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The Earl Grey

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Friday, 12 October 2007

The Earl Grey pub has been in the Old High Street, Folkestone for well over 100 years, my wife’s great grandfather drank there at the turn of the century, that is 1890/1900 and was remembered by many for knocking out three soldiers with two punches at the door of the pub, sending one crashing back into the bar and the other two hitting the wall of the buffs opposite and sliding down the wall into a heap. He was an old-man then, about seventy and like many still working and tough. Then there was the fish seller Charley who fell down the cellar and broke his leg in the late 1800s, they do not say if he was passing or leaving the pub. The Earl Grey throughout its life has never been a pub that most would wish to visit and has had a violent reputation throughout its history until recently which is surprising considering the Police Station, and Magistrates Court were nearly opposite. The pub has gone through several changes over the past fifty years with more space being found and bars knocked into one. About four years ago the bar was completely changed into a cocktail type bar with modern stainless steel furniture and fixtures. It was bright and airy and the girls were extremely beautiful and it closed its doors in a mater of weeks. In April 2004 an Australian, Del Kinnear, once again opened the doors of the Earl Grey, the pub had returned to a tradition look of an English Pub, with the addition of music, wide screen TV, and two or three pool teams. The Earl Grey opens mainly in the late afternoon and night, is a youngsters pub though certainly not underage, the management is tough, one strike and you are out. The drinks served are mainly larger and alcopop, or to use the modern vernacular Bitch Beer or Chick Drink. The last time I visited the Earl Grey the bar staff where stunning and friendly, the place was packed on a Saturday night and there were some events and it was good fun and very friendly no matter what your age. Regrettably, they only sell bottled bitter. You will find the Earl Grey about a quarter of the way down the Old High Street on the left Comments Add New Search Ronald Dutt - earl grey folkestone     | 194.80.20.xxx | 2008-01-24 11:25:42 I would like to know more about the Earl Grey folkestone.mY Address is 4 Sherwood Trust Homes St Michaels Street Folkestone Kent CT201LN Tele 01303 254107 Reply | Quote 1   0 Write comment Name: Email:  do not notifynotify Website: Title: UBBCode:         -color-aquablackbluefuchsiagraygreenlimemaroonnavyolivepurpleredsilvertealwhiteyellow -size-tinysmallmediumlargehuge     Please input the anti-spam code that you can read in the image. Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.12 Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved.

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