Painters Arms (4) - door to Bottle & Jug Dept., 51 Cross Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Painters Arms (4) - door to Bottle & Jug Dept., 51 Cross Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 26 Oct 2014
This is a reminder of days gone by - in effect an off-licence service where you could go into a public house with an empty bottle or jug and get it filled with beer. Back in the late 1970's friends of mine lived in a small village bordering on Coventry. They would go into the local pub and get a jug filled with beer. It was much appreciated on my visits! Whether anyone still does this I don't know. I can see no handle on this Painters Arms door so I suspect it is no longer used. An interesting historical artefact nevertheless. Image Image Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.76103
Longitude
-1.297989