The Haunch of Venison is a well-known Salisbury landmark. It's pretty improbable that the two men met in a public restaurant (especially at such a sensitive period).
Paul Courtenay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan A. Orchard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 7:14 PM Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: "The Churchill Arms" : "not worth a detour" > > A few years ago I stumbled into a pub in Salisbury called the "Haunch of > Venison" that claimed that WSC and Eisenhauer had met there during the > planning of the D-Day landings. So I just looked up their website and not > that they say, "...reputedly was used by Churchill and Eisenhower during > the > planning of the D- Day landings" Any info out there on this one? It's a > great name for a pub. > > Stan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 9:47 AM > Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: "The Churchill Arms" : "not worth a detour" > > >> I'm sorry, but you are completely in correct in what you have said. >> >> The chamber pots are nothing to do with Churchill, but they are something >> they have collected. As for the Churchill memorabilia, clearly you don't >> know the pub well, (no offense), but have you ever been there at a WSC >> event? >> >> With regard to the food choice, I agree that the menu needs to have >> English food as well as anything else they decide to offer, however, I >> understand that in that particular area, Thai food is what is demanded >> most. >> >> Please, don't insult a place without looking into it more. How would you >> like it if people decided to insult you because you incorporated a worthy >> hero of yours in your place of business, but due to overwhelming demand, >> you needed to adjust to keep the reminder alive of a great man and a >> great >> time in history when those who fought and stood ground against Germany, >> against all odds and alone for a year, determined a future that many >> today >> take for granted? >> >> I suggest you contact the Landlord directly and ask to see the >> memorabilia >> that he has collected and displays where possible. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Antoine Capet" <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:04:51 >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: [ChurchillChat] "The Churchill Arms" : "not worth a detour" >> >> >> Dear Anthony, >> >> What Churchill would have been doing so far from his usual haunts is >> difficult to imagine. >> >> I went to that pub a few years ago. I was terribly disappointed by the >> various chamber pots and egg whisks which the proprietors unashamedly try >> to >> use for the decor in order to disguise the absence of real Churchill >> stuff. >> To make things worse Churchill-wise the restaurant part only served Thai >> food: no offence meant to Thailand, but not his daily fare, I believe, >> and >> therefore hardly appropriate to create a Churchill ambience. >> >> As the Michelin Guide would (not) say, "not worth a detour" ! A tourist >> trap, in fact - and very far from any Tube stations. I was angry that I >> fell >> into it. >> ChurchillChat subscribers visiting London should give it a wide berth. >> >> Antoine Capet >> Rouen (France) >> ===================== >> >> >> From: Anthony Calabrese >> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 9:15 AM >> To: List Churchill >> Subject: [ChurchillChat] Churchill and Kensington >> >> >> >> >> >> A question for the list. >> >> I had dinner last night at a pub called "The Churchill Arms" on >> Kensington >> Church Street in Kensington/Notting Hill. In the main room there was a >> blue >> disk proclaiming that Churchill wrote some of his wartime speeches there. >> >> Does anyone know if this can be true? I looked through the Jenkins >> biography quickly this morning and found nothing to support this. >> >> Anthony >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. Learn more. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4538 (20091024) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4538 (20091024) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
