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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 in central London, was briefly the venue for [[London CHE Group 2]] in 1970. | + | The Pig and Whistle in central London, was briefly according to Michael Moor the venue for [[London CHE Group 2]] in 1970. He described it as being near the junction of South Molton Street and Davies Street, near Bond Street underground station,<ref name=aw1 /> but it is not otherwise recorded. |
| − | 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, | + | 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,page 357.</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:45, 27 March 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 briefly according to Michael Moor the venue for London CHE Group 2 in 1970. He described it as being near the junction of South Molton Street and Davies Street, near Bond Street underground station,[2] but it is not otherwise recorded.
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,page 357.
