Posted on 09/27/2016 7:55:24 PM PDT by Mariner
Archaeologists have uncovered a forgotten 200-year-old pub beneath the city of Manchester, England. And the best part? It still has full, untouched bottles of brandy inside, The Independent reports.
Archaeologists discovered the underground pub — once known as the Astley Arms — when they were brought in to inspect the site of a future skyscraper. During the excavation, they found pottery belonging to Thomas Evans, who was the landlord of Astley Arms in 1821. "It's brilliant because you can suddenly connect it to the local people in the area. We looked online about [Evans'] family history and one of his descendants now lives in Texas," said the site's archeological supervisor, Aidan Turner.
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Absolutely cool. Like walking thru a door, back in time.
I believe the legal principle of “Finderex Keeperus” applies here.
But the British are honorable and decent people. I have to believe they'll reach out to the descendants and offer them a bottle. Or a case.
Go ahead, you drink some first. I’ll wait.
Go ahead, you drink some first. I’ll wait.>>> i will you would be surprised what age does to things. tea i had in a jar for 10 years tasted incredible. wine and cigars and good brandy.
Pffft. You wouldn’t make this kind of discovery in Ireland, that’s for damn sure.
Lol! Good one!
Hahahaha!
“Excavators discovered untouched bottles full of of brandy and crockery branded with the 18th-century landlord of the Astley Arms.
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Some of the recovered pottery items were inscribed with the name of Thomas Evans, the pub’s landlord in 1821.”
Ummm, 19th century...
Back in the day I worked briefly for a well-known liquor and wine purveyor in NYC. They had bought an old cellar that had been discovered by accident when a building in mid-town was being remodeled.
It had several levels cut into the bedrock of the city and kept a stable year-round temperature ideal for wine. In the very bottom level where youhad to climb down a metal ladder they found some of very olde wines still unopened in huge jeroboam bottles.
Eventually they opened one of them and found nothing but vinegar. An anti-climax, but it was still a cool discovery.
Never gonna dig you up. . . .
I see what you did there. Rick roll.
A very clever, most unexpected Rick Roll. I salute you sir!
Bravo!
Hie thyself to Manchester. I hear they have some aged brandy for sale.
Or was it vinegar, I didn’t quite make that out..
As opposed to the principle of "Govermentus Takus?" Which governs in England?
A forgotten 200 year old pub in Manchester....
Must have had a really terrible atmosphere.
The bottle pictured in the article is circa 1900 not early 1800’s.
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