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When the Devil came to Milford Street, Salisbury

By admin, on April 10th, 2012%

Devil from Saint Thomas Church Doom Painting, Salisbury

I found this while looking for material for the Dickens and Salisbury post earlier in the year.

When I was growing up in Salisbury there was a pub in Milford Street called the Catherine Wheel. Sometime in the 1990s, I think, it became La Luna and Club Rouge, and it’s now ‘The White . . . → Read More: When the Devil came to Milford Street, Salisbury

Greyhound Lane, Wilton

By admin, on January 2nd, 2012%

Greyhound Lane is in the centre of Wilton.

It’s probably named after the Greyhound pub which is close by, in the Market Place.

In times gone by, when many people couldn’t read, pubs were often named after things that could be visually depicted in a distinctive way – for example ‘Cross Keys’, ‘Red . . . → Read More: Greyhound Lane, Wilton

Green Man at Wetherspoons

By admin, on April 25th, 2010%

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

By admin, on November 21st, 2009%

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

By admin, on May 9th, 2009%

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

By admin, on July 1st, 2008%

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

FootnotesBBC – Wiltshire – In Pictures – Historic Salisbury photos [↩]

Three Cuppes Lane SP1

By admin, on June 22nd, 2008%

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

By admin, on June 22nd, 2008%

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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