Saturday 16 March 2024

Safeguard Coaches Centenary Celebration

 16/6/24

A few hours in Guildford today riding on buses and a few beers to finish.

This was the information published prior to the event.


 


including this leaflet that was also available on the day.


I started at Guildford Friary bus station.

Couldn't get on this one

so I got on this one instead to the Cathedral.

Some photos at Guildford Cathedral












First trip from the Cathedral was on this to Park Barn and back.




More photos at the Cathedral



A trip to the bus station and back on this

Back at the Cathedral I got on this to the Park & Ride

oops, wrong camera setting


Returning on this



 Some more photos at the Cathedral






Then another return trip to Park Barn and then to Friary bus station on this.



Noticed this on the side of the bus at Friary

Then to Growlers & Cans for a couple of beers where this was the beer choice.



A very pleasant few hours. Safeguard has been owned by the same family for all its 100 years. Can't be may bus companys left in UK with that claim.



Sunday 14 January 2024

2024 Photo Challenge

 14/1/24

 First blog of the year. 

What can you expect see here. Well more of the same: pubs, buses, and trains I suppose.

I have a visit to Derby and Burton upon Trent in February planned and hopefully Birmingham in June.

No GBBF this year but other beer festivals to visit.

I also want to do some more station photography. 

I enjoyed looking at those Art Deco tube stations last year. While researching this I found out more about Charles Holden designed buildings. One that stood out was the Senate House in Bloomsbury. I had planned to photograph it but forgot. I also found a lovely Art Deco building in Nottingham which I did photograph.

I found this list. I have already been to East Finchley station, so 17 buildings to visit from that list.

I also have this list of  376 stations in London. That is far too many to do in a year so maybe 5 or 6 in a day. To make it more interesting I plan to assisgn a number to each station, then use a random number generator to decide which stations to visit. NOTE: I will only be going to stations in Zones 1-6.

There may also be beer involved!

 

 

 


Friday 29 December 2023

Borough Beer House - Farnham

 28/12/23

A new bar opened in Farham on 14th December 2023 called the Borough Beer House. It has the same owners as the nearby Alfred Free House.




6 cask beers and 16 keg beers were available.


I particularly liked the bar layout; 6 taps, 3 handpumps, 6 taps, 3 handpumps, 6 taps. A pleasing symmetry and look. There is a small seating area downstairs with a larger seating area upstairs. There is another beer board upstairs as well.




I had 9 beers, all in third glasses.

The Slaughterhouse Brewery Ltd The Revenge of the Pod People 5.0 Cask
Utopian Brewing Ltd Stout 5.0 Cask
Utopian Brewing Ltd Bohemian British Lager 4.2 Draft
Almasty Brewing Co. Simple Pleasures 4.0 Draft
Marble Beers Ltd Precipice Trail 5.3 Draft
Double-Barrelled Brewery Punnet: Sour Cherry, Blackcurrant And Blood Orange 5.2 Draft
New Bristol Brewery Pastel De Nata Stout 7.0 Draft
Vibrant Forest Brewery I've Got the Remedy (Bourbon BA Edition) 9.2 Draft
Disruption Is Brewing Death By Steamroller 8.0 Draft


A welcome addition to the Farnham pub scene.



Saturday 7 October 2023

Ascot Beer Festival 2023

 6/7 Oct 2023

I worked both days of this festival at Ascot Racecourse.

Both days started off working on volunteercheck-in at the staff entrance.


Once that was finished i worked behind the bars.

Here are some photos from the 2 days.





























Finally a couple of photos of one of the races.



I still think the grandstand is a marvelous piece of architecture and engineering and was intersting finding different angles to photograph it.