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Trip to Jerusalem

The Trip to Jerusalem has an old and venerable history which, as can be seen by the date on its outside wall.

Bendigo / The Hermitage

The pub’s original name remembered one of Nottingham’s great sportsmen . His statue still stands on top of the pub.

Red Lion

It is said the Red Lion is the most common public house name with some 900 examples throughout the nation.

Old General

Sitting above the porch of a large public house on Radford Road is a statue of an old gentleman in Regency dress.

Sir John Borlase
I recently read the 'Sir John Borlase Warren' is now known as the 'JB' or some similarly pitiful name.

Bunkers Hill Inn
Recycling is just not reserved for tins, glass and toilet paper but also can be used for pub names.

The Peveril
Public house names play an important role in recording local history, and none more so than the Peveril.

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