The people who refurbished it were George and Annie Robinson and in time, their daughter Edith Pinder was in charge. Or the time when thrash core band Cradle of Filth carried a coffin through the pub, out of which popped a topless woman who sprayed the audience with fake blood. On such occasions, says Conlon, his octogenarian mother Peggy, who still lives above the premises, has the perfect response: “She gets her holy water out and starts spraying the place, saying her Hail Marys.” SCOTCH The stories behind Scotland's Iconic spirit ,Photographer Horst A. Friedrichs and writer Stuart Husband explore the venerable and continually evolving story of Scotch whisky by highlighting sixteen distilleries dotted around the country, from Campbeltown to Speyside, from the Highlands to the islands, and from rural outposts to city centres. Ranging from the ancient floor maltings of the legendary Springbank distillery to the single malts being produced by a new generation of Scotch pioneers, they pay homage to the time-honoured traditions of whisky production while showing how today's distillers are putting their own contemporary spin on Scotland's iconic spirit. Three centuries on, the English pub remains the ultimate happy place for those seeking refuge, recreation, or refreshment.But pubs today constitute a broad church, with old-school saloons and ultimate locals joined by modern reimaginings of traditional hostelries and Michelin-starred gastro-temples. I love a good English pub. Not just for a drink but for the inspiration and experience. If a pub has all the right elements and designed well, it can feel like home from home– comfortable, welcoming, warm and cosy. Although my home interiors don’t look like a pub, I often take inspiration from them. If I walk into a pub and I get that warm, fuzzy feeling, I look for inspiration of how to create the same feeling at home. It can be attributed to design, paint colour, lighting, accessories or all the above. Sometimes it simply down the buzz and vibe of the people in it. I wish I’d become a pub interior designer. It’s something I feel quite passionate about. Who knows, one day…. London, a good place to start

Great Pubs of England - Penguin Random House

London based photographer Horst Friedrichs has been travelling the country to manifest Englands most traditional and finest pubs. From the expected popular hang-out to Michelin star awarded ones. A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. It is also listed in CAMRA's National Inventory for its historic interior and recommended by the Good Pub Guide. They said of their new collaboration: "W e explore the infinite variety of England's pubs and celebrate their idiosyncratic glory in words and pictures. The English pub is an abiding obsession." Stuart Husband is a Hastings-based travel journalist whose work has appeared in Monocle, Four Seasons, the Telegraph, Observer, Sunday Times, and the Independent. He is the author of Bookstores, with Horst A. Friedrichs.

This arrived yesterday and after raising a dram to celebrating the book, I'm delighted to share a wee look at our Scotch book with you!!

Great Pubs of England Crown Posada in Newcastle named among Great Pubs of England

We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. The Haunch of Venison in Minster Street was so revered, it also made it onto the book's front cover.Great Pubs of England sees photographer Horst A. Friedrichs and journalist Stuart Husband cover the length and breadth of the country to find England’s most idiosyncratic public houses, some of which have been at the center of communities for centuries. The pair document over 30 of the most interesting in the book, a “virtual pub crawl”, from spit-and-sawdust to Michelin-starred gastropubs, alongside famous owners such as chef Tom Kerridge and singer James Blunt. Take a look at the gallery. If the Great Pubs of England book is to be believed, Blunt himself threw himself into renovating his pub, rolling up his sleeves and getting his hands dirty. I would love to sit down with him, and chat about his renovation journey and pub design decisions. Over a glass of wine of course. I’d love to compare notes and pore over colour charts. Looking at the walls and accessories, I can see someone’s been busy collecting art, accessories, and ephemera. I feel we’d have a lot in common.

Great Pubs of England: See Inside the New Book

These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. Published by Prestel and written by Horst A. Friedrichs and Stuart Husband, the book features 33 of England's most distinguished inns.If you love atmospheric photography, and love pubs too, you’ll want to get your hands on a copy of this book – Great Pubs of England by Horst A. Friedrichs and Stuart Quite eager to experience The Fox and Pheasant, we arrived on the dot of midday. As the first ones in we got a good opportunity to take it all in. The owner, James Blunt – yes, the James Blunt says in the book that ‘his main job was to make this place beautiful’. Well, he succeeded. James and his team have done an amazing job, considering this seventeenth century coaching inn previously had a reputation for being insalubrious and know amongst locals as the Fox and Unpleasant. Our thoughts on The Fox and Pheasant Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. Massive thanks to everyone that came, to our book launch of Great Pubs of England! It was epic! Special thanks to landlady Sandra from The Golden Heart and Prestel Publishing for making this happen ! Cheers After three years, the book was complete. It went on sale in May, with a launch event last week attended by over 100 supporters, including Tim Worrall, Sue Hardie, and three direct descendants of George and Annie Robinson.