Always been referred to as Parker’s since I started going in early 1970s. Percy a big KR fan who loved to rub FC fans noses in it was landlord for a long time. Getting on but could handle himself in anyone got out of line.
Has it been redecorated since WHU paid a visit? Landlady reckoned they’d trashed it but it looked fine when I went in after the game.
If you look at the photograph posted earlier from the 80s, it says on it the Newington Hotel. No need to thank me.
Smelly Dick(Richard) was a lovely fella who stunk from head to toe We could never work out which bit was the worst smell! He wore a hat summer or winter that used to be covered in sweat stains
Reeled one in today with my usual line, ' you've got bird **** on your shirt, oh hang on it's the badge'!
