Monday 13 June 2011



FOR THOSE WHO ARE VAGUELY INTERESTED, DERE STREET REFERS TO THE ROMAN ROAD WHICH HEADS NORTH THROUGH PIERCEBRIDGE (NEAR TO WHERE I LIVE). I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE FULL CREDIT FOR THIS IDEA, HOWEVER THERE ARE PROBABLY SEVERAL REGULARS FROM THE WHITE SWAN (MORE INTELLECTUALLY MINDED THAN ME) WHO WOULD STATE IT WAS THEIR IDEA.


HE DOESN'T LOOK A PARTICULARLY BLOODTHIRSTY ROMAN EITHER - IN FACT I WOULD SAY HE WAS A FRIENDLY LITTLE CHAP - SO IT'S CLEARLY ALSO NOT A HOMAGE TO SPARTACUS EITHER (THE SKY VERSION, NOT THE KIRK DOUGLAS ONE)


ANYWAY, HE'S FIGHTING HIS WAY TO A PUB NEAR YOU - ALTHOUGH HE HAS BEEN AND GONE AT THE GEORGE.


THE SHIP AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE

THE WHITE SWAN IN GILLING WEST

THE BLACK BULL, MELSONBY

THE BRIDGE - COULD BE WHORLTON, COULD BE MIDDLESTON TEESDALE

THE FROG AND FERRET, SPENNYMOOR

THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON, KIRBY HILL

THE COUNTY, AYCLIFFE VILLAGE

THE QUAKERHOUSE, DARLINGTON

THE SURTEES ARMS, FERRYHILL STATION

THE GEORGE, PIERCEBRIDGE - BEEN AND GONE I AM AFRAID

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