The Taggy Man, Kirkby Stephen © JThomas cc-by-sa/2.0

2021

NY7708 : The Taggy Man, Kirkby Stephen

The Taggy Man, Kirkby Stephen

On Market Street.

Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services other tags: Public House Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

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Grid Square: NY7708, 411 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: JThomas (more nearby)
Date Taken: Thursday, 29 April, 2021 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 10 May, 2021
Subject Location: OSGB36: NY 7746 0881 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:28.4487N 2:20.9596W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NY 77482 08826
View Direction: West-southwest (about 247 degrees)

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Looks like the old White Lion pub in Kirkby Stephen has recently become The Taggy Man. It even sells Taggy Blonde, a beer brewed for them by the Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery.

According to A Short History of Kirkby Stephen
Whilst in the church area, one last interesting fact is that the ‘Taggy’ bell is still rung at eight o’clock. After the chiming of the hour, the bell rings to mark the day of the month. The ‘taggy’ is an older form of the Norman ‘curfew’, to cover the fire. The local saying is that if children are not home by eight o’clock, the ‘taggy’ man will get them.

Posted by Andrew Curtis on Fri, 14 May 2021 (0 comments)