Comments on: Back to Adam & Eve http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/ Norwich - A Fine City Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:05:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ben Newsam http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-4216 Ben Newsam Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:05:13 +0000 http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-4216 It's a lovely photograph, but the interior of that pub is not as old as you might think. I used to drink in there in 1969 or so, and there wasn't even a bar, and still less any beer pumps. As you entered the front door, you were facing the back of som ancient settles that circled the fire on the left. There was a small room to the right that contained a (locked and never played) piano, and that was where we (the bell ringers from St. George Colegate) used to sit after ringing practice. The round extension part of the building had a door to it with glass panels, and inside you could see that it was furnished like an old-fashioned parlour, there were chintz-covered armchairs with anti-macassars. This was the "private room", and I never, ever saw it used. Once you were sitting down, and if (this was never guaranteed) Rene liked the look of you, you could ask for a beer. Since there were no beer pumps, it had to be fetched from the cellar, two or three steps down to the left from the front door, and drawn straight from the wood. A week after the brewery changed from wooden barrels to fizzy "keg" beer, Rene and her husband retired; they just couldn't face having to serve rubbish beer. It’s a lovely photograph, but the interior of that pub is not as old as you might think. I used to drink in there in 1969 or so, and there wasn’t even a bar, and still less any beer pumps. As you entered the front door, you were facing the back of som ancient settles that circled the fire on the left. There was a small room to the right that contained a (locked and never played) piano, and that was where we (the bell ringers from St. George Colegate) used to sit after ringing practice. The round extension part of the building had a door to it with glass panels, and inside you could see that it was furnished like an old-fashioned parlour, there were chintz-covered armchairs with anti-macassars. This was the “private room”, and I never, ever saw it used. Once you were sitting down, and if (this was never guaranteed) Rene liked the look of you, you could ask for a beer. Since there were no beer pumps, it had to be fetched from the cellar, two or three steps down to the left from the front door, and drawn straight from the wood. A week after the brewery changed from wooden barrels to fizzy “keg” beer, Rene and her husband retired; they just couldn’t face having to serve rubbish beer.

]]> By: dobby http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-3169 dobby Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:44:04 +0000 http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-3169 nice nice

]]> By: curryegg http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-1769 curryegg Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:11:01 +0000 http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-1769 Ohhhh.. that's beautiful... :) Ohhhh.. that’s beautiful…
:)

]]> By: Mari-Nanci http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-1253 Mari-Nanci Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:58:09 +0000 http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-1253 Thank you so much for visiting my Daily Photo blog and commenting. Comments are lovely and one finds new and marvelous blogs, that way too. I'm so glad for the smoking ban, and that it allowed you to enter this old pub and take photos. I understand the issue of smoke, keeping one from places. -sigh- Seeing this pub ~ I wonder if you would be interested in an old entry of mine, which shows photos I took, inside an old restaurant/pub/etc. in my city. It's at the following link.... which I'll put separate and not try for a clickable link. Not knowing if comments here, will allow one. http://photoscitymine.blogspot.com/2007/02/original-built-in-1773.html Thank you again for commenting.. in my 'Photos-City-Mine' blog. I'm going to enjoy coming to yours. Mari-Nanci Thank you so much for visiting my Daily Photo blog and commenting. Comments are lovely and one finds new and marvelous blogs, that way too.

I’m so glad for the smoking ban, and that it allowed you to enter this old pub and take photos. I understand the issue of smoke, keeping one from places. -sigh-

Seeing this pub ~ I wonder if you would be interested in an old entry of mine, which shows photos I took, inside an old restaurant/pub/etc. in my city. It’s at the following link…. which I’ll put separate and not try for a clickable link. Not knowing if comments here, will allow one.

http://photoscitymine.blogspot.com/2007/02/original-built-in-1773.html

Thank you again for commenting.. in my ‘Photos-City-Mine’ blog. I’m going to enjoy coming to yours.

Mari-Nanci

]]> By: Rich http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-1250 Rich Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:18:05 +0000 http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/2007/10/27/back-to-adam-eve/#comment-1250 This looks like such a quaint spot to drop in. This looks like such a quaint spot to drop in.

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