The Bladebone Inn
The Bladebone is a public house in Chapel Row, Berkshire.
History
In 1922, the pub was bought by Strange's Brewery of Aldermaston for £3,500[1] (equivalent to approximately £150,000 in 2008). The brewery already rented the pub – along with a portion of the Bucklebury estate – for £86 (£3,500 in 2008) per annum.[1]
In the arts
In the 1950s, Robert Still composed The Ballad of the Bladebone Inn, inspired by the pub.[1] Describing a tale explaining the name and sign of the pub, the composition's debut performance was at the Royal Festival Hall on 23 October 1957.[2] The Musical Times described the performance as "duly bucolic" with "pleasant tunes", but failed to send a "shiver down the spine." http://www.jstor.org/stable/937933
References
- ^ a b c Ingram, Christine; Ingram, Tony; Ridley, Pamela, ed. (1976). The History of Some Berkshire Inns and Their Signs. Reading: The Berkshire Federation of Women's Institute. pp. 48–49.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ Musto, Graham (2004). "Broadcast Performances of Robert Still's Music". Robert Still - 1910-1971. Retrieved 25 April 2010.