Comments on: Herb Lester’s Pub Crawl

By: Johnny Homer

Johnny Homer — Sat, 24 May 2014 09:49:57 +0000

What a great piece, and stunning photographs too. But then I have come to expect nothing less from Spitalfieldslife.com.

We should treasure our old pubs. They are part of London’s history and, as such, part of its social history. Take my word for it, we will miss them if we allow them to be turned into cocktail bars or converted into luxury apartments.

I grew up in the old London Borough of Finsbury (Altiora petimus) in that weird St.Luke’s/ Clerkenwell area that borders both the City and Islington. When I return now I am saddened by the amount of boozers that have either closed or been turned into restaurants. If my old mum and dad were still alive and living in the area I dread to think where they would have gone for their Sunday lunchtime drink.

Nice to see the Hand and Shears getting a mention. I reviewed the pub for a website earlier in the year. Read it at your peril.

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/pubsandbars/hand-and-shears-review-11822.html

There’s also some pub related stuff at johnnyhomer.wordpress.com.

By: Donald Parsnips

Donald Parsnips — Thu, 22 May 2014 20:23:53 +0000

Simpson’s is top notch , just don’t drink the ‘Kummel”

By: Achim

Achim — Thu, 22 May 2014 09:28:50 +0000

A fine Pub-finder! Spontaneously I would prefer that with the cat 🙂

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: Mr Slang

Mr Slang — Thu, 22 May 2014 09:03:26 +0000

I long since decided that I hate London pubs, and then – thanks to your creative bibulousness – I see that I’m wrong.

By: Greg Tingey

Greg Tingey — Thu, 22 May 2014 06:34:39 +0000

Superb buildings – I’ve drunk in about half of these…
BUT
How many of them actually serve decent beer?