| The Black Horse is back.... on 13:50 - Aug 24 with 2308 views | SitfcB |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 11:35 - Aug 24 by Libero |
It's just a grotty place with a grotty atmosphere, proper spit and sawdust pub, nothing wrong with that but the way some are talking on here you'd think it was a proper decent music venue that's packed out every week, when in reality it's a sh1tty boozer with bad covers bands.
I used to have a similar haunt that I enjoyed, despite knowing it was an absolute hole. [Post edited 24 Aug 2020 11:36]
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You’re a snob and I claim my £5.
If that’s your idea of a spit and sawdust pub then blimey. |  |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 13:54 - Aug 24 with 2300 views | Libero |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 13:50 - Aug 24 by SitfcB |
You’re a snob and I claim my £5.
If that’s your idea of a spit and sawdust pub then blimey. |
Sorry mate, I couldn't hear you past all that big mac in your gob. xoxo |  | | |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:16 - Aug 24 with 2269 views | SpruceMoose |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 13:50 - Aug 24 by SitfcB |
You’re a snob and I claim my £5.
If that’s your idea of a spit and sawdust pub then blimey. |
Got to say, I’m with Sitters on this one. As a Chantry lad, he knows a shîthole when he sees one! |  |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:21 - Aug 24 with 2265 views | Libero |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:16 - Aug 24 by SpruceMoose |
Got to say, I’m with Sitters on this one. As a Chantry lad, he knows a shîthole when he sees one! |
I refute this accusation, as you can see from this photo of me as a young boy, I'm as common as muck.
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:27 - Aug 24 with 2250 views | WarkTheWarkITFC |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 13:50 - Aug 24 by SitfcB |
You’re a snob and I claim my £5.
If that’s your idea of a spit and sawdust pub then blimey. |
The Black Horse is like The Salthouse when compared to the likes of The Drum and Monkey and that was an absolute step in class on the likes of The Belstead Arms, The Thomas Eldred, The Kingfisher and so on. |  |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:31 - Aug 24 with 2242 views | Libero |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:27 - Aug 24 by WarkTheWarkITFC |
The Black Horse is like The Salthouse when compared to the likes of The Drum and Monkey and that was an absolute step in class on the likes of The Belstead Arms, The Thomas Eldred, The Kingfisher and so on. |
Aye, D&M was the f*cking pits, but the Drum actually had some very credible gigs there, unlike The Black Horse. Galows, Frank Turner, Our Time Down Here and a few others, all played there in early 2000's on their way up. Penknifelovelife too, I think?
I wouldn't even bother with the other pubs mentioned, does that make me a member of the aristocracy again? [Post edited 24 Aug 2020 14:56]
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:42 - Aug 24 with 2229 views | SpruceMoose |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:27 - Aug 24 by WarkTheWarkITFC |
The Black Horse is like The Salthouse when compared to the likes of The Drum and Monkey and that was an absolute step in class on the likes of The Belstead Arms, The Thomas Eldred, The Kingfisher and so on. |
The Harlequin and The Smock were/are always South West Ipswich highlights. | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:46 - Aug 24 with 2213 views | Libero |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:42 - Aug 24 by SpruceMoose |
The Harlequin and The Smock were/are always South West Ipswich highlights. |
I like how this has developed into sh1t hole top trumps. | | | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:57 - Aug 24 with 2195 views | hype313 |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:42 - Aug 24 by SpruceMoose |
The Harlequin and The Smock were/are always South West Ipswich highlights. |
The Spread Eagle was a proper hive. |  |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:58 - Aug 24 with 2194 views | SpruceMoose |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:46 - Aug 24 by Libero |
I like how this has developed into sh1t hole top trumps. |
Just reminiscing about the days where a swift half always ran the risk of coming with a side order of violence.
Those days are over for me and my $10 craft beer now. Can't even get hold of a pickled egg these days  | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:59 - Aug 24 with 2188 views | SpruceMoose |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:57 - Aug 24 by hype313 |
The Spread Eagle was a proper hive. |
Isn't that fairly decent these days? Run by done Norfolk brewery? | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:59 - Aug 24 with 2192 views | pimballwizard |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 09:50 - Aug 24 by Steve_M |
Good luck to them. A bit more practice at pulling a pint might be needed though:
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In the old days last season one could always rely on Amy to pull a proper pint with aplomb.. always useful with her jugs.... |  | | |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 15:01 - Aug 24 with 2179 views | Libero |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:59 - Aug 24 by pimballwizard |
In the old days last season one could always rely on Amy to pull a proper pint with aplomb.. always useful with her jugs.... |
You can expect an up vote from Glassers any minute. | | | |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 15:01 - Aug 24 with 2178 views | hype313 |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:59 - Aug 24 by SpruceMoose |
Isn't that fairly decent these days? Run by done Norfolk brewery? |
Back in the day it was a hovel, think it's had a bit of lippy and a mini skirt these days, but haven't been in to witness the make up. | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 15:39 - Aug 24 with 2148 views | WarkTheWarkITFC |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:59 - Aug 24 by pimballwizard |
In the old days last season one could always rely on Amy to pull a proper pint with aplomb.. always useful with her jugs.... |
I know Amy well enough to know she'd laugh at this comment, before anybody takes offence.
She's not planning to return to bar work again. Complete change of direction now. But a very, very good barmaid she was. Very friendly, approachable, could take a bit of banter, but certainly let punters know if they overstepped what was acceptable. | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 17:06 - Aug 24 with 2098 views | SitfcB |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 13:54 - Aug 24 by Libero |
Sorry mate, I couldn't hear you past all that big mac in your gob. xoxo |
Weird flex but ok. | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 20:27 - Aug 24 with 2052 views | ChiefXL |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 10:06 - Aug 24 by Libero |
You're over egging their formula and alleged success, it was a grotty little pub full of grotty little people listening to grotty little bands.
It was never "good at what it did" - Ipswich has a pretty rich history in alternative music over the last 30 years or so, the Black Horse wouldn't even make the footnotes. |
"Full of grotty little people"
That was kinda the OP's point and the rather ridiculous snobbery on display by yourself aside, shows the previous business model worked.
Fine if the pub wasn't to your tastes, it certainly wasn't to mine but just because you didn't like it doesn't mean others weren't allowed to. |  | | |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 20:28 - Aug 24 with 2047 views | ChiefXL |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:16 - Aug 24 by SpruceMoose |
Got to say, I’m with Sitters on this one. As a Chantry lad, he knows a shîthole when he sees one! |
As an alumni of The Chantry Finishing School for Young Gentlemen I take umbrage at this comment. | | | |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 20:38 - Aug 24 with 2034 views | BLUEBEAT |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:16 - Aug 24 by SpruceMoose |
Got to say, I’m with Sitters on this one. As a Chantry lad, he knows a shîthole when he sees one! |
Kingfisher is nice. |  |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 20:45 - Aug 24 with 2009 views | SpruceMoose |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 20:38 - Aug 24 by BLUEBEAT |
Kingfisher is nice. |
Yeah it looks like it's much improved (or seems to be whenever I'm back home at least). | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 20:47 - Aug 24 with 2006 views | jeera |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 14:31 - Aug 24 by Libero |
Aye, D&M was the f*cking pits, but the Drum actually had some very credible gigs there, unlike The Black Horse. Galows, Frank Turner, Our Time Down Here and a few others, all played there in early 2000's on their way up. Penknifelovelife too, I think?
I wouldn't even bother with the other pubs mentioned, does that make me a member of the aristocracy again? [Post edited 24 Aug 2020 14:56]
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Drum and Monkey was the Sporting Farmer, right?
Got a bit lively in there now and again.
I went into the Swan around 4 years ago for the first time in heck knows how many years and that was the most disgusting pit I had seen in quite some time.
The Swan used to be a nice place once upon a time. [Post edited 24 Aug 2020 20:54]
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 20:59 - Aug 24 with 1991 views | hype313 |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 20:47 - Aug 24 by jeera |
Drum and Monkey was the Sporting Farmer, right?
Got a bit lively in there now and again.
I went into the Swan around 4 years ago for the first time in heck knows how many years and that was the most disgusting pit I had seen in quite some time.
The Swan used to be a nice place once upon a time. [Post edited 24 Aug 2020 20:54]
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That's shut down and since had a face-lift, haven't been in since it was taken over, but yeah it was a hovel back in the day. | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 21:03 - Aug 24 with 1988 views | jeera |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 20:59 - Aug 24 by hype313 |
That's shut down and since had a face-lift, haven't been in since it was taken over, but yeah it was a hovel back in the day. |
The Swan yes?
I walked in there and as expectant eyes were looking at me I felt obliged to order a drink.
I only went for a half cos I couldn't wait to leave asap. It was so filthy I didn't even want to touch anything, but figured my immune system might get a boost if I only stayed a short time for a small drink.
I also needed a wee which I only managed by breathing shallowly through my sleeve. | |
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| The Black Horse is back.... on 22:02 - Aug 24 with 1964 views | PJH |
| The Black Horse is back.... on 21:03 - Aug 24 by jeera |
The Swan yes?
I walked in there and as expectant eyes were looking at me I felt obliged to order a drink.
I only went for a half cos I couldn't wait to leave asap. It was so filthy I didn't even want to touch anything, but figured my immune system might get a boost if I only stayed a short time for a small drink.
I also needed a wee which I only managed by breathing shallowly through my sleeve. |
There is usually an easier way than that to have a wee. |  | | |
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