I am by no means a fan of the Krays, but I do find it amazing that many villains of the past still looked ten times smarter than the majority of office workers today.

I will never know of a sight with a higher abundance of cultural brilliance than that of Britain's lost and living pubs.

Nell of Old Drury, 29 Catherine St, #London, #WC2B @BritainsPubs

Two colleagues enjoying a well-earned drink at the long gone Lord Hood that once sat at 89 Dunbridge Street, #BethnalGreen, #London, E2 (1871 - 2001) #RIP

When she tried to tell you not to wear one of your many barbour jackets.

How close was I?

Yesterday's "yob" is a gentleman by today's standards. ⏳️

Suggs from 'Madness' discusses the first time he saw the 'Specials' in the "Hope and Anchor" pub (207 Upper St, Islington, London N1) which had hosted many famous bands such as U2, The Police, and The Stranglers. Pubs really have given us more than we could ever give them.

Oh, to be on a beano to Margate with the crew in simpler times. 🏆

Now I've has some shaving cuts in my time, but this one's biblical. The bathroom literally looks like a crimescene

Imagine calling a pub like this an "eyesore plot" instead of suggesting it should be saved by any means possible. What a disingenuous, untrustworthy press we have.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/cleckheaton-pub-set-transformation-building-32489075?utm_source=app

One of the many reasons that people are especially addicted to their phones is because, unlike our recent ancestors, you can no longer innocently enjoy English scenery in the knowledge that life is good when we all know bloody well that it isn't.

This is what a good woman looks like.

The more that time goes on, the more I want to go back.

Ageing in todays world is made far harder whilst living in the knowledge that future generations will never see so many of the wonderful things that so many of us barely remember.