Spaniels
Clumber,Field and Cocker Spaniels From paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes This Original Book plate may still be for Sale – Click the E-BAY Link Below to find out These rather closely’ related dogs may’, like the setters, be considered each in relation to the others. The clumber is the largest, …
King Charles Spaniel and Brussels Griffon From paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes King Charles Spaniel and Brussels Griffon This is one of the English toys, which name in this country includes the King Charles (named after Charles II, with whom they were favorites), Prince Charles, or tricolor; Ruby, and Blenheim spaniels. They …
Ajax – liver-and-white springer spaniel. The Dove, Hammersmith, W.6 Strolling along one morning by the river from Chiswick towards Hammersmith Bridge, I turned from the towpath into a lane. Up ‘came a most friendly and handsome liver-and-white springer spaniel. His greeting was so profuse that I got the impression that we had met before, …
Spot and Peter The Old George, Mortlake, Surrey WE all know of the B.B.G. announcer who, every Spring, is heard to say in excited tones during the Boat Race: “Passing the Brewery In”Out”In”Out. . . .” But we don’t get the wrong impression. As you approach Mortlake on the Surrey side of the river, …
“SKIPPER” The Wheatsheaf, Fulham Road, S.W.6 As we have visited so many of the interesting houses in West London, it is impossible to miss the chance of admiring The Wheat- sheafwhich is situated in a road which is everywhere known (except locally) as the Fulham Road. There seems no explanation for this diverting custom, …
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“AJAX” The Dove, Hammersmith, W.6 Strolling along one morning by the river from Chiswick towards Hammersmith Bridge, I turned from the towpath into a lane. Up ‘came a most friendly and handsome liver-and-white springer spaniel. His greeting was so profuse that I got the impression that we had met before, although I dismissed it as …
R I C K E Y, The Three Tuns, Uxbridge, Middlesex It’s not often I burst into poetry to praise the glories of the tavem in the town. However, my motto is “Try anything once”. The lines, which have a direct connection with The Three Tuns, are by W. A. G. Kemp. They …
“PADDY” AND “SPOT” The Moore Arms, Gadogan Street, S.W.1 (This Limited Edition Original Book Plate May still be for sale ) see If rumour can be relied on, it was within the precincts of The Moore Arms that the royal pint was occasionally imbibed by King Edward the Peacemaker. Certainly, it was by such small …
‘ ‘ P E T E R ’ ’, The Black Lion, Old Church Street, S.W.3 Nor long after my wanderings in Chelsea during my visit to The Six Bells, I walked along Cheyne Row, entered the grounds of the Royal Hospital, and came into Old Church Street. Here, I mused, there should be …
KIM, King George IV, Montpelier Square, Knightsbridge, S.W.7 GEORGE IV, better known as the Prince Regent” shifted his court from Kensington Palace to Buckingham House, now known as Buckingham Palace. This move was the ifirst of many, because Society (at least much of it) thereupon shifted to the district now known as Belgravia. This …
