The Dolphin is a pub on the Barbican in Plymouth, England. It is a no-frills pub, justly famous for its cask ale, which is draught Bass - served straight from the barrel. The pub has a reputation of serving Bass in good condition, and is listed in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide. Many of the famous (erstwhile) Plymouth artist Beryl Cook's paintings are set in or around the Dolphin. The pub also provided the setting for the BBC's animated comedy series Bosom Pals, which was based around some of the characters in Cook's paintings and featured the vocal talents of Dawn French, Alison Steadman and Timothy Spall. Nearby is the world famous Cap'n Jaspers. A thatched pub (The Williams Arms) at Wrafton, near Braunton, North Devon, England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by... The Barbican is Plymouths old harbour area and one of the few parts of the original city to escape the bombs of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... Cask ale is the term given to unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which is conditioned and served from a cask without additional pressure. ... CAMRA (the CAMpaign For Real Ale) is an independent, voluntary, consumer organisation in the United Kingdom, with the main aim of promoting real ale and the traditional British pub. ... The Good Beer Guide is a book published anually by the Campaign for Real Ale listing pubs in the United Kingdom that serve real ales in well-kept condition (note that, unlike processed beers, serving a good pint of real ale requires effort from the landlord as well as the... Beryl Cook, OBE (born 10 September 1926) is a popular British painter. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley Dawn French (born October 11, 1957) is a British comedienne and actress best known as one half of the comic duo French & Saunders, the other half being Jennifer Saunders of Absolutely Fabulous fame. ... Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946 in Liverpool) is an English actress. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Pubs are social places for the sale and consumption of mainly alcoholic beverages, and most public houses offer a wide range of beers, wines, and spirits.
In many cases, this will be the nearest pub to where you live, but some people choose a more distant establishment, either because their friends go there or because they prefer it, for example some would seek out the best real ale or want a place with a pool table.
If the pub's name refers to real objects or animals, then the picture will usually be a straightforward one; if the pub is named after a person of nobility, then the sign will often bear that person's coat of arms.
Plymouth has played a prominent part in the defence of the realm for over a thousand years and in the Royal Citadel on the Hoe it has the finest seventeenth-century fortification in continuous military occupation in the whole of Europe.
Plymouth was under siege from the Royalist forces for much of that conflict (for almost three years) and was the only town of any great size to successfully resist the Cavalier pressure and consequently Cromwell was given a hero’s reception when he came here in March 1644.
Plymouth’s second parish church, Charles, was left in a similar condition after the Blitz, however in this instance the decision was taken not to rebuild, but rather to leave the structure as it was, as a graphic memorial to the destruction and to the 1200 local civilians who lost their lives during the war.
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