This is a shortened form of Wetherspoon's - the national retail chain now owning and operating the historic hostelry on Wrawby Street and doing a very good trade in serving very reasonably priced meals and drinks.
The fact that the young folk of today use a truncated form of the pub name is no real surprise, this being the age of the shortened text message on mobile phones, which no self-respecting late teen, or 20 something, would be seen out and about in Brigg without!
Hashtag #spoons if your are a youngster on Twitter; hashbrown if you are a little older and fancying a breakfast at the White Horse.
Just in case you were wondering about the absence of customers using the tables in front of this busy pub, we took the picture early this morning. This is another business in Brigg town centre with attractive hanging baskets (see previous posts) and we are pleased to see the tree in full leaf, which adds a touch more colour to the street scene.
Not another fracture in society, Nige!
ReplyDeleteWe have so many fractures - north - south, young-old, white collar v blue colour, Gove - May.....Corbyn vs the world....now we're arguing about cutlery!!!!
Since we can't respond on the Queens Arms, Nige....Jean Cunningham's daughter was called Gale/Gail..
ReplyDeleteI too wiz very sporty in those days...it was about the only pub about Brigg that one could get a good game of crib...in the snug.
But like most things, it just pegged out and the matchstick and/or pop rivet were seen no more.
That'll confuse these young 'uns, Nige....
Since we can't respond on the Queens Arms, Nige....Jean Cunningham's daughter was called Gale/Gail..
ReplyDeleteI too wiz very sporty in those days...it was about the only pub about Brigg that one could get a good game of crib...in the snug.
But like most things, it just pegged out and the matchstick and/or pop rivet were seen no more.
That'll confuse these young 'uns, Nige....