Green Man at Wetherspoons

This is the Green Man which appears on the cover of Salisbury Civic Society’s ‘Salisbury in Detail‘ book. It is on the north-facing side of the Kings Arms pub – otherwise known as either ‘Spoonies’ or, formerly, the County Hotel.

The picture below shows the Green Man in context. The foliage on the opposite . . . → Read More: Green Man at Wetherspoons

Kings Arms Hotel, Salisbury

This is the Kings Arms, in St John St in Salisbury. I saw the late Ted Heath in here one New Years Eve.

Old Castle Road, Salisbury

Old Castle Road is on the northern edge of Salisbury.

The name Old Castle Road is either:

it was the original route of Castle Road. a reference to Old Sarum (castle) or a reference to the ‘Old Castle’ pub or

The road forms a semi circle with the northern end of Castle Road, going . . . → Read More: Old Castle Road, Salisbury

Swan Close SP2

This was probably named after the Swan Inn which stood next to the river in Ayleswade Road, in Harnham 1

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Three Cuppes Lane SP1

Three Cuppes, Salisbury

Three Cuppes Lane is in the centre of Salisbury.

It was named fairly recently after the Three Cuppes Inn, which is now a private house in Winchester Street. The Three Cuppes themselves could have a couple of different meanings:

Three Cups’ are the symbols of the Salter’s Guild 1. It may be relevant here that . . . → Read More: Three Cuppes Lane SP1

Tollgate Road SP1

Tollgate Road is probably so-named because there was a toll gate somewhere along it. A toll gate is a barrier across the road where the traveller would pay to use the road.

There was a pub called the Toll Gate at one end of Tollgate Road which has only shutdown fairly recently.

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