From: "paul courtney" <[log in to unmask]>

> I once lived in York's disused fire station one cold winter when digging
on
> a deserted village in rural Yorkshire before going to University- the same
> time as a certain Adrian and Mary Praetzellis were digging in York and
> numerous pints of beer was the only thing that got me to sleep in the cold
> accomodation.

The Lowther, a  funky pub with tobacco-yellow walls much beloved by
archaeologists in the early '70s, is now a (shudder) wine bar...

Adrian






> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shannon Dennison" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: York
>
>
> > All this talk about the fantastic British beer is making me anxious to
> begin
> > my Master's program in York this October.  As an American with a great
> > distaste for what some people in this country call "beer," (refering
> specifically to
> > Coors, Bud, and the like), I can hardly wait to get a taste of the
freshly
> > pulled English ales.  What a distraction!  Is anyone presenting a paper
on
> the
> > topic in January???  Perhaps not, but it's a fine idea.
> >
> > Shannon
>