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The Bull & Butcher was situated at 85 The Green.

I was an Aussie backpacker in 1988 living with a local family in Aston Abbots. I had become mates with the scion of that clan when he visited Australia and any kindness of mine was repaid many times over. I worked in a factory in Aylesbury during the day & at the Bull & Butcher, in the village in the evenings. Unlike London, an Aussie bushie was not a common life-form in a small rural village back then. I worked hard, but found that patrons were drifting up the hill from the only other pub in town to listen to my outrageous yarns and colourful stories, some of which were true. I was treated with enormous kindness and am sad to hear of its closing but look forward on an upcoming visit to enjoy English pubs and the atmosphere & hospitality again.

Mark Cranny (August 2024)

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