The scene of the great beer war
A short trip to Lewes today with Lorraine. Pretty cold weather, with ice in the air. Wandered about in town, and into a few good bookshops. Ended up having a meal and a couple of good beers in the Lewes Arms which is a splendid pub and cultural hub. In recent years there was lots of news about it when local beer Harveys (brewed in Lewes and quaffed appreciatively by me and a zillion others in Brighton and elsewhere) was no longer served there due to the brewery Greene King's insistance. Read wikipedia on the Lewes Arms controversy and how the power of the locals beat the corporate brewers.
Also L and I laughing at posters: THE SPECTACULAR "ENCIERRO DOS (Los?)ANIMALES PANTAMIMOS" (RUNNING OF THE PANTOMIME ANIMALS) WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE LEWES ARMS ON EASTER SUNDAY AT 3:00PM.
This seems to involve people dressing up in pantomime costumes and charging about throught the town. Read more about that here. Also chatted to Matty, as it seemed rude not to call him as we walked about in his beloved Lewes. He had introduced me to the pub just before Christmas, and it is a favourite haunt of his.
Bought a book from 1906 in one of Lewes fine bookshops - Cupid and Psyche with Photogravures after Gilbert James.
Back to Brighton, and sitting peacefully on the Gold sofa I heard what sounded like a riot. It was in fact lots of football fans chanting, which sounded like a war was going on. Naturally inquisitive I popped my head around the corner of the Twitten to see a Police v football fans stand off in the Railway Bell pub. The air was full of fine sleet so I managed to snap one or two bad shots before diving back home. Never a dull moment eh?
Below Pipe Passage in Lewes, part of Lewes Castle, and a poor shot of police outside a pub.
A short trip to Lewes today with Lorraine. Pretty cold weather, with ice in the air. Wandered about in town, and into a few good bookshops. Ended up having a meal and a couple of good beers in the Lewes Arms which is a splendid pub and cultural hub. In recent years there was lots of news about it when local beer Harveys (brewed in Lewes and quaffed appreciatively by me and a zillion others in Brighton and elsewhere) was no longer served there due to the brewery Greene King's insistance. Read wikipedia on the Lewes Arms controversy and how the power of the locals beat the corporate brewers.
Also L and I laughing at posters: THE SPECTACULAR "ENCIERRO DOS (Los?)ANIMALES PANTAMIMOS" (RUNNING OF THE PANTOMIME ANIMALS) WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE LEWES ARMS ON EASTER SUNDAY AT 3:00PM.
This seems to involve people dressing up in pantomime costumes and charging about throught the town. Read more about that here. Also chatted to Matty, as it seemed rude not to call him as we walked about in his beloved Lewes. He had introduced me to the pub just before Christmas, and it is a favourite haunt of his.
Bought a book from 1906 in one of Lewes fine bookshops - Cupid and Psyche with Photogravures after Gilbert James.
Back to Brighton, and sitting peacefully on the Gold sofa I heard what sounded like a riot. It was in fact lots of football fans chanting, which sounded like a war was going on. Naturally inquisitive I popped my head around the corner of the Twitten to see a Police v football fans stand off in the Railway Bell pub. The air was full of fine sleet so I managed to snap one or two bad shots before diving back home. Never a dull moment eh?
Below Pipe Passage in Lewes, part of Lewes Castle, and a poor shot of police outside a pub.
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