John Oram's photos with the keyword: Public House

The Alpaca Public House, 84-86 Essex Road, London N1. Although I do not frequent pubs, I can rejoice in the unusual names of some and am a lover of the beautiful glazed tiles which adorn many exteriors. I can't imagine that many UK pubs share this name. This was formerly The New Rose and before that The Half Moon. At one point, a temporary sign hung outside The New Rose and read 'The Nou Rose' (sic). 200_4_P1000209E

The Falcon Public House, 72 Park Street, Park Street, St Albans. 200_4_P1000221E

The basic external decor of The Victoria public house in Victoria Road, Woolston was already in place when a mural was added at the end of June 2020. The Churchill figure and the quotation, usually attributed to George Santayana, are not directly connected but both, I imagine were inspired by recent, rather heated socio-political debate. I note the events of June 2020 as a matter of record and do not intend to fan the flames of any particular faction any further. 200_3_P1130012E

The Crown on the A38 at Shuthonger, 2 miles north of Tewkesbury, contains Uncle Chen's Chinese Takeaway. This is one of two photographs from today of licensed premises with a Chinese restaurant inside. I get very frustrated when trying to produce accurate and informative notes for my photographs as there is frequently inaccurate or contradictory information online. It is not clear whether Uncle Chen's is takeaway only or also a restaurant and, although the advertisement outside is unambiguous, the place is also referred to as Uncle Chen (without the 's). 200_3_P1030082CE

The Titanic public house, Simnel Street, Southampton. 200_2_P1130150