Congratulations to Peter and Vida Carter, mine hosts at the King William IV pub/restaurant in Scawby Brook, which has been named Summer Pub of the Season by the Scunthorpe & District CAMRA Branch.
Full details are in the August-October issue of Iron Brew - the real ale group's excellent, full colour magazine. We picked up a free copy while in the Yarborough Hunt, on Bridge Street, last night.
Peter and Vida won a CAMRA award when they had the Dying Gladiator, in Bigby Street, Brigg.
Iron Brew says of the King Billy: "There's always a warm welcome and the staff are trained to produce a very good pint of real ale."
To find out more about joining CAMRA, visit www.camra.org.uk/joinus
This issue of Iron Brew also reveals that Tom Wood Beers - stocked in the Yarborough Hunt, of course - are celebrating 21 years of brewing during 2016. Visit www.tom-wood.com
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| The award-winning King William IV pub/restaurant at Scawby Brook, near Brigg |
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| Peter and Vida Carter with the CAMRA Pub of the Season award they won while mine hosts at the Dying Gladiator in Brigg |
The 'Dying Gladiator' is actually 'The Dying Gaul'.
ReplyDeleteIt's a famous Roman sculpture in Italy.
Indeed, it was on the 'must see' list of the rich Victorians on their Grand European Tour....it is believed that the Elwes went on one of these tours....and William Clark, the sculptor of Brigg's Dying Gladiator may have gone with them.
Admittedly, at that time, the Roman sculpture was thought to be a dying
gladiator....but it was later realised the individual was a Gaul...ie his hair style, sword, shield and from a torque around his neck.
The Roman statue is thought to have originated from circa 350BC when the Gauls were battling the Romans.....see the cartoon character, Asterix the Gaul and his gang.
King Billy did not have any legitimate children to inherit the throne, but the naughty boy had 10 illegitimate off-spring.
ReplyDeleteHis niece, Victoria inherited the throne on his death.....which raises another question about her own legitimacy....her 'dad', according to many historians, is assumed to have been gay...but mother had an enduring closeness to a male companion.
It has confused some folks from where Victoria's extended family inherited the condition of haemophilia originated.
'Dad' didn't have the condition, but Mum's man friend's family had a history...
See the next issue of Brigg Matters re the King Billy pub...out end of August..presently being printed as we append this missive...
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