Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. (Actually in Richmond). - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Tractorfan · 12th Apr 2014, 12:15 pm

Hi,
Many years ago (possibly in the '80s) someone told me about a pub in Ripon, north Yorkshire which was decorated with lots of old radios. I never got to see it myself, and wonder if it actually existed? Is it still there, I ask myself (probably not after all these years).
Have any members of this erstwhile forum seen it and sampled a pint or two there?

Cheers, Pete.

AndiiT · 12th Apr 2014, 12:37 pm

Hi,
I'm not sure about a Radio themed pub in Ripon but I am going to the annual radio rally there next week so am quite happy to make enquiries for you if no-one confirms before then.

Andrew

MullardGeorge · 12th Apr 2014, 12:40 pm

I bet the sets wouldn't be working..... Would love to go there though.... I'll make inquires.... My dad is an avid metal detectorist and goes Ripon quite a lot with the club that he is a member of. Next time he goes down there, I'll ask him to look for it.

jim_jobe · 12th Apr 2014, 12:59 pm

I've lived in Ripon for the last twenty odd years and haven't come across it although I must have visited most of the pubs. I'll ask around though.

Cobaltblue · 12th Apr 2014, 1:43 pm

My Local in Poole (The Pilot) has quite a few old Radios.

They had just 4 until 6 months ago now they have more than a dozen.

Some are quite interesting sets.

I have some pictures somewhere I will try to load them

Cheers

Mike T

antenna441 · 12th Apr 2014, 2:25 pm

The "Duke of Cumberland" in Whitstable (Kent) has a number of vintage sets in the bar.

60 oldjohn · 12th Apr 2014, 2:52 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cobaltblue

My Local in Poole (The Pilot) has quite a few old Radios.
They had just 4 until 6 months ago now they have more than a dozen.

I hope they have a beer garden, in 12 months time you may not be able to get in the bar!

John.

12th Apr 2014, 3:48 pm

The Herschel arms in Slough used to (may still) have a lot of old radios round the walls. A little gem of an Irish pub, SHMBO put me in there when she went shopping (oh joy), somewhere in SlougH has to be nice! She goes alone now as you can't get me+shopping in a sports car.

Tractorfan · 14th Apr 2014, 8:49 am

Hi,
During the night my lonely brain cell suddenly woke me up and reminded me that the pub mentioned in my original post was in Richmond, north Yorkshire, not Ripon.
That was the name of the street we used to live in many years ago! Doh!
Sorry 'bout that.

Cheers, Pete.

richrussell · 14th Apr 2014, 10:39 am

Richmond has quite a few pubs. I can rule out at least four as not having anything radio related, but I don't get up that way as often as I ought to in order to check the others

12th Apr 2014, 12:15 pm	#1
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,183	Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. (Actually in Richmond). Hi, Many years ago (possibly in the '80s) someone told me about a pub in Ripon, north Yorkshire which was decorated with lots of old radios. I never got to see it myself, and wonder if it actually existed? Is it still there, I ask myself (probably not after all these years). Have any members of this erstwhile forum seen it and sampled a pint or two there? Cheers, Pete. __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."

12th Apr 2014, 12:37 pm	#2
AndiiT Octode Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saltburn-East, Cleveland, UK. Posts: 1,786	Re: Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. Hi, I'm not sure about a Radio themed pub in Ripon but I am going to the annual radio rally there next week so am quite happy to make enquiries for you if no-one confirms before then. Andrew

12th Apr 2014, 12:40 pm	#3
MullardGeorge Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Preston, Lancashire Posts: 31	Re: Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. I bet the sets wouldn't be working..... Would love to go there though.... I'll make inquires.... My dad is an avid metal detectorist and goes Ripon quite a lot with the club that he is a member of. Next time he goes down there, I'll ask him to look for it.

12th Apr 2014, 12:59 pm	#4
jim_jobe Heptode Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ripon, N.Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 782	Re: Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. I've lived in Ripon for the last twenty odd years and haven't come across it although I must have visited most of the pubs. I'll ask around though.

12th Apr 2014, 1:43 pm	#5
Cobaltblue Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Exeter, Devon and Poole, Dorset UK. Posts: 6,865	Re: Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. My Local in Poole (The Pilot) has quite a few old Radios. They had just 4 until 6 months ago now they have more than a dozen. Some are quite interesting sets. I have some pictures somewhere I will try to load them Cheers Mike T __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life or at least they used to Mike T BVWS member. www.cossor.co.uk

12th Apr 2014, 2:25 pm	#6
antenna441 Tetrode Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northampton, Northants. UK. Posts: 61	Re: Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. The "Duke of Cumberland" in Whitstable (Kent) has a number of vintage sets in the bar.

12th Apr 2014, 3:48 pm	#8
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. The Herschel arms in Slough used to (may still) have a lot of old radios round the walls. A little gem of an Irish pub, SHMBO put me in there when she went shopping (oh joy), somewhere in SlougH has to be nice! She goes alone now as you can't get me+shopping in a sports car.

14th Apr 2014, 8:49 am	#9
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,183	Re: Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. Hi, During the night my lonely brain cell suddenly woke me up and reminded me that the pub mentioned in my original post was in Richmond, north Yorkshire, not Ripon. That was the name of the street we used to live in many years ago! Doh! Sorry 'bout that. Cheers, Pete. __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."

14th Apr 2014, 10:39 am	#10
richrussell Heptode Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Selby, North Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 979	Re: Radio themed pub in Ripon, Yorks. (Actually in Richmond). Richmond has quite a few pubs. I can rule out at least four as not having anything radio related, but I don't get up that way as often as I ought to in order to check the others