Doris's Bar

[Colin Pook]

To E. Martin
can't remember a Doris' bar in Kingston (there in '59, but I do remember a little holiday in the Captains Cabin in Brook St??
My son bought me a bottle of Appleton Estate a few Xmas' ago from our local Tescos, and if you tore off the label, filled it in and posted it, they would, and did, send you £5. Rum that flowed like liquid silk, sorry I haven't got any left to offer you a drink!!
Cheers, anyway
Colin

[Don Rafferty]

"My son bought me a bottle of Appleton Estate a few Xmas' ago from our local Tescos,"

Same place I got mine - following some of the accolades it's received on this forum.

Doesn't seem to be the 12 year old one - but first taste was very nice

Just done a bit of 'searching' for Appleton Estate and I can't enter their website without entering my date and place of birth - nah - not doin' that!!

[Ivan Cloherty]

I can't enter their website without entering my date and place of birth - nah - not doin' that!!

Oh go on Don, once they know you are over a hundred they may send you a free bottle

[John Neary]

Doris's bar was on Rum lane, if I remember well, along with the four and a half. The owner Doris was the wife of the ship's foreman stevedore for Royal Mail. It was the only bar I knew that had the juke box surrounded with chicken wire to stop the flying bottles from breaking the glass. If you were taken to by Doris you got taken out of the hurly burly to sit in the garden between the bar and the house. That was a privilege!
It was classed as a home from home for Royal MaIlers and many romances were born (and died) there. I remember one sailor whose lady became pregnant so chippy made the most beautiful crib during the next voyage. The headboard was carved with the ship's name and a spray of roses and it was duly presented to the lady the first night ashore. There was story probably apocryphal that one Royal Mail gentleman was escorting his wife through the London Underground when a dark complexioned lady underground employee called his name in a very familiar manner. It turned out she was his Kingston girlfriend who had saved enough money to pay her fare to the UK - Embarrassing
happy memories of the good old days
John Neary!

[John Neary]

I can remember a Gloria, she had or ran a bar a bit futher inland from Doris's, few names from memory Doris's Bar Dorothy, Madge, Rachael,Jean, another good bar was called Four and Ahalf better known as Fore and Aft.

Wasn't there also a nurse nadger?

[j.sabourn]

On the same subject unless it has already been mentioned and I havent seen yet. To those who served on the Bisco charters (Ore carriers) What was the bar opposite to General Terminus in Glasgow right next to the old chain ferry ? I seem to recollect this was called Doris"s or was it Bettys"s.? Cheers John Sabourn.

[Keith at Tregenna]

There was story probably apocryphal that one Royal Mail gentleman was escorting his wife through the London Underground when a dark complexioned lady underground employee called his name in a very familiar manner. It turned out she was his Kingston girlfriend who had saved enough money to pay her fare to the UK - Embarrassing
happy memories of the good old days
John Neary!

Lived in London for many a year, although not nautical was always told early on, if you could stand / wait outside of Piccadilly Underground long enough, you could meet everyone that you had ever met before ?

I Don't Want To Join The Army ETC,

CHORUS:I don't want to join the army,
I don't want to go to war.
I'd rather hang around Piccadilly Underground,
Living on the earnings of a high born lady.

SECOND

CHORUS:I don't want to join the Navy.
I don't want to go to sea.
I'd rather hang around Piccadilly Underground,
Living on the earnings of a high born lady.
I don't need no Frenchy women,
London's full of girls I never had.
I want to stay in Blighty, Lord Gawd Almighty,
Following in the footsteps of me dad.

Etc, Etc,

K.

[happy daze john in oz]

There have been over 6,000 hits on this thread and I wonder how many thought it might br about 'Doris's Bar' in Las Palmas.
Very popular with the lads of the Lavender Ladies, and no doubt others. The queues out side to obtain the services of the good ladies inside was a sight to behold. the ladies were also veryt generous with their favours and many an unsuspecting lad got a take away present from them.

[Trader]

On the same subject unless it has already been mentioned and I havent seen yet. To those who served on the Bisco charters (Ore carriers) What was the bar opposite to General Terminus in Glasgow right next to the old chain ferry ? I seem to recollect this was called Doris"s or was it Bettys"s.? Cheers John Sabourn.

Betty's bar John.

Alec.

[John Pruden]

BIG MARY bouncer{nice girl the type you would take home to meet your mum?NOTJP