A Blast from a Bygone Era - The Future?
On a rendezvous trip to Chirk today, we'd arranged to meet at the last pub in England, just over the border. I'd feared that the place would be derelict, as it had closed some time ago, but on arrival, it was very much open and the family we were meeting were already inside. Entering the place was like stepping back in time: a pub! A proper pub! Open fire, people at the bar, others seated at proper pub tables, actually talking to each other, drinking pints.
The current owners seem to have remembered what a public house is actually for. I only hope that they can sustain their business: I'd resigned myself to the fact that the real pub as a species was already practically extinct, save for the very few outliers that we personally know about. No hipster beards, no slate plates and not a lot except decent beers, salty snacks and good company. My idea of heaven... The place should be grade one listed. Please visit and support The Bridge Inn, Chirk Bank, Shropshire, you won't regret it...
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