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Kryten87
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There is also a strange man who walks the streets of Seven Kings playing a flute, much like the pied piper, although to my knowledge he has so far been unable to dispose of any rats.
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on Jan 5th, 2010, 9:53pm, Nimrod wrote:I wish some of you knew what the scene was like in the 60's.
I could go to a pub at 7,maybe in the Broadway area,meet up with friends and casual acquaintances,and bump in to them in various pubs over the evening,maybe ending up at The Cauliflower or The Beehive.
Not a hint of trouble,bear in mind these pubs had their 'locals' at this time,old boys with their dogs,and I don't mean pit bulls.
I abhor what is happening today.
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I agree used to drink in and around Ilford in mid 50s early 60s very little trouble in any of them (although worked on door of Green Man for 6 months for friend with live bands brewers chucked us out, as had fight every friday for that 6 months). But this was the exception, all rest quiet and could nearly always bump into mates as well. Many pubs had live music too, jazz,pop,blues, something for everyone. Sounds rubbish now.
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I see the General Havelock is open again, only it is now the General.
Who was he by the way?
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its now owned by the same person who runs THE CAULIFLOWER PUB.....
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on Jul 26th, 2012, 2:46pm, Selena wrote:I see the General Havelock is open again, only it is now the General.
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Over to you K.
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on Jul 26th, 2012, 4:43pm, Pompadour wrote:
Doesn't Google work on your PC ...?
"Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, KCB (5 April 1795 – 24 November 1857) was a British general who is particularly associated with India and his recapture of Cawnpore from rebels during Indian Rebellion of 1857."
No connection with Ilford as far as I can see ...
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on Jul 26th, 2012, 3:58pm, yanny wrote:| its now owned by the same person who runs THE CAULIFLOWER PUB..... |
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Wow! He must be worth a bob or two, Yanny!
Does he own all of Heineken UK or just the Scottish and Newcastle bit ...?
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on Jul 26th, 2012, 10:17pm, ktype wrote:
Doesn't Google work on your PC ...?
"Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, KCB (5 April 1795 – 24 November 1857) was a British general who is particularly associated with India and his recapture of Cawnpore from rebels during Indian Rebellion of 1857."
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It works fine, but why deprive the rest of the forum of your infinate knowledge. 
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on Jul 27th, 2012, 9:22am, Pompadour wrote:
It works fine, but why deprive the rest of the forum of your infinate knowledge. |
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Why not, indeed ...
So, out the kindness of my heart, I am going to share with you and all the users of this forum, the source of 'my' infinate (sic) knowledge ...
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What a let down, there's me thinking you had gained all this vast store of knowledge and wisdom over your many, many years of lifes experiences when all the time you were just an ordinary bloke with a little mouse in yer and. 
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on Jul 26th, 2012, 2:46pm, Selena wrote:I see the General Havelock is open again, only it is now the General.
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The guy who owns it is am Indian. Might explain why it's just The General, it is also a little bit ironic....makes me larf.
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on Aug 3rd, 2012, 7:10pm, Suli wrote:
The guy who owns it is am Indian. Might explain why it's just The General ... |
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Well, if he really does own Heineken UK you could be right!
The reality, though, is that Scottish and Newcastle probably decided to rename it as part of the makeover - not unusual these days - but at least we've been spared one of the more esoteric names like those that include references to slimy garden pests and so on ...
S & N wanted to change the pub's image. As locals referred to it simply as "The Havelock", removal of this one word was probably conceived as a clever way of doing it. It will be interesting to how locals refer to it in, say, five to ten years time.
Remembering a bomb site that was still referred to as the 'Princess Alice' for twenty years after the pub was destroyed, I'm not convinced there will be much change ...
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on Jul 26th, 2012, 3:58pm, yanny wrote:| its now owned by the same person who runs THE CAULIFLOWER PUB..... |
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...the landlord i mean! 
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.....speaking of pubs,... i got a missed call from THE GREAT SPOON OF ILFORD last sunday morning at 840am ish,.. wonder what they wanted,.... i was in there last saturday and as far as i know i didnt do any damage....
mmm.........  ??
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on Aug 4th, 2012, 12:08pm, yanny wrote:.....speaking of pubs,... i got a missed call from THE GREAT SPOON OF ILFORD last sunday morning at 840am ish,.. wonder what they wanted,.... i was in there last saturday and as far as i know i didnt do any damage....
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It's when you get in that state on a Saturday night that you wake on a Sunday morning with a piece of string hanging from your mouth that you pray it's a teabag. 
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