July 2023. New Brighton. I had a vague recollection of the James Atherton in the heart of New Brighton’s youthful Victoria Road back in December 2019 (you’ll know the date), a fun pub alongside the two crafty micros across the road. A little while later it gained some national notoriety during lockdown for its rebrand.… Continue reading TRAPPER’S HAT
Month: July 2023
NEW BRIGHTON STREET ART SPECIAL
July 2023. New Brighton. After that traumatic surgical procedure I needed a beer. Mrs RM needed to join a meeting about account codes. So I took the Mersey line for an increasingly rare new GBG tick across the water. Nothing much new in Birkenhead by the look of it, but New Brighton looked transformed since… Continue reading NEW BRIGHTON STREET ART SPECIAL
AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IN LIVERPOOL
July 2023. Liverpool. WARNING : CONTAINS SURGICAL PROCEDURAL DETAIL. Tuesday morning started with Bubble and Squeak and Eggs Royale round the corner on Dale Street. The Moose Coffee in Manchester is always packed, as was this one, as we Brits love our authentic American cuisine. Perhaps your best place to get “grits” and “potato hash”,… Continue reading AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IN LIVERPOOL
BACK TO THE BALTIC
July 2023. Liverpool. I reckon we’d been to Liverpool at least annually over the last 30 years but I couldn’t ever remember staying in the centre*. Is that possible ? I’d even stayed 3 miles out beyond Bootle and walked in recently. Chris Dyson’s post on Dale Street pubs the other week had prompted me… Continue reading BACK TO THE BALTIC
PHIL COLLINS NIGHT AT THE THOMAS RIGBY
July 2023. Liverpool. “Meet you at the Thomas Rigby in 20 minutes” I told Mrs RM as the train passed Bootle. Half an hour later I was queueing for a pint of Okells at the bar, with Mrs RM nowhere to be seen. Well, it was 197 feet from the Z hotel to the pub.… Continue reading PHIL COLLINS NIGHT AT THE THOMAS RIGBY
BRAMLEY MOORE
July 2023. Liverpool. I’m easing myself back into blogging so excuse these short posts. My latest excuse, after major surgery and a night in Fanny’s Croft, is a lack of internet not solved by switching-off-and-on-again. Summat to do with metering, I find out. I’d left the Tin Shed in Formby with plans to head off… Continue reading BRAMLEY MOORE
FITNESS ADVICE FOR THE OVER-FIFTIES IN FORMBY
July 2023. Formby, Merseyside. This post is brought to you from Fanny’s Croft car park. Well, Liverpool looked gorgeous on Monday night, as good as I’ve seen it. It’s amazing what a bit of blue sky can do for a place. Goodness knows what I was doing in a nondescript Spoons when I could have… Continue reading FITNESS ADVICE FOR THE OVER-FIFTIES IN FORMBY
A Wetherspoons in the Beer Guide in Liverpool ? ANOTHER one ?
July 2023. Liverpool. Not a lot to say about the second new Beer Guide pub in central Liverpool, 57 seconds read at most, I reckon. 57 seconds is enough to get from the Denbigh Castle to the Captain Alexander, IF you don’t stop to take photos on the way, and wait for the Red man… Continue reading A Wetherspoons in the Beer Guide in Liverpool ? ANOTHER one ?
IN LIVERPOOL
All these trips to Merseyside over the years and I never thought to use Suzanne’s classic (and it is). “If you lie on the groundIn somebody’s armsYou’ll probably swallow some of their history” Suzanne Vega, “In Liverpool”. Perhaps no town outside of New Mills has inspired such great music over the years. Having just returned… Continue reading IN LIVERPOOL
MILL ROAD, OVER THE BRIDGE
July 2023. Cambridge. Reference to “Barbie” yesterday has no doubt had you wondering, “Has Retired Martin been to see Barbie yet ?“. Interestingly, ONE of our family has seen it. And Oppenheimer, which I reckon is the same length as a BRAPA blog but with fewer toothless drunks. Matt went to watch the one about… Continue reading MILL ROAD, OVER THE BRIDGE
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