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The Checkers
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Picture source:
Stephen Harris |
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The Checkers was situated at 28 Whitehorse
Street.
This pub was established before 1839 and closed in around 1990. The
premises are now in commercial use.
This was the last pub in the UK to use the American spelling
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My grandad "Dave Tug Wilson" Cousin of George
Wilson run the pub with his wife Betty from around the late 50s to 1985..i
spent many nights sleeping upstairs as a child wile the family was
downstairs drinking. My Grandad Dave got George and Betty the job as
landlord Through the local brewery Simpsons of Baldock who where supplying
the pub beer and ales at the time. My Grandad was Landlord of The Yorkshire
Grey in Stevenage and helped teach George and Betty the trade before they
started the job.. |
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Anon (July
2024) |
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