Friday, July 27th, 2007
The Red Lion
A pub in every corner! I have a friend who does not know the names of the streets in Norwich, but navigates perfectly if you tell him which pub is closest to your meeting point. The Red Lion sits right beside the river, which makes its location quite cosy. What’s more interest is that in Norwich there is a pub for every day of the year. The city was once home to over 700 pubs. May be an idea to take a tour around some of them and find out all the juicy tidbits about their past.
I am many things - a life coach, a diversity champion, a freelance writer and translator, a dog lover, a citizen of the world, etc - but never thought of myself as a photographer. Norwich inspires me to capture snapshots of this fine Norman city. Take a trip down Norwich lanes or enjoy a walk in the park with me.
on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 12:24 pm:
c’est bete que l’on ne puisse pas agrandir les photos en cliquant dessus pour mieux se rendre compte. vous avez un ciel majestueux sur cette photo. bon weekend
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it is a pity that one cannot increase the photographs while clicking above for better viewing. you have a majestic sky on this photograph. good weekend </i>
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 12:52 pm:
I’ll drink to that Joy!
Thanks for visiting my dog blog and I wish you little ones well that are far far away across the ocean.
Nice pics on you blog and greetings from sunny old Devon!
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 1:55 pm:
Thank you for visiting my blog and for your comment. Your blog is wonderful.
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 2:31 pm:
Thanks for dropping by medam961. See you again sometime soon!
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 2:32 pm:
Olivier, I shall try to look into it. Merci!
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 2:34 pm:
Mark, here’s one for the road as well! I’ll post photos of my babies in my other blogs soon! They’re gorgeous.
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 3:33 pm:
I used to live in Red Lion House (used to be the pub) in a village called Ash, near to Canterbury – well several lifetimes ago I did! Thanks for the reminder.
Brings thoughts of highwaymen and sawdust floors…
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 3:43 pm:
Highwaymen nowadays are a bit more sophisticated – and a lot more dangerous, don’t you think so, Jilly? Thanks for dropping by.
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 4:24 pm:
Very nice image!
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 6:06 pm:
Gracias Joy por visitar mi blog y dejar tu comentario.
Tienes unas imágenes muy buenas, y el blog esta muy bonito.
También quiero decirte que tu español es muy bueno. Felicitaciones.
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 6:09 pm:
Muchas gracias, Miguel! Pienso que puedo practicar mi espanol contigo. No? Que piensas? Cuidate!
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 9:01 pm:
Cuando tú quieras, en mis datos te queda mi e-mail. Saludos.
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 9:10 pm:
Gracias, Miguel! Quisiera escribirte para practicar. Eres generoso.
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on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 9:56 pm:
great PHOTOS AND BLOG
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 1:26 am:
Great photo. Interesting story about the friend navigating via pubs vs street names!
Thanks for visiting my NorthBayPhoto blog. Always lots of space in Northern Ontario (sometimes there might be too much space as we have wildlife – bears – that will wander into the city).
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 5:52 am:
Hiya Joy…thank you for visiting my blog, truly appreciate that
Nice photo…I’ll be back.
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 6:14 am:
Thank tou for your comment on my blog. Happy to discover your’s.
I can see that you have also old buildings in Norwich….like your pub they have also hystory to tell !!!
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 8:12 am:
Bears wandering into the city centre – now that’s something I’d like to see, Northbay!
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 8:15 am:
Yes, Shionge, do come back! Lots more to see here
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 8:17 am:
Laurent, what I love about Norwich is that it’s so eclectic. We have loads of old buildings and new ones as well. We try to keep up with modernization without losing the past.
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 11:53 am:
Interesting, a pub for each day of the year. But there used to be two pubs for each day.
I seem to remember reading that Red Lion is the most popular name for pubs in Britain.
–steve buser
New Orleans Daily Photo
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 12:15 pm:
always nice to see a poignant slice of your life in norwich, ati.
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 6:01 pm:
I believe the Red Lion is the commonest pub name in England. I can’t think of one Hyde though – it has a White Lion and three Cheshire Cheese’s though.
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 9:35 pm:
Steve, yep that used to be the case. shame now we’re down to 1 pub a day. Yeah, ‘red lion’ seems to be quite a popular pub name in the uk.
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 9:39 pm:
So far ati, the pub has not been part of my social life – since the smoking ban has been in effect only this month. But I know what you mean. Pero may pub ako na paborito – yung Mad Moose. Masarap pagkain at sila talaga noon pa bawal na sigarilyo. Lapit lang sa bahay. Eh dito bawat kanto may pub at may simbahan! Walang biro.
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on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 9:40 pm:
Gerald, maybe it’s time for you to take a walk around the block in search of a Red Lion pub!
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on Monday, September 17th, 2007 at 11:31 am:
I took a walk around the block the other week and discovered a Red Lion in Hyde. I’ve pencilled in 22nd Sept as the date it’ll appear on Hyde DP
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on Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 at 12:13 am:
That’s great, Gerald! Did you try the pub, too?
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