tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post8695826618949317099..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Adulteration - the penaltiesRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-3288972420348702332009-06-02T07:41:04.740-07:002009-06-02T07:41:04.740-07:00A print of that engraving - original in the sense ...A print of that engraving - original in the sense that it's taken from a copy of the magazine in which it was first published - is framed and up on the wall in my pub. In fact I blogged about it when I found it at an antiques market in Issy last year.Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001578598975666535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-9020746351340058032009-05-31T14:40:06.967-07:002009-05-31T14:40:06.967-07:00In that case, a pub should be worth around £10M in...In that case, a pub should be worth around £10M in London today. Assuming a £2.50 price for a pint of mild, if you can get it.<br /><br />In reciprocal appreciation, I enjoy your blog for the historical insights to the pub and industry - fascinating. Although I haven't got quite the same patience for numbers as you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-79667220782747559142009-05-31T02:45:06.635-07:002009-05-31T02:45:06.635-07:00Thanks for that comparison. Though it's worth bear...Thanks for that comparison. Though it's worth bearing in mind beer houses were pretty basic compared to a modern pub.<br /><br />The situation in London later in the century was quite different. In the 1890's, East End pubs were changing hands for £35,000 and more when a pint of Mild cost just 2d.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-28810497107434939902009-05-31T01:29:28.474-07:002009-05-31T01:29:28.474-07:00At 240d to the £ that makes the ratio of pub rent ...At 240d to the £ that makes the ratio of pub rent to price of a pint around 160:1<br /><br />That means the average annual rent on a pub today should be around £400. Either that or the price of a pint should be in the order of £50.<br /><br />I wonder what the average wage was in those days.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.com