fucking hell. i find myself siding with editor twice in two days... for all his faults (but nobody is faultless of course) i dont think you can accuse him of lack of imagination. you're posting on his boards, that he 'imagined'.
Marquis of Lorne: what a beaut of a pub!
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fucking hell. i find myself siding with editor twice in two days... for all his faults (but nobody is faultless of course) i dont think you can accuse him of lack of imagination. you're posting on his boards, that he 'imagined'.
the marquis is the best little pub in brixton. imho. lovely, pensionable aged staff, who should probably be retired but keep going, and keep being cool. a little corner which is always full of shouting old jamaican men playing dominoes, a jukebox, a pool table, two little rooms where they're happy to change it to whatever weird sport you might like to watch, little plates with cheese and pickles that get put out regularly, decent prices, comfy furniture and proper old school people in there. i used to live opposite there and it was a fantastic place to while away an afternoon reading the paper and watching united win (yes it was that long ago). i hope it doesnt go.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Fair enough, I can see how it read like that. In my defence, I was ill-advisedly referencing an earlier reply to me on another thread on which he claimed that he did not have the imagination to consider a fairly straightforward proposition. It's a good example of why cross thread references are confusing and are best avoided. I don't believe anyone ever needs reminding that they are his boards.
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editor
hiraethified
Oh, there's a lovely little dig right there amongst all the other personal shit. Well done. Another really constructive, useful and on-topic contribution to the discussion about a pub which some people actually care about.
I had hoped that a thread about the Marquis may have proved a great way to tell people all about this great little pub, and perhaps encouraged a few like-minded people to visit the place. Thanks for fucking that up with your endless, petty, cross-thread personal beef, Rushy.
Please stop this now.
christonabike
Elm Park Bencher
The Streets v Bloc Party, filmed in the Lorne, 2 mins in
Regulars may recognise other regulars and an old landlord
I used to watch the Leeds in there but now live the other side of Brixton
Ol Nick
beer in Brixton
Professor Brian Cox used to live next door. Don't know where he went to either.
footballerslegs
Well-Known Member
Just home from there, brilliant as always.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Interesting conversation.
Not least because some old urban tensions and rivalries are being played out by proxy on this thread. Whilst some are pontificating about the 'future of the pub' I haven't seen many of you down for a pint recently! (With some honorable exceptions of course footballerslegs Crispy poptyping and others.)
This is my local and it's a great pub. A proper community pub and one of the last in Brixton. Yes, the outside of the pub looks nice but it's what's inside that matters. I don't give a shit that it doesn't sell real ale - it doesn't need to. They make a living, and the only reason this pub will ever close down will not be through lack of punters, but because of some greedy scum property developers.
Not least because some old urban tensions and rivalries are being played out by proxy on this thread. Whilst some are pontificating about the 'future of the pub' I haven't seen many of you down for a pint recently! (With some honorable exceptions of course footballerslegs Crispy poptyping and others.)
This is my local and it's a great pub. A proper community pub and one of the last in Brixton. Yes, the outside of the pub looks nice but it's what's inside that matters. I don't give a shit that it doesn't sell real ale - it doesn't need to. They make a living, and the only reason this pub will ever close down will not be through lack of punters, but because of some greedy scum property developers.
editor
hiraethified
It's too far away for it to be my local (although I've been a couple of times in the last few months), but I'll still continue to do whatever I can to promote it (in a suitable manner, natch!).
Mr Retro
Beware hedgehogs
When we move back to Brixton it will be our local after the Canterbury closes. And we'll pop in more often anyway.
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
When i saw this thread bumped my heart sank. I thought it was going to be something about it closing. Glad that's not the case. One of my fave pubs in the area.
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