A classic riverside name – the old ship, evoking the age of sail, the great river, and the deep maritime heritage of the Thames
Old Ship holds twenty-two hundred and ten reviews and a 4.4 – a solid score on a very large sample – and it bears one of the most classic and evocative of all riverside pub names: the old ship, evoking the great age of sail, the life of the river, and the deep maritime heritage that runs through the whole story of the Thames.
The classic riverside name
“Old Ship” is one of the great classic pub names, especially beloved for riverside and coastal pubs – and here, in riverside Richmond on the Thames, it is perfectly fitting. The ship is the great emblem of the sea, the river, and the whole maritime life that has shaped Britain’s history so profoundly. And “Old Ship” carries a wonderful weight of age, history and character – the venerable old vessel, weathered by many voyages, rich with the romance of the sea and the river. It is a name that evokes the whole world of ships and sailing, of the river and the sea, of the great maritime heritage of these islands. For a riverside pub on the Thames, it is a classic, characterful, perfectly-fitting name, rich with maritime romance.
The age of sail
“Old Ship” evokes, above all, the romance of the great age of sail – the centuries when the tall ships, with their masts and rigging and billowing sails, ruled the seas and rivers of the world. It was an age of genuine romance and adventure – the great sailing ships crossing the oceans, the age of exploration and trade and naval glory, the beautiful tall ships under full sail. There is a deep and enduring romance to it – the creak of timber, the snap of canvas, the great ships riding the waves, the whole beautiful, adventurous, romantic world of sail. “Old Ship” summons all of this – the venerable old sailing vessel, rich with the romance and adventure of the age of sail. It is a name to fire the imagination with maritime romance.
The river at Richmond
Richmond sits on one of the loveliest stretches of the River Thames – and the river is central to Richmond’s whole character and history. Richmond grew up as a riverside retreat – a beautiful spot on the Thames, easily reached from London along the river, beloved for its riverside beauty, its royal palace, and its lovely position on the water. The river has always been at the heart of Richmond life – the boats and barges, the riverside walks, the beautiful reaches of the Thames curving through the town. A riverside pub named “Old Ship” fits this watery heritage perfectly – evoking the ships and boats of the river, the maritime life of the Thames, the deep connection between Richmond and its beautiful river. It roots the pub firmly in Richmond’s riverside character and the romance of the Thames.
There is genuine romance and heritage in the name – the old ship, the age of sail, the maritime life of the great river, the beautiful riverside character of Richmond. It is a classic, evocative, perfectly-fitting riverside pub name, rich with the romance of ships and the river. Its solid score across a very large sample marks it as a genuinely good and popular pub, worthily bearing its classic maritime name. The Prat’s desk, gazing out at the Thames, imagines the tall ships under sail, and raises a romantic glass to the old ship and the river.
The pub
A solid, popular riverside pub doing a good 4.4 across a very large sample, classically named “Old Ship” – evoking the age of sail, the maritime life of the river, and the beautiful Thames-side heritage of Richmond.
Verdict
Solid, popular, and classically maritime – the Old Ship, a riverside pub rich with the romance of the age of sail and the beautiful Thames at Richmond.
Have a pint at the Old Ship by the Richmond riverside, and enjoy the classic name – the old ship, evoking the romance of the age of sail and the deep maritime heritage of the beautiful Thames.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
