I had a couple of pints in The Bell at lunch

Apparently they've spent £2m renovating it but it all looked pretty much the same to me. You don't even get new carpet for that price it seems.

Posted By: Ben on August 3rd 2017 at 15:33:12

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I had a couple of pints in The Bell at lunch (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 3, 15:33:12
- A frothing jar of Brexit if you would Barkeep, and don't be foreign about it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 18:48:12
- Spitfire £2.45 (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 3, 17:43:28
- I spent my 16th birthday in there. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Aug 3, 16:59:32
  - u iz w8ll ld grandad. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 3, 17:12:13
    - and now that bank bit, is back to being a bar. Fashion goes round in circles. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 3, 17:36:49
      - Yeah,never really been in that often but i don't think it's got anywhere (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 3, 18:14:53
        
        Yep, Murderers is good and the Landlord's a good ole bor. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 3, 18:24:36
- Playwright Arnold Wesker worked in The Bell during the '50's and used the setting in his (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Aug 3, 16:34:52
  - He sure did. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Aug 3, 16:59:41
- Last time I was in the Bell it was raided by the police. Total lockdown. (General Chat) - Dunney, Aug 3, 16:07:20
  - Happy Hour 5.30pm - to 7pm (yes). (General Chat) - norway, Aug 3, 16:52:58
    - I used to enjoy them Jawbreaker rolls and agame of Galaxian on my lunch break. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 3, 16:54:38
      - Oh mine! Galaxians. I was in the 200k scores on that. (General Chat) - Dunney, Aug 3, 17:03:20
  - Was run by a total (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 3, 16:17:15
    - ..... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 3, 16:24:40
      - Ha. That must have been the same raid. (General Chat) - Dunney, Aug 3, 16:51:46
        
        Haha... good story that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 3, 16:53:42
- It does look a bit better and the toilets are 1000% better. (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Aug 3, 16:00:00
  - £2.3m better though? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 3, 16:05:48
    - I think that might be using the Panic Wildschitt exchange rate (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 3, 16:33:58
    - I would imagine it's an expensive job to move stairs, etc. (General Chat) - lurd, Aug 3, 16:16:39
      - Aye and the kitchen's been moved. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Aug 3, 16:22:35
    - Yes. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Aug 3, 16:12:51
- Don't get me started. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 3, 15:55:54
  - Yeah, but a lot of people use it. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Aug 3, 16:11:18
    - I'm not asking them to be impressed. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 3, 16:22:05
      - *unimpressed* (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Aug 3, 16:27:42
    - Garden out of front looks nice. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 3, 16:12:56
      - *out front (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 3, 16:13:10
        
        It's an improvement, yeah. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Aug 3, 16:16:03
- Did you go in that new bit near the gents? (General Chat) - bird table, Aug 3, 15:42:42

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