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had been a lovely pub as the New Inn kept by Arthur Candlin junior.

"Time called on the Hungry / Kings Horse. It's being transformed into a Hickory's Smoke House this autumn." Beer prices increased there a few months ago as the Hungry Horse livery went.

But I've thought it rather nice to come down for breakfast from 8.30 to 9.30am and have a pint or two with my breakfast rather than the usual coffee. It's just a shame that as the first one out of the line ( the "usual Spoons pissheads" drink fizz ) it's nearly as warm as my food.

Yes indeed. It looks ghastly but know where you are at

Yes, and that would be easier if it wasn't two miles from a railway station. The last time there we were denied access to a pub as it was early evening on New Years Eve for which they had taken bookings. The only two Wetherspoons I've stayed in were at Minehead and Chesterfield.

Sorry, yes. Those old black and white buildings all look the same from a distance.

And Wadworths's Berkeley Arms at the far right of the photograph.

Maybe the lack of car parks at the Grapes, the Yard and the Coach and Horses ? Not that that stops them getting busy.

Er yes, like a ..................

I wouldn't bet on it.

Yes, but most just had a glass of tap water rather than "nurturing a cuppa or the same drink for hours". I thought I was old until I was sat at the next table to them. Twice I was briefly in a panic as one of them had a mobile phone that makes the same noise as mine - and a call is invariably...

They might be open to offers for the Coach and Horses.

But my memory is of proper mature trees rather than 'scrub'.

I doubt if I'll take the risk.

Elderly customers in the Bird in Hand yesterday lunchtime were whinging like billy-o about being held up behind Pat Collins waggons going onto the common.

The Wolverhampton Road closure yesterday had me, as the only passenger on the bus to Brewood, going along West Way for the first time since the Staffordshire Yeoman was demolished.

Ass might be expected !

You'll be reminding 'Noah' of a pub with that comment.

The contraction for “should have” is “should’ve,” which is frequently used in spoken English. Due to the similarity in pronunciation between “should’ve” and “should of,” it’s easy to understand why this grammatical error arises. It's far from the worst misuse of the English language though.

I'm sure I remember quite a large area of the trees nearest to the castle being clear in about the 1980s.