Any good jokes?

[Vacumatic]

Only if I can visit the pub where C.S.Lewis and Tolkien met and have a pipe and pint or three

The Eagle and Child in Oxford,

This could be a whole new thread, pubs with literary connections,

I worked very near the George and Vulture, said to have been established in 1175 and used by Dickens



and lived near The Grapes, again used by Dickens.

 

[Twelvefret]

The Eagle and Child in Oxford,

View attachment 128414


This could be a whole new thread, pubs with literary connections,

I worked very near the George and Vulture, said to have been established in 1175 and used by Dickens



and lived near The Grapes, again used by Dickens.

View attachment 128416

I heard the pandemic closed The Eagle and Child. Please start a new thread if you know more.

 

[JamieM]

Hard to believe but true 150 was the number of pubs in my Town, when we were the Iron and steel capital of the world, Coal, was king and industry needed hard-drinking men to run it.


Merthyr Tydfil - Pubs, Inns, etc, for Merthyr Upper and Lower from the 1871 census

Complete with details of the head of the establishment, location, head, age, occupation, and birthplace.
Compiled by Barrie Jones (May 2005)
The database is in address name alphabetical order

PCE	FOL.	SCH	ADDRESS	NAME	REL	Cond	Age	OCCUPATION	BORN	PLACE
5397	067	057	ABERGLAIS INN	JONES WILLIAM	HD	M	49	PUBLICAN	BRE	VAYNOR
5395	071	128	ADAM & EVE	SAMUEL ANN	HD	M	57	LICENCED VICTUALLER	SOM	......... DREW
5397	097	005	ANTILOPE	POWELL WATKIN	HD	M	53	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5393	040	009	BAILI GLAS	JENKINS EDWARD	HD	M	61	BEERHOUSE KEEPER	GLA	-
5402	048	093	BALANCE INN	NIVEN JANNETT	HD	W	66	PUBLICAN	SCT	-
5396	079	011	BARLEY MOW	JONES SAMUEL	HD	M	33	COAL MINER & PUBLICAN	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5395	027	033	BEE HIVE	JOHN ARTHUR	HD	M	43	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5396	080	024	BELL INN	MONTGOMERY THOMAS	HD	M	50	INNKEEPER	SCT	GLASGOW
5390	031	139	BELL VIEW P.H.	LLEWELLYN THOMAS	HD	M	36	COLLIER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5401	026	033	BLACK BULL INN	MORGANS MORGAN	HD	M	41	BREWER EMP. 3 MEN	GLA	ABERAVON
5398	005	022	BLACK LION HOTEL	JONES ANN	HD	W	53	BEERHOUSE KEEPER	GLA	DOWLAIS
5399	078	147	BLACK PRINCE P.H.	LLEWELYN MORGAN	HD	M	47	BEERHOUSE KEEPER	GLA	GELLIGAER
5399	021	188	BLUE BOAR	OWEN DAVID	HD	M	51	HAULIER & PUBLICAN	PEM	LLANDDEWI VELFREY
5397	039	184	BRIDGE END	JONES JANE	HD	W	63	PUBLICAN	BRE	VAYNOR
5396	088	119	BRITTANIA INN	DAVIS DAVID	HD	M	58	CARPENTER	BRE	CEFN CEFNCOED-Y- CYMMER
5401	025	024	BRITTANIA INN	GRIFFIN HENRY	HD	M	50	HAWKER	IRL	-
5399	098	061	BRUCE HOTEL	PRICE WILLIAM	HD	M	46	INNKEEPER	GLA	DOWLAIS
5394	051	040	BUNCH OF GRAPES	MILLIGAN H.K.	HD	M	36	INN KEEPER	SCT	-
5397	065	030	BUTCHERS ARMS	WILLIAMS MARGARET	HD	M	74	INNKEEPER	BRE	DEFYNNOG
5395	063	056	BUTCHERS ARMS	JONES JOHN	HD	M	50	BEER HOUSE KEEPER	HEF	........... ON-WYE
5398	095	021	BUTE BUTE ARMS	HARRIS HENRY	HD	M	55	INN KEEPER	MON	-
5399	067	039	CANFORD ARMS	PROSSER JOHN	HD	M	51	INNKEEPER	BRE	LLANTHETTY LLANDDETI
5395	60	30	CARDIFF ARMS	ELIZABETH JONES	HD	WI	31	MANAGERESS OF PUBLIC HOUSE	GLA	CADOXTON NEATH
5399	096	046	CARDIGAN ARMS	JACKSON CAROLINE	HD	W	30	INNKEEPER	BRE	GWENDDWR
5394	051	042	CASTLE HOTEL	ROACH GEORGE	HD	W	68	INN KEEPER	SOM	BATH
5397	008	024	CASTLE INN	BISHOP ELIZABETH J.W.	HD	W	44	PUBLICAN	LON	-
5397	079	033	CASTLE INN	THOMAS WILLIAM	HD	M	46	LICENCED VICTUALLER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5390	049	074	CHANDLER'S ARMS	NEWELL ROGER	HD	M	61	RAILMAN	BRE	TALGARTH
5397	067	050	CHURCH TAVERN	THOMAS JENKIN	HD	M	38	INNKEEPER & QUARRYMAN	BRE	VAYNOR
5395	034	104	CLARENCE	WILLIAMS FREDERICK	HD	M	31	INNKEEPER	BRE	-
5397	057	180	CORNER PUBLIC HOUSE	TASKER DAVID	HD	M	69	PUBLICAN	GLA	MARGAM
5395	042	029	COURT ARMS	BROWN WILLIAM	HD	M	41	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5395	043	031	CRAWSHAY'S ARMS	WEBB HENRY BAULTON	HD	M	52	BREWER & PUBLICAN	GLS	WINTERBOURNE
5395	075	159	CRAWSHAY'S ARMS	MORGAN WILLIAM	HD	M	20	DRAPER'S ASSISTANT	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5395	092	131	CROSS KEYS	WILLIAMS DAVID	HD	W	76	COAL WEIGHER	CGN	ABERYSTWYTH
5397	052	112	CROSS KEYS P.H.	MORGANS MARY	HD	W	66	INNKEEPER	BRE	VAYNOR
5399	005	016	DOWLAIS INN	BAY THEODORE	HD	W	51	INNKEEPER	NFK	-
5399	005	017	DOWLAIS INN YARD	JONES ANN	HD	W	42	-	GLA	DOWLAIS
5397	025	011	DROVER'S ARMS	DAVIES WILLIAM	HD	M	51	PUBLICAN	CMN	LLANDEILO
5401	073	079	DYFFRYN ARMS	REES WILLIAM	HD	M	52	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5390	011	066	DYNEVOR ARMS	JENKINS JENKIN	HD	W	73	PUBLICAN	GLA	CADOXTON
5402	010	079	EAGLE INN	HURLEY MICHAEL	HD	M	45	BEERHOUSE KEEPER	IRL	-
5397	009	034	FARMER'S ARMS	PEARCE JOHN	HD	M	41	BREWER	-	BRISTOL
5399	066	027	FLAG & CASTLE INN	DAY JAMES	HD	M	53	INNKEEPER	WIL	CHOPTON
5396	011	097	FOUNTAIN INN	GRIFFITHS THOMAS	HD	M	54	COLLIER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5395	094	156	FREE FARE TAVERN	SNELL CHARLES	HD	M	47	FRUITER	GLS	COOMBE !?
5394	003	001	FULL MOON	LLOYD ELIZABETH	HD	W	79	HOUSEKEEPER	GLA	DOWLAIS
5398	006	025	GEORGE & DRAGON	DONOVAN CORNELIUS	HD	W	49	PUBLICAN	IRL	-
5397	029	061	GEORGE INN	WILLIAMS GEORGE	HD	M	69	INNKEEPER	BRE	LLYWEL
5391	036	069	GETHIN ARMS	WARD JOHN	HD	M	66	FARMER OF 150 ACRES	GLA	NEWBRIDGE PONTYPRIDD
5391	036	068	GETHIN ARMS	WARD THOMAS	HD	W	27	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5391	064	223	GLAMORGAN ARMS	REES DAVID	HD	U	26	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5401	023	001	GLAMORGAN ARMS	BAKER WILLIAM	HD	M	54	PUBLICAN & TAILOR	CMN	LLANDEILO
5391	086	114	GLANTAFF INN	THOMAS JOHN	HD	M	25	LICENSED VICTUALLER	GLA	ABERCANAID
5401	046	085	GRAWEN ARMS	EVANS EVAN	HD	M	27	PUBLICAN	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5393	014	050	GREAT WESTERN HOTEL	PARRY LEWIS	HD	M	55	LICENSED VICTUALLER	GLA	QUAKERS YARD
5397	037	155	GREEN DRAGON	VAUGHAN GWILUN	HD	W	55	PUBLICAN	BRE	VAYNOR
5398	009	058	GREEN FIELDS	CASHMAN JERIMIAH	HD	W	40	PUBLICAN	IRL	-
5398	009	061	GREYHOUND CWM CANOL	GRIFFITHS JOHN	HD	M	55	INNKEEPER	CMN	-
5395	008	034	GREYHOUND INN	WOOD KEZIA	HD	W	55	INNKEEPER	BRE	-
5395	094	152	GWAELODYGARTH ARMS	GRIFFITHS SHADRACH	HD	M	30	LICENSED VICTUALLER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5397	119	184	HORSE & GROOM	WILLIAMS WILLIAM	HD	M	25	INNKEEPER	GLA	GELLIGAER
5397	120	193	IVOR ARMS	THOMAS MARY	HD	W	40	PUBLICAN	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5402	002	001	JACKSON'S BRIDGE	VAUGHAN HENRY	HD	M	36	LICENCED VICTUALLER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5398	093	008	KINGS HEAD	DAVIES JOHN	HD	M	48	INN KEEPER	GLA	GOWER
5402	057	028	LAMB AND FLAG	HARTLEY MARY	HD	W	56	INNKEEPER	GLA	PONT-NEATH- VAUGHAN
5391	046	055	LLWYN-YR-EOS INN	VAUGHAN MARY	HD	M	60	PUBLICAN	BRE	VAYNOR
5395	071	129	LORD NAPIER	LYNDON JOHN	HD	M	64	BEER HOUSE KEEPER	GLA	SWANSEA
5395	035	118	LORD RAGLAN	GABE REES	HD	M	48	INNKEEPER	CMN	-
5397	053	130	LORD RAGLAN P.H.	THOMAS RICHARD	HD	M	53	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5395	045	047	MARKET TAVERN	OWENS JOHN	HD	M	30	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5402	059	060	MASON'S ARMS	JAMES JOB	HD	M	42	PUBLICAN	CGN	ABERYSTWYTH
5397	068	066	MILLERS ARMS	HUGHES THOMAS	HD	M	68	PUBLICAN & MILLER	BRE	LLANHAMLACH
5396	085	086	MINER'S ARMS	JONES WILLIAM	HD	M	48	RAILWAYMAN IN IRONWORKS	PEM	LANTWOOD?
5402	060	069	MINER'S ARMS	DAVIES NOAH	HD	M	31	ROUGHER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5397	071	091	MORNING SUN	LEWIS THOMAS	HD	M	43	SMITH & PUBLICAN	BRE	VAYNOR
5390	050	086	MOULDERS ARM	OLIVER WILLIAM	HD	M	39	PAPER MAKER	BKM	PRINCES RISBOROUGH
5399	006	026	MOUNT PLEASANT	THOMAS DAVID	HD	M	33	INNKEEPER	BRE	PONTSTICILL
5390	011	073	MOUNT PLEASANT P.H.	WEBBER JOHN	HD	M	62	COLLIER & PUBLICAN	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5396	082	054	MOUNTAIN ASH INN	JAMES WILLIAM	HD	M	60	PUBLICAN	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5399	114	022	NEW INN	HUGHES DANIEL	HD	M	47	PUBLICAN	BRE	CANTREF
5395	020	177	NEW IRON BRIDGE	WILLIAMS JOHN	HD	U	52	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5400	053	154	NORTON PUBLIC HOUSE	MORGANS JAMES	HD	M	40	PUBLICAN	PEM	NARBERTH
5397	054	139	OLD HARP	FAULKNER CATHRINE	HD	M	40	DOMESTIC WORK	SCT	FORFAR
5398	093	005	OWAIN GLENDWR	DAVIES MARY	HD	W	53	INN KEEPER	MON	EBBW VALE
5402	O75	025	PANT-CADIVOR INN	LANGFORD WILLIAM	HD	M	39	INNKEEPER	SAL	-
5400	040	021	PANT-CAD-IVOR P.H.	EVANS WILLIAM	HD	M	50	LABOURER	BRE	VAYNOR
5402	074	015	PANTYSGALLOG INN	DAVIS MARGARET	HD	W	54	INNKEEPER	GLA	DOWLAIS
5401	074	091	PARK VIEW INN	DAVIES JOHN	HD	M	35	PUBLICAN	CMN	LLANDOVERY
5397	079	024	PENGARNDDU HARE	PRICE JOHN	HD	M	57	LICENCED VICTUALLER	BRE	LLANWRTYD
5400	109	256	PENYDARREN COTTAGE	JONES THOMAS	HD	M	40	LICENSED VICTUALLER	PEM	-
5393	015	062	PERROTT INN	DAVIES WILLIAM	HD	M	37	LICENSED VICTUALLER	GLA	LLANFABON
5395	061	043	PICTON INN	PRICE WILLIAM	HD	M	44	LICENCED VICTUALLER	CMN	LLANGADOG
5390	028	103	PLEASANT VIEW P.H.	PUGH LEWIS	HD	M	50	CONTRACTOR	MGY	MACHYNLLECH
5400	096	088	PLOUGH INN	JONES WILLIAM	HD	M	41	LICENSED VICTUALLER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5395	005	007	PLYMOUTH ARMS	JENKINS ANN	HD	W	44	INN KEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5396	086	106	PLYMOUTH ARMS	COLE THOMAS	HD	M	37	BEERHOUSE KEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5397	063	016	PONTSTICILL INN	POWELL THOMAS	HD	M	52	INNKEEPER & FARMER 52A.	BRE	CWMDU
5398	093	006	PRINCE ALBERT	LLOYD THOMAS	HD	M	45	INN KEEPER	GLA	NEATH
5390	051	092	PRINCE OF WALES	REES THOMAS	HD	U	15	COLLIER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5398	094	013	PRINCE OF WALES	WILLIAMS DAVID	HD	M	63	INN KEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5390	050	092	PRINCE OF WALES	REES DAVID	HD	M	44	IRONSTONE MINER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5402	063	098	PUDDLER'S ARMS	MOSES JOHN	HD	M	57	CARPENTER	CMN	LLANEGWAD
5400	042	039	QUARRYMAN'S ARMS	LLEWELLYN JOHN	HD	M	40	QUARRYMAN	BRE	VAYNOR
5402	044	054	QUEEN'S ARMS	SAINSBURY W.	HD	M	30	TRAVELLER & PUBLICAN	SOM	MIDSOMER NORTON
5396	079	013	QUEEN'S HEAD	DAVIS DAVID	HD	M	68	INNKEEPER	BRE	BUILTH
5397	055	150	RAILWAY INN	SMITH ALEXANDER	HD	M	66	INNKEEPER	SCT	MONTROSE
5395	033	099	RAINBOW	JONES JANE	HD	W	40	BEERHOUSE KEEPER	BRE	VAYNOR
5395	025	012	RED COW	PALMER MARY A.	HD	M	55	INNKEEPER	SOM	LUXBOROUGH
5397	063	018	RED COW	THOMAS JENNET	HD	W	68	INN KEEPER	BRE	VAYNOR
5397	107	084	RED LION	MITCHEL SARAH	HD	W	64	INNKEEPER	CGN	FORGE-BYCH
5390	031	138	RED LION P.H.	JONES OSILIA	HD	M	36	BEERHOUSE FEMALE	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5390	032	141	RED LION P.H.	MEYRICK DAVID	HD	M	51	COLLIER	GLA	-
5395	083	041	RHEOLA ARMS	DAVIES RICHARD	HD	M	22	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5391	059	178	RICHARDS ARMS	REES JAMES	HD	M	40	INNKEEPER FORGE CARPENTER	PEM	ST.MICHAEL PEMBROKE TOWN
5402	074	011	RIFLEMAN'S ARMS	RODGERS WALTER	HD	M	48	PUBLICAN	BRE	LLANGASTY TALYLLYN
5397	029	055	RISING SUN	EVANS JOHN	HD	M	35	IRONSTONE MINER	CMN	-
5396	082	052	ROLLING MILL	DAVIS JOHN	HD	M	49	PUBLICAN	GLA	LLANGYFELACH
5398	095	020	ROLLING MILL	LEWIS JANE	HD	U	59	INN KEEPER	CMN	LLANGURYG MGY LLANGURIG ?
5390	050	083	ROLLING MILL	THOMAS THOMAS	HD	M	40	PUBLICAN	CGN	LLANDYLIO LLANDYSUL 1881
5399	096	049	ROSE & CROWN	THOMAS ANN	HD	W	56	INNKEEPER	GLA	DOWLAIS
5397	054	148	ROSE AND CASTLE P.H.	MORGAN THOMAS	HD	M	30	INNKEEPER	BRE	GWENDDWR
5401	050	133	ROSE AND CROWN	JENKINS RICHARD	HD	M	42	IRONSTONE MINER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5402	082	124	ROYAL ARMS	SMITH THOMAS	HD	M	43	LABOURER & PUBLICAN	CAM	NEWTON
5390	069	320	ROYAL OAK	RICHARDS THOMAS	HD	M	46	COLLIER	BRE	CEFN-COED-Y- CYMMER
5395	094	155	ROYAL OAK	HALL JOHN	HD	W	44	LICENSED VICTUALLER	CMN	LLANDEILO
5397	008	027	ROYAL OAK	MORGANS MORGAN	HD	M	46	INNKEEPER	BRE	VAYNOR
5396	078	002	SALUTATION INN	DAVIS NATHANIEL	HD	M	28	IRONSTONE MINER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5396	081	041	SHIP & CASTLE	JENKINS ANN	HD	U	24	PUBLICAN	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5399	036	088	STAR INN	JAMES MARGARET	HD	W	52	LANDLADY	MON	EBBW VALE
5395	073	148	SWAN INN	WOODLANDS ELIZABETH	HD	M	29	-	NTT	WOODTHORPE
5396	018	179	TEMPERANCE HOTEL	WILLIAMS MARTHA	HD	W	28	TEMPERANCE HOTELKEEPER	LEI	HOLTON HOTON
5402	042	034	THE CASTLE	MORGAN THOMAS	HD	M	49	PUBLICAN & ENGINE FITTER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5399	067	045	THE GEORGE	LEWIS HENRY	HD	M	45	INNKEEPER	CMN	LLANDOVERY
5402	055	015	THE THREE CUPS	DAVIES BENJAMIN	HD	M	48	PUBLICAN & GROCER	BRE	VAYNOR
5395	081	031	THREE MARINERS	POWELL SUSANNAH	HD	U	32	LICENSED VICTUALLER	BRE	SENNYBRIDGE
5395	095	175	THREE SALMONS INN	JONES BENJAMIN	HD	M	54	LICENSED VICTUALLER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5390	035	183	TRAVELLER'S REST	WILLIAMS WILLIAM	HD	M	56	MINER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5390	018	006	TRAVELLER'S WELL	MORRIS JOHN	HD	M	67	MINER	CMN	LLANGENDIR LLANGYNDEYRN
5397	086	103	TRE-IVOR ARMS	JONES RICHARD	HD	M	32	LICENCED VICTUALLER	BRE	TALYLLYN
5398	095	017	VICTORIA INN	JONES HANNAH	HD	W	37	INNKEEPER	GLA	ST.DONATS
5394	052	050	VULCAN INN	THOMAS THOMAS	HD	W	65	INNKEEPER	GLA	BRIDGEND
5399	106	140A	WELSH HARP	DAVIES JONAH	HD	M	63	INNKEEPER	CMN	-
5395	024	003	WHEATSHEAF	LEYSHON WILLIAM	HD	M	57	LICENCED VICTUALLER	GLA	LLANSAMLET
5391	032	022	WHITE HART INN	MC.LEAN BARBARA	HD	W	59	INNKEEPER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL PARISH
5393	025	056	WHITE HORSE	LEWIS MARY	HD	W	67	LICENSED VICTUALLER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5401	028	052	WHITE HORSE	PRITCHARD DAVID	HD	M	30	FIREMAN	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5395	94B	158	WHITE LION	LEWIS MARGARET	HD	W	37	LICENSED VICTUALLER	GLA	MERTHYR TYDFIL
5399	064	002	WHITE SWAN	JONES THOMAS M.	HD	M	37	BUTCHER & BEERHOUSE KPR.	BRE	CRUGCADARN CRICKADARN
5393	010	021	WINDSOR ARMS	ROBERTS HENRY	HD	M	56	LICENSED VICTUALLER	AGY	-
5399	023	210	WINE VAULTS	WILLIAMS WILLIAM	HD	M	21	INNKEEPER	MON	RHYMNEY
5395	025	015	WYNDHAM ARMS	OWENS JOHN	HD	M	37	SINKER	MGY	-

 

[Rufusdog]

Eric Egan was the morning man on Springbok Radio, South Africa, in the 1950s and 60s. Each morning he’d tell a rather weak joke, which was called the Corny Crack. Reputedly, one morning he said, ‘I don’t have a joke this morning, but my wife has a corny crack.’ Management took a very dim view of his words.

 

[Rufusdog]

it was also said that Egan got under management’s skin with a joke about catching a polar bear: “Cut a hole in the ice and surround the opening with peas. When the bear comes up for a pea, kick him in the ice hole.”

 

[R181]

Hear about the Ice fisher who caught 200 lbs of ice?

His wife drowned trying to cook it.

Bob

 

[N0ggie]

20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Bob Hope & Steve Jobs.
Now we have no cash, no hope and no jobs.
Please don’t let Kevin Bacon die!

 

[Paper Plane]

steve

 

[Tonyschin]

 

[TexStubble]

The US and Canada have released images of their latest shoot-downs of unidentified aerial phenomena.

 

[Tonyschin]

 

[Paper Plane]

steve

 

[Paper Plane]

steve

 

[Twelvefret]

You still have options.

 

[Dobbo25]