Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray)
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In Bristol. Beer blogging in the UK since 2007. Also wrote some books about beer and pubs. Header image shows a detail from the cover of one. Won't repost if you don't use alt text. Find us at boakandbailey.com
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I thought The Mawson Arms/Fox and Hounds was okay, but nothing special other than the fact it had two names.
Though after years of saying it was going to be converted to housing, I noticed recent a sign went up saying it was available for lease as a pub, so may come back from the dead yet.
Though after years of saying it was going to be converted to housing, I noticed recent a sign went up saying it was available for lease as a pub, so may come back from the dead yet.
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I thought The Mawson Arms/Fox and Hounds was okay, but nothing special other than the fact it had two names.
Though after years of saying it was going to be converted to housing, I noticed recent a sign went up saying it was available for lease as a pub, so may come back from the dead yet.
Though after years of saying it was going to be converted to housing, I noticed recent a sign went up saying it was available for lease as a pub, so may come back from the dead yet.
Feeling sad that we never got to go to the Mawson Arms. And it looks as if The Duke of York nearby has also closed. We did a crawl round here as part of our research into 20th Century Pub.
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Pub History: Field Work in West London
After spending an afternoon reading about pubs in the National Archives at Kew we were keen to actually visit some and so decided on a crawl through the West London heartland of Fuller’s. We started, ...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Feeling sad that we never got to go to the Mawson Arms. And it looks as if The Duke of York nearby has also closed. We did a crawl round here as part of our research into 20th Century Pub.
boakandbailey.com/2016/02/pub-...
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Pint and a half of London Pride: £6.60. Maybe it's happy hour. Maybe we got a brewery staff discount by mistake. We are wearing Asahi branded hi-vis jackets, to be fair.
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pint and a half of London Pride: £6.60. Maybe it's happy hour. Maybe we got a brewery staff discount by mistake. We are wearing Asahi branded hi-vis jackets, to be fair.
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Used to watch all Welsh Rugby internationals there. Great atmosphere and you'd accidentally come across half a dozen fans watching a Greek second division match in a faraway corner.
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Used to watch all Welsh Rugby internationals there. Great atmosphere and you'd accidentally come across half a dozen fans watching a Greek second division match in a faraway corner.
38 screens!
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
38 screens!
None at all in the gents, barely functioning in the ladies.
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
None at all in the gents, barely functioning in the ladies.
Oh, no, absolutely not.
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Oh, no, absolutely not.
Indeed, I have noted this! (Jess)
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Indeed, I have noted this! (Jess)
Do they put the away fans together or is it all mixed? Thinking about coming to support City next Sunday (Jess).
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Do they put the away fans together or is it all mixed? Thinking about coming to support City next Sunday (Jess).