Marquis of Granby...

Having parked up in Knaresborough, I had a pint in the Marquis of Granby pub. There’s a reason why most towns have a pub called the Marquis of Granby, and why there are more pubs named after him than any other person. John Manners, Marquis of Granby (1721-1770), commanded six battalions of British infantry at the battle of Minden, in the Seven Years War. After the war many of his soldiers set up as publicans, with financial help from the Marquis (there being no pension provision, at that time, from the army). So, in gratitude, they named their pubs after him (and kept his name alive while so many other military men have been forgotten).

Licensed last week: Letchworth, Herts...