Английская Википедия:Dog & Bull

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The Dog & Bull is a public house in Croydon, England. It is a Grade II Listed, 18th-century building with a 19th-century frontage in Surrey Street, on the site of a previous 12th- or 13th-century inn called The Bell.

The Dog & Bull was number 24 with an associated yard which was once used as an animal pound when the street was known as Butcher's Row. The pub is now a tied house and part of Young's brewery chain. In the 1990s, the adjacent grocery at number 25 was merged into the pub and the yard was converted into a beer garden.

The pub has hosted a variety of events including a formal inquest in the 19th century, regular live jazz music by Don Weller in the 20th century and a religious blessing of its beer in the 21st century.

History

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Dog & Bull, 2014

The pub's name refers to the blood sport of bull-baiting, and the Dog and Bull is "understood to be the oldest pub in Croydon". The current Dog and Bull was built in the 18th century and is Grade II Listed.Шаблон:R There was previously a pub called The Bell on the site which was established in the 12th or 13th century when Surrey Street was built up and its street market established.Шаблон:RefnШаблон:R Near the Dog and Bull, archaeologists have found a "medieval stone-vaulted undercroft", although it is not known whether this was the cellar of the Bell inn.

The Dog and Bull is constructed of red brick with wooden eaves and sash windows. The inn frontage dates from the 19th century.Шаблон:R The business now occupies two street numbers – 24 and 25 – as the adjacent grocery of A. E. Pearce, which specialised in bacon and cheese, was merged into the premises in the early 1990s.Шаблон:R

This public house had an associated yard – the "Dog & Bull Yard". It had a well and watering troughs and was used as a pound for stray animals and cattle when Surrey Street was known as "Butcher's Row".Шаблон:R The area is now used as a beer garden following renovations in the early 1990s.Шаблон:R The pub also features a real fireplace, along with stained glass windows depicting the titular dog and bull.Шаблон:R

The Dog and Bull is now a tied house in Young's brewery chain. Its two regular draught beers are thus Young's Bitter and Young's Special. It also has two guest ales on tap.Шаблон:R

Past events

In the early 18th century, landlord Nicholas Northorpe of the Bell or the Dog and Bull was sentenced to death for felony. In 1820, the Surrey Coroner, Charles Jemmett, held an inquest at the Dog and Bull. A 9-year-old girl had burnt to death near Butcher's Row and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death.Шаблон:R

One of the earlier landlords of the Dog & Bull was George Eliff, who died on 1 October 1847. He hosted the anniversary of the Loyal Victoria Odd Fellows' lodge at the Dog & Bull on 26 September 1846. In 1849 there was a robbery in the Dog & Bull yard. Richard Garland was committed to trial for snatching a handkerchief containing 1s 6d (Шаблон:Inflation) from the hand of Mary Vickers.Шаблон:Inflation-fn

In 1866 Elijah and Eliza King, the landlord and landlady of the Dog and Bull, were witnesses in a horse-stealing case. Alfred and Charles Brazier, and George Roberts, were charged with "feloniously receiving stolen horses". The "persevering and indefatigable" Superintendent Young had travelled between Buckinghamshire and Croydon with the victim of the theft, and retrieved the animals. The court was presented with an involved story featuring dishonest deals and forged receipts; Elijah and Eliza King were the innocent victims of one of those horse-sales.

The Kings were landlords of the Dog and Bull for some years. In 1869 the licensee was Clara Jane King. A later landlord of the inn was Arthur King. In 1898 he found a "powerful jemmy about a foot and a half long" (0.46 metres) in a wagonette which had been placed in his safekeeping by police. George Barney, Arthur Wilkinson and Walter Parker had been spotted trying to force a gate lock at the Railway Hotel. With Barney as the getaway driver they had tried to escape in the wagonette, and "amid an exciting scene" the miscreants were captured.Шаблон:Refn

Recent events

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Dog & Bull, 2021

In 1994 the licensees were Ann and Frank Egan. By 2018 it was Daniel Chapman. In July 2020 the Dog and Bull took part in the British government scheme Eat Out to Help Out. As of 2021 the licensees are Lesley and Mark Knight.

Music and festivals

The jazz saxophonist Don Weller led his band Major Surgery in weekly performances at the Dog and Bull for six years in the 1970s.Шаблон:R Producer Malcolm Mills described the scene then.Шаблон:R Шаблон:Quote

Around 2010, the landlady of the Dog and Bull organised an annual street festival. In 2016, the vicar of Croydon Minster, Father Lee Taylor led a procession to the pub to bless its beer.Шаблон:R

Popular culture

Surrey Street is often used as a filming location and so the Dog & Bull appeared several times in the long-running TV show, The Bill, which was ostensibly set in the East End.Шаблон:R

Accolades and reviews

Pevsner describes the red brick frontage of the Dog and Bull as "especially handsome".Шаблон:R In 1994, it was CAMRA's London Pub of the Year and again, in 2016, it was CAMRA's Croydon & Sutton Pub of the Year.Шаблон:R In 2018, The Londonist stated the establishment is a successful mix of a 'proper pub' and 'trendy bar', with a "real local vibe".Шаблон:R

Notable guests

Prince Charles visited the Dog and Bull in 1994 when he came to Croydon to meet the stall-holders at Surrey Street Market.

Further research

• Шаблон:Cite book

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Ye Dog & Bull in 1987 when it just occupied number 24 – "We had a surprise as the pub had several cross dressing men wearing scanty clothing"