> >> > >> Even now, thirty years later, I can still recall what seemed more > >>like a little cottage than a pub and where the landlady went down > >>into the basement and brought the beer upstairs in a jug. But > >wherever it was is completely forgotten. > >> > >> Bob > >Ahem - having to admit to a similar sufferance of Anno Domini I > >wouldn't mind placing a small bet that you are referring to > >Bettisfield - about four hundred yards from the canal, stone flag > >floors and an atmosphere that no amount of refurbishment will ever >come remotely near! > >john > >Nb Reminiscing > > > I do believe you are spot on (yes, definitely on the Llangollen and not > the Macc - even though that thread has now grown a life of its own :-) > ). Oh yes, I distinctly remember the stone floor and the total lack of > 'modern' furnishings. Unfortunately the night we were there we were the > only customers so the atmosphere was a bit lacking but the beer was very > good. Does the place still exist? > > Bob > Nb Nonexistent > > There's a brief history of the pub on the village website - it refers to closure in 1971 :- http://www.bettisfieldvillage.org.uk/index_files/Page344.htm
John
