| Topic: | Fifty Pubs of Brentford - the poem | |
| Posted by: | Jim Storrar | |
| Date/Time: | 11/10/19 19:34:00 |
| Here is the poem: Fifty Pubs of Brentford Alfred Pearce wrote this in 1948 when he was seventy-four years old (his family ran The Alexandra pub in the High Street). He starts at the Star and Garter, Kew Bridge Road and proceeds westwards along Brentford High Street, across Brentford Bridge to London Road. When I was knighted with a STAR AND GARTER I was pushed into an EXPRESS On my way to OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE I smashed into a PLOUGH And stood aside by the WAGGON AND HORSES Little beyond a JOLLY TAR With a LAMB by his side Receiving a SALUTATION Presently FOX AND HOUNDS dashed by A beautiful HAND AND FLOWER When I met the MARQUIS OF GRANBY He fell into the QUEEN’S ARMS Tugging with a BARGE AGROUND A BULL stared me in the face As I crossed by the BREWERY TAP and the ROYAL HOTEL The PRINCE OF WALES stood on the other side Up above HALF MOON and SEVEN STARS With a GLITTERING STAR by its side Cross yonder stood a DRUM Attacked by a LION When I reached the ALEXANDRA I shook hands with GEORGE THE FOURTH He advised to salute THE WATERMAN’S ARMS Then I was back into the KING’S ARMS Up went the roaring CANNON At the RISING SUN I tried to lift ONE TON While BRITANNIA stood to one side And I met the DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE He told me he had lost his FEATHERS A little beyond a BEEHIVE And a BLACK BOY AND STILL Playing with a CATHERINE WHEEL As I crossed the BARLEY MOW There was a magnificent CASTLE Near by stood a LION THREE PIGEONS overhead With MAGPIE AND STUMP Beside it MAGPIE AND CROWN TWO BLACK BOYS rang SIX BELLS Stood staunch with THE MAGNET with LORD NELSON I got in the JUNCTION ARMS They pushed me into the DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND Beyond stood GEORGE AND DRAGON The STANDARD floating high With the ANGEL of peace When the COACH AND HORSES passed by. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Magpie & Crown | 23/03/19 19:25:00 | Neil Chippendale |
| Re:Magpie & Crown | 25/03/19 04:16:00 | Neil Chippendale |
| Re:Re:Magpie & Crown | 25/03/19 10:30:00 | Mick Brent |
| Re:Re:Re:Magpie & Crown | 25/03/19 11:38:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Magpie & Crown | 25/03/19 13:17:00 | Stephen Scott |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Magpie & Crown | 25/03/19 18:35:00 | Iain Muir |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Magpie & Crown | 25/03/19 20:52:00 | Jean Harrison |
| Re-opening? | 24/04/19 16:53:00 | Reg Ghosh |
| Re:Re-opening? | 26/04/19 16:23:00 | Joanna Russell |
| Re:Re:Re-opening? | 28/04/19 16:52:00 | Jennifer Selig |
| Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 28/04/19 18:28:00 | Anne England |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 28/04/19 19:07:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 28/04/19 19:17:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 11/10/19 18:37:00 | N V Brooks |
| Fifty Pubs of Brentford - the poem | 11/10/19 19:34:00 | Jim Storrar |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 12/10/19 16:40:00 | Jennifer Selig |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 12/10/19 19:07:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 13/10/19 11:02:00 | Jennifer Selig |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 13/10/19 13:45:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 13/10/19 13:53:00 | Steve Bullman |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 14/10/19 06:53:00 | Emma Renton |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 14/10/19 11:45:00 | Frank DeWet |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 14/10/19 17:00:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re-opening? | 15/10/19 08:42:00 | Emma Renton |