Clock house

[AllforNun]

does anyone have any idea why this place is so named ?

[????]

I'm thinking clocks

[HonaloochieB]

Time was it had the most fanciable landlady in all of London. Frances.

Once clocked, smitten for life.

[????]

She was nice for an Old'un Honnie

[charliecharlie]

I know loads of guys who had a big crush on her... there was obviously something about her that the guys just LLLLOOOOVVVEEED

[Jah Lush]

Oh swoon swoon. Frances was lovely and sadly missed.

Not sure why it's called the Clockhouse apart from it being an ale house full of clocks. It used to be an off licence doncha know.

[Brendan]

Isn't there a dirty great clock on the outside of the building?

[Brendan]

Yup, google street view confirms, a dirty great clock.

[Brendan]

See it's not just for trying to look into your neighbours' windows.

[EDOldie]

Time was they used to have a collection of antique clocks in there, don't think any of them worked.

[Sandperson]

Yes, there's an oft missed big clock on the building. I used to work with Frances. Believe you me you wouldn't mess.

[Brendan]

EDOldie Wrote:

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> Time was they used to have a collection of antique

> clocks in there, don't think any of them worked.

Don't they have those anymore?

[????]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Yes, there's an oft missed big clock on the

> building. I used to work with Frances. Believe you

> me you wouldn't mess.

ahhh...but you would look

[Jah Lush]

Indeed Quids. Or clock her as the saying goes.

[Brendan]

Now, now let's not get violent.

[HonaloochieB]

And of course there was also Frances' former daughter-in-law Louise, who was extremely easy on the eye.

She used to have to crawl under the table to turn on the light under the huge fig tree out in the back bar.

I think some of the regulars used to time their visits to coincide with the event.

With me it was just a coincidence of course.

[Sandperson]

Was she daughter-in-law or just girlfriend of son? That is until "the incident".....

[EDOldie]

Brendan Wrote:

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> EDOldie Wrote:

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> > Time was they used to have a collection of

> antique

> > clocks in there, don't think any of them

> worked.

>

> Don't they have those anymore?

Er, I don't know, it's been some time since I've been in there. I'm sure they were second hand.

[matthew123]

Oh what incident was that then Sandperson?

[woofmarkthedog]

AllforNun Wrote:

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> does anyone have any idea why this place is so

> named ?

Are we talking Clockhouse nr. Penge ?

[MrBen]

The Clockhouse first opened as a pub back in 1972 - before that I think it used to be a garage. When it opened all walls were covered in clocks of all kinds giving it the name. A kind of early take on a theme pub concept guess.

I was told this by Bill, a sprightly pensioner supping a pint whom I spoke to at the world famous Barry Barry Run last weekend. bill also told me that back then, in the early hours of New Year there would be a race of Irish men from the Irish club on Lordship Lane round Peckham Rye and Nunhead - a distance of 3-4 miles. Bill said that this was a test of prowess and that like the Barry Barry run they all had "beer in their bellies".

Interesting stuff....

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

They have a few clocks but before the refurb every surface/wall was crammed with them. And they used to serve the best well-kept Youngs.

[woofmarkthedog]

So you don't get to drink out of a "Clock" then

Boring..

[bigbadwolf]

matthew123 Wrote:

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> Oh what incident was that then Sandperson?

The incident, I remember it like it was yesterday.

It was a warm balmy evening and the beer and laughter were flowing freely, never have I seen so many strangers so comfortable in each others company. The whole gang was there, Marmora man was telling us about how some sea weed once got caught in the submarines propeller and that he had to take a really deep breath to swim out and dislodge it. HonaloochieB was talking about his favourite band, the name escapes me but the hat he was wearing that night will stay with me for the rest of my life. Louisa was ranting away as usual whilst Tony nodded his head in silent agreement. Jah Lush was standing in the corner with a sign hanging round his neck saying that he'd sing for beer. I was making fun of the Irish but all in all everything was going smoothly

Then it happened.

Nobody had heard where the screaming had come from but the source of the distress was certainly very close. We heard it again and this time we rushed to the toilets. Now I don't know how he did it but somehow Mikecg had got his foreskin caught in his flies and was in agony. Frances was sent to fetch some ice for the clumsy patient. Whilst Frances soothed Mikes foreskin (which with all the pulling and zipping had become a fiveskin) old Mickles was becoming rather aroused. With his little chap in the position it was this wasn't a good outcome but his most prized possession was still growing in stature. Finally it couldn't take anymore and his dick exploded under the pressure covering Frances in Mike manhood.

She's never been seen since.

[Sandperson]

matthew123 Wrote:

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> Oh what incident was that then Sandperson?

I'm afraid it was much more prosaic than BBW's incident. Landlord's son smacked his girlfriend and spent the night in cells.