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'''Pig and Whistle''' is a traditional name for pubs; the name is sometimes thought to refer to "wassail".<ref>http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pig-and-whistle.html Phrase finder: The meaning and origin of the expression: Pig and whistle.</ref> | '''Pig and Whistle''' is a traditional name for pubs; the name is sometimes thought to refer to "wassail".<ref>http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pig-and-whistle.html Phrase finder: The meaning and origin of the expression: Pig and whistle.</ref> | ||
| − | The Pig and Whistle | + | The Pig and Whistle in central London, was the venue for some of the [[London CHE Groups]] in the early 1970s. It is thought to have been at the junction of South Molton Street and Davies Street, near Bond Street underground station.<ref name=aw1 /> |
| − | Another Pig and Whistle, in Belgravia, was a popular gay venue for Saturday lunchtime drinking, also in the early 1970s.<ref>[[Peter Scott-Presland]], ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' Volume One, Chapter 5.</ref> | + | Another Pig and Whistle, in Belgravia, was a popular gay venue for Saturday lunchtime drinking, also in the early 1970s.<ref name= aw1>[[Peter Scott-Presland]], ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' Volume One, Chapter 5.</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:32, 5 January 2015
Pig and Whistle is a traditional name for pubs; the name is sometimes thought to refer to "wassail".[1]
The Pig and Whistle in central London, was the venue for some of the London CHE Groups in the early 1970s. It is thought to have been at the junction of South Molton Street and Davies Street, near Bond Street underground station.[2]
Another Pig and Whistle, in Belgravia, was a popular gay venue for Saturday lunchtime drinking, also in the early 1970s.[2]
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References
- ↑ http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pig-and-whistle.html Phrase finder: The meaning and origin of the expression: Pig and whistle.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peter Scott-Presland, Amiable Warriors Volume One, Chapter 5.
