The Oldies Thread

[Joey66]

On my honeymoon the year afterwards we got married after buying our first house we were skint the hotel in Newquay served up crap food -we went to Plymouth forward day out - a Bernie inn overlooking the port - best meal of the week ......

 

[roydo]

I did not know that!

Swanky bar now the Rummer:

The Rummer

Cocktails, spirits, fresh beers and a warm welcome await at The Rummer pub and Micro Distillery in Central Bristol. Relaxed cocktail bar with over 500 premium gins, rums and whiskeys.

www.therummer.net

I know the owner Brett, really nice place.
I'm thinking that Italian might be Sergio's on Frogmore Street? Its underneath Park St, sort of in the walls of the bridge.

It was deffo on Park Street. Left hand side, looking up. Doubt its there now, we are talking 50 years or so ago!

 

[peteblue]

Went to a couple of works meals in the Old Hall street, one.

Pate on toast, steak and chips, Black forest gateau.

Pure sophistication for a boy from Norris Green.

Yep that was the meal of the gods, and a surefire way to impress a girl….bottle of Blue Nun and you were away….

 

[magicjuan]

Yep that was the meal of the gods, and a surefire way to impress a girl….bottle of Blue Nun and you were away….

Forgive my faux german translation but doesn't liebfraumilch become 'love lady juice'?

 

[summerisle]

Those lime and lemons were delicious.

 

[Eggs]

 

[summerisle]

1970s music that was played when the Test Card was being shown, this being the best track on the album that was issued - funky.

 

[LEONARD]

First class stamp going up to 95p.

That used to get me the 44 bus from Walton to town and back.

And a pint in the Yankee bar as well.

 

[duncs pigeon]

When me Dad was sent to Bristol, we didnt follow him for a few months. No idea why, maybe a house sale or he was on trial or sommet. Anyrate, we would travel down and stay in a sound Hotel in Bristol every couple of weekends, (the others, he came home).

I vividly remember going to a Berni Inn in an ancient pub called The Rummer, on the docks, and seeing those dishes mentioned, and they seemed so exciting! @ste d' indica Bet you didnt know The Rummer was the first Berni Inn!

On another trip he took us to an Italian, deep in the bowels of underground Bristol, on Park Street. I chose this weird thing called a lasagne, with a side salad, cos Mum said "It looks like mince and cheese, and you like both".

And that has just reminded me of Joey in Friends, eating Rachels mince based trifle! "Meat? Good. Custard? Good!"

Just watched that clip on you tube

 

[Methuselah]

First class stamp going up to 95p.

That used to get me the 44 bus from Walton to town and back.

And a pint in the Yankee bar as well.

I remember in the 1940's it was the 44 (

 

[Methuselah]

First class stamp going up to 95p.

That used to get me the 44 bus from Walton to town and back.

And a pint in the Yankee bar as well.

I remember in the 1940's the tram was no. 44 (and 19). It was a penny. My grandad was a tram driver and then an Inspector. When he was an Inspector, we used to look out for him as he always told the conductor not to charge us.

 

[LEONARD]

I remember in the 1940's the tram was no. 44 (and 19). It was a penny. My grandad was a tram driver and then an Inspector. When he was an Inspector, we used to look out for him as he always told the conductor not to charge us.

The 44 bus was ace, from Walton, up Scotland Road, and you were in town in 15 minutes.

 

[Methuselah]

The 44 bus was ace, from Walton, up Scotland Road, and you were in town in 15 minutes.

Leonard, which stop did you get the bus from? We used to get on at the stop immediately opposite Littlewoods and backing on to Scarisbrick Road.

 

[LEONARD]

Leonard, which stop did you get the bus from? We used to get on at the stop immediately opposite Littlewoods and backing on to Scarisbrick Road.

Top of Abingdon Road, opposite Walton Hall Park.

A time when all fares on the bus were 25p!

 

[paultheblue]

Anybody remember playing a game called split the kipper ?
You stood a couple of yards a part from a mate and threw a knife at your mates feet and they had to stretch one of there feet where it landed as long as it stuck in.
Can't remember how you won, not very PC these days