Surprising there aren't more actually, as (Sir) John Barleycorn is the traditional name for the personification of malt liquor! Cheers Dave Jacobs =============== At 22:21 27/04/2004, Chris & Caroline wrote: >Whoops! Never knew about that one Martin!! >Thought there was only one in the area and that is the one at Cadnam!! >Have appologised to Linda!! > >Chris > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: MartinGulliver@aol.com [mailto:MartinGulliver@aol.com] >Sent: 27 April 2004 09:05 >To: ENG-SOUTHAMPTON-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ENG-SOU] Barleycorn pub > > >Hello List, >The John Barleycorn Pub in Commercial Street was built around 1844 but >demolished in 1983. Linda - I'm happy to send you the photo I sent to >Jeanne if >you like >Martin >In a message dated 27/04/2004 07:37:38 GMT Standard Time, >jemmayer@hotmail.com writes: > > >>Hi list, > >I have recently come across an old photo of a pub with my >greatgrandfathers > >name above the door (Ernest Charles Marsh) and on the back of the >photo is > >written SIR JOHN BARLEYCORN, BITTERNE. There is no pub name on the >front of > >the > >building itself, so does anyone know if there was a pub of that name >in > >Bitterne > >and where abouts. The date could be anywhere between the 1920's and >the > >start > >of WW2. > >Thanks, > >linda > > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 15/04/2004 > > >--- >All of our outgoing mail is checked and certified Virus Free by regularl >updates >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 15/04/2004 > > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237