Ade McCabe
Bennliness is Next to Bodliness.
Another one of those disappearing down a route you weren't expecting whilst reading stuff on the internet.
For some reason I had it in my head that Barley Mow was a character from a children's TV programme. I initially thought it was either The Magic Roundabout or Trumpton.
This led to a good hour I won't get back reading about them. I now know that The Magic Roundabout was a French programme that was dubbed into English and the script, storylines and characters bore no reflection on the French version. Dougal was called Pollux ( after Castor and Pollux, so presumably must've had a twin sibling in the French version,) and is supposed to be a drop eared Skye Terrier. Dylan, the hippy rabbit was named after Bob Dylan and in the French version was called Flappy. Now I'm not saying the world is a little messed up because of children's TV programmes but it might go some way to explaining one or two things!
Similar journeys happened for Trumpton, Mr Benn and finally Bod, where I realised I wasn't remembering incorrectly and the farmer was called 'Farmer Barleymow.'
Mr Benn was on immediately after Bod and reminded me of a rather drunken night where a friend came up with the line 'Bennliness is next to Bodliness,' which at the time was hysterical.
This led on to why some pubs are called the Barley Mow which led to the history behind popular pub names in the UK.
It dates back to 1393 under the reign of Richard ll when he ordered pubs to have a sign hanging outside them with a picture on it as the population was largely illiterate. This was done so the monarchy could gather more taxes. Many landlords opted for something to do with the trade they were in, hence pubs with names like The Barley Mow and The Three Barrels etc. Others opted for a Royal theme, thus The White Hart was born, after Richard ll's main heraldic symbol and showed the landlord was loyal to the monarch. The Rose and Crown became popular after the end of The War of the Roses.
Bennliness is Next to Bodliness.
Another one of those disappearing down a route you weren't expecting whilst reading stuff on the internet.
For some reason I had it in my head that Barley Mow was a character from a children's TV programme. I initially thought it was either The Magic Roundabout or Trumpton.
This led to a good hour I won't get back reading about them. I now know that The Magic Roundabout was a French programme that was dubbed into English and the script, storylines and characters bore no reflection on the French version. Dougal was called Pollux ( after Castor and Pollux, so presumably must've had a twin sibling in the French version,) and is supposed to be a drop eared Skye Terrier. Dylan, the hippy rabbit was named after Bob Dylan and in the French version was called Flappy. Now I'm not saying the world is a little messed up because of children's TV programmes but it might go some way to explaining one or two things!
Similar journeys happened for Trumpton, Mr Benn and finally Bod, where I realised I wasn't remembering incorrectly and the farmer was called 'Farmer Barleymow.'
Mr Benn was on immediately after Bod and reminded me of a rather drunken night where a friend came up with the line 'Bennliness is next to Bodliness,' which at the time was hysterical.
This led on to why some pubs are called the Barley Mow which led to the history behind popular pub names in the UK.
It dates back to 1393 under the reign of Richard ll when he ordered pubs to have a sign hanging outside them with a picture on it as the population was largely illiterate. This was done so the monarchy could gather more taxes. Many landlords opted for something to do with the trade they were in, hence pubs with names like The Barley Mow and The Three Barrels etc. Others opted for a Royal theme, thus The White Hart was born, after Richard ll's main heraldic symbol and showed the landlord was loyal to the monarch. The Rose and Crown became popular after the end of The War of the Roses.