Off Topic Compare the cheese to no 10 thread

It's listed mate. Not sure what grade though.

 

That will further restrict its potential then mate. Is it owned by venture capitalists and leased out, or is it freehold?

 

It's owned by what is loosely termed a 'brewery', who obviously have nothing to do with brewing beer. It's basically a property letting business.

 

Surely it ranks up there with Stonehenge, Westminster Abbey and the Globe Theatre as amongst Britain's most famous historic buildings.

 

Absolutely

 

Two listed pubs in the areas I grew up; both are Tesco Express now!

 

Bungtastic.

Not often planners will authorise demolition of a listed building tbf.

 

Only one was demolished, other was altered to accommodate.

 

normally just certain parts are listed so you develop around them "sympathetically".

 

Swapping traditional old boozers for 24hr Tesco’s is a bollocks planning decision imo

 

round me one has become a Tesco express another was demolished & turned into a care home . A third (which has some parts listed) only survives as the they have 2 bowling greens on site which are held by the local bowls club protected by a covenant.
Basically we all drink at home these days - well most of the time anyway.

 

Supermarkets have a very dodgy tactic for run down areas or rotting buildings; listed or not.

They apply for planning for housing (under a different name of course) and permission is granted because "it's better than what exists".

However, they then put planning in for a supermarket which is granted because permission as already been granted for a change of use for housing but the site was initially commercial so the supermarket gets priority over housing.

**** but seen it happen a few times around here.

 

When I was a kid people who drank at home used to be viewed as piss heads. You had a bevy in the alehouse apart from special occasions lol.

 

Ah the Christmas visit to the teetotal aged aunt who offers you a drink and comes back with a tumbler of cream sherry

 

9/10 I'd rather drink at home. Occasional drink out is nice if meeting someone or on a date, but typically have no desire to drink around loud obnoxious strangers.

 

Mixing with strangers used to be a large part of what going out for a drink was all about.

In your local, those strangers - often people from walks of life that you’d not ordinarily mix with - could become friends, people to shoot the breeze with over a pint. Boozers were integral to the local community and not just places to throw ale down your neck and have a microwaved lasagne.

 

With you there Tobes

 

For me, alcohol has always been a part of social activity, whether in a pub or a party, whatever. I never even feel the urge for a drink when I'm on my own.

 

There's some maniac sitting outside the Cheese with a live chicken

 

Any sign of a combine harvester?