Information about this site - http://www.citypubs.co.uk
The concept started as a bit of a laugh in work during the summer of 2005. A discussion about web names and the idea of CityPubs was mentioned, I've no idea who, it might even have been my idea spawned from the conversation. I checked the name and was surprised it was available. It seemed an excellent name so I bought it for 2 years with hosting and here we are now.
All I need to do now is fill it with something, so here we go.1. Get the design idea in your head - right got it.
2. Take pictures of pubs - I can do that I've got a digital camera.
3. Stick the pictures and some words in html and ftp to host site - do what?
4. Get listed on Goggle - how (just wait a year of so!)?
5. Repeat 2 - 3 for all the pubs and bars in The Square Mile
6. Job done.Well, I'm still doing 2 & 3 so don't expect a huge amount in a short time. I have 175 Pubs listed but I don't think that I will have all of them on. Also I know that some are missing so need to be added. The list will definitely alter over time.
I've also had a couple more ideas which can be added at a later stage, Name That Pub, Pubs with their names removed and you try and name them and, Know Your City,(or something like it) pictures of statues or interesting objects around the City and you name what and where they are, this will also be a nice chance to slip in some history etc...
Dec 2006, thought I would give an update, makes interesting reading, well for me it does. Have now created individual pages for 94 pubs, and also have plenty photos waiting for pages. Since this has taken about a year I could be almost finished by the end of 2007!
I've also been giving some thought to inclusions and exclusions, my current thinking is - I can have pubs (obviously you idiot) no problem, but bars only if the word Bar is before Restaurant i.e. the River Side Restaurant and Bar is out, but the Roof Top Bar and Restaurant is in. As far as location, they must be inside the square mile boundary, i.e. The Market Trader on Middlesex Street it out because it's on the wrong side of the road. Oh, just to add, if the word prior to Bar is Cock or Champagne it's also out.
