 1970, we married in 1971. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 The pint in my hand was Benskins bitter. Excellently kept by Burt Moore, the Landlord of The Cock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Wussername said: Surely the Washington Club, not the Sampson. Heavens, I must be getting old, completely forgot about the Washington Club! Actually I don't think that I went there above a couple or so times. Once was a Hoseason's winter get together, very much a lad's night out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 10 hours ago, Wussername said: Surely the Washington Club, not the Sampson. The big boys went to the Washington. The "Sam and Herc" was where all the boys crowded round the bar and all the girls danced round in a circle around their handbags, piled up in a heap in the middle of the dance floor! My "crowd" preferred Ranworth Country Club, from where we would all drive back to Norwich in 2nd gear all the way, at about 3AM! More signs of a mis-spent youth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Vaughan said: The "Sam and Herc" was where all the boys crowded round the bar and all the girls danced round in a circle around their handbags, piled up in a heap in the middle of the dance floor! My "crowd" preferred Ranworth Country Club, from where we would all drive back to Norwich in 2nd gear all the way, at about 3AM! More signs of a mis-spent youth! The jazz scene me! Studio4, the Grosvenor, Singing with Black Anna in Ber Street. Norwich was a different place in those years. Dancing to Terry Lightfoot, Acka Bilk. The snatches of converation. "Dance.? ......."I'm with me friend" "Where do you live? " " Beccles"......................."Gulp! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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