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rbonzo
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Posted: 19 July 2019 at 1:31pm |
Hello I grew up in gerrards cross and moved there in the mid 50,s we used to go to the Jolly farmer a lot and Tom and Lucy were great friends of my parents. They were larger than life people one or both were Americans and they went around in a big american car. I remember the place was decked out in a grand style and it had currency from all around the world on the wall including the million pound note from the film of that name. it is funny what things we remember from our childhood. They were lovely people and GX was full of Americans at that time many of them looking back were probably spooks. my mother who was Austrian passed away recently at the age of 89 and had lived in the area till the day she passed away
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Burny
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Many thanks Watsy for all the trouble you have taken. I have downloaded the re-scanned Sandwich list and it prints out so much better.
Kind regards Burny
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watsy
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I've uploaded a new Jolly Farmer Sandwich list - I've scanned it at a higher resolution so is quite a bit larger. The menu itself was over A4 sized most peculiar. No idea what year it is - pre-1972 though.
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My Dad once was interviewed by the police while supping his Sunday lunchtime pint. Apparently it following an alleged incident of poaching the previous morning when a local police officer was nearly run over . Foolishly the officer tried to stop the car by raising his hand while standing in the middle of the track. My Dad's car was identified as it was parked in the Jolly Farmer car park.
They were all given a ticking off. He continued ,with many other Chalfont men , to get a rabbit for the pot. |
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Rich Kid
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In the days of the famous sandwich list the saloon bar was very much occupied by the gin & tonic Jaguar brigade.
I remember two gay bar men being sacked because they had been caught in bed together, they were living upstairs in the pub. Of course in those days, as strange as it may seem nowadays, homosexuality was illegal.
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Burny
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What a great respose. so much more than I expected. Thanks Bucks Fizz for your tip about Colin Seabright's book 'Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross. I have placed an order for a copy. Also thanks to Watsy for offering to re-scan the Menu in a higher resolution. Perhaps you could let me know when it has been done so I can take a copy.
Best wishes and kind regards Burny
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hissing sid
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Wasn't there sandwich list in the Guinness book of records at one time?
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Hissing Sid
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Rich Kid
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I remember their 'famous' sandwich list, it was quite sophisticated (and expensive) for its time and the foreign bank notes that used to be displayed in the bar. Tom had greased back black hair sand his wife had a head of blonde cascading locks.
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watsy
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If I have time, i'll dig out the original and re-scan it for you if you want a higher resolution version.
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Bucks Fizz
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You might consider buying him a copy of Colin Seabright's book 'Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross' in the 'Images of England series, published in paperback by The History Press. It has lots of old photos of the neighbour hood and o page 34, there's a lovely old photo of the Jolly Farmer and on of the view from the pub (looking down Gold Hill Common). You could scan the images from the book.
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