Dartboards and darts… COVID-19 – THE GREATEST-EVER THREAT TO DARTS AND OTHER PUB GAMES 4 Aug 20204 Aug 2020 While all around us (at least here in the UK) the plague that is Covid-19 appears to be easing, the UK Government allowed pubs and clubs to reopen from early…
Pub Games ROLL CURLING 21 Nov 20195 May 2020 Whilst undertaking research during 2014 I came across an outdoor pub game I had never seen or heard of before called ‘Roll Curling’. The photo depicts Mr. and Mrs. Victor…
Darts History… THE INDOOR LEAGUE 31 Aug 201915 Sep 2019 THE INDOOR LEAGUE The Indoor League was a ground-breaking British television series launched by Yorkshire Television (YTV) in the early 1970s. The series featured a number of popular English pub…
Dartboards and darts… THE BUNGAY DARTBOARD AND THE BROOME ELECTRONIC DART TARGET 28 Aug 201921 Oct 2019 The Bungay Dartboard The firm of Gibson and Balls is not one that immediately springs to mind when thinking about dartboard manufacturers. Names such as WINMAU, NODOR and UNICORN are…
Pub Games… THE OLD BELL AND STEELYARD, WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK 17 Aug 20197 Oct 2019 The Olde Bell and Steelyard In the summer 2011 issue of the Pub History Society's Newsletter I recalled the visit by my wife and I the previous January to the…
Pub Games… THE BOLT-IN-TUN, FLEET STREET – IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS 17 Aug 20197 Oct 2019 I often gain inspiration for my articles from newspaper cuttings found in dusty tomes. In the past such sources have led to the publication of articles in the Pub History…
Pub Games… GNURDLING AND SIGNAGE 16 Aug 201931 Oct 2019 In the past I have been known to write pieces about the origins of specific pub signs and pub games. Some of my previous efforts which have included the Goat…
Darts History… CALLING TIME ON OUR GREAT BRITISH PUB GAMES 22 May 201931 Oct 2019 In 2008 University of Sheffield student Katie Durose, 21, approached me asking for information and advice in relation to two papers she was preparing as part of her BA (Hons)…
Pub Games BumblePuppy 21 May 201931 Oct 2019 The world of pub games is a fascinating one and here I publish the results of my research into the long-lost game of 'Bumblepuppy' In the Winter 2004 issue of…
Pub Games Cork – Throwing 21 May 201930 Oct 2019 Following my article Roaring Fire, Cork-throwing and Demolition which was published in the Pub History Society’s Newsletter (Spring 2009) (which can be viewed elsewhere on this website, click here), I was thrilled to have received…
