The Flying Pig
| The Flying Pig | |
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| Former names | The Engineer, The Crown Inn |
| General information | |
| Location | 106 Hills Road, Cambridge |
| Coordinates | 52°11′40″N 0°07′54″E / 52.19447°N 0.13175°E |
| Website | |
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The Flying Pig was a public house in Hills Road, Cambridge.
It was first recorded as The Engineer in 1844 and then renamed The Crown Inn in 1860.[1][2] It was renamed "The Flying Pig" by landlord Mick Clelford in the 1980s as he was a pilot and nicknamed "The Pig".[3]
Customers have included Pink Floyd members Syd Barrett and David Gilmour, who met there, and mathematician Michael Guy.[3]
In 2008, the local council approved plans to demolish The Flying Pig,[4] but petitions and protests kept the pub open until October 2021, when The Pig permanently closed its doors.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "106 Hills Road, The Cown Inn, The Flying Pig", Capturing Cambridge
- ^ Nick Barraclough (30 November 2018), A Disorderly House, Ninja Barmaid, ISBN 978-1916492301
- ^ a b Jim Butler (13 December 2019). "Flying pigs and mathematicians: inside the Cambridge pub facing demolition". The Guardian.
- ^ "Cambridge 'Pink Floyd' Flying Pig pub faces demolition". BBC News. 8 June 2021.
- ^ Luxon, by Debbie (25 October 2021). "Flying Pig pub closure breaks hearts as Cambridge says final goodbye". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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