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In 1550, for example, the ordinary mustered 105 men, with an additional 300 extraordinary yeomen. Until 1549, the guards at the Tower were numbered among the extraordinary but in that year were raised to the status of ordinary yeomen. There was a considerable wage difference between the two groups.
Beefeaters generally live in the Tower along with their families, which led to the existence of a dedicated pub. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The current name of the pub, "The Keys", refers to a nightly locking-up ritual in the Tower ; the name is a recent change, and the establishment was historically known as the Yeoman Warders Club.
In late 2009, the brand became known as Beefeater Grill. In 2013 a new look and feel was introduced, returning the name to Beefeater. The company introduced a new logo featuring a stylised cow in 2015. In February 2016, Beefeater opened a new restaurant concept in Birmingham, titled "Bar + Block," bringing Beefeater to the high streets of ...
Beefeater Gin is a brand of gin owned by Pernod Ricard and bottled and distributed in the United Kingdom. Beefeater remained in the control of its founding Burrough family until 1987. The Beefeater distillery is one of 24 in London. [1] The name refers to the Yeomen of the Guard who are a bodyguard of the British Monarch. [2]
Hennell was a lieutenant in the Guard at the time, who discovered that there were no records save for one old order book and miscellaneous papers. [ 3 ] : vii Extensive modern research [ 2 ] : vii-viii has been done by Anita Hewerdine for her 1998 doctoral thesis The Yeomen of the King’s Guard 1485-1547 . [ 2 ]
Beefeater is a term often used to refer to the Yeomen Warders of the Tower of London, but originally referring to the Yeomen of the Guard. Beefeater may also refer to: Beefeater Gin, a British brand of spirits; Beefeater (restaurant), a chain of pub restaurants in the UK, owned by Whitbread Group PLC; The Beefeaters, a Danish beat group (1964 ...
In the past, there were numerous independent Brewers Fayre pubs without attached hotels. However, in 2006, Whitbread made the decision to sell the 239 stand-alone Brewers Fayre and Beefeater establishments. The sale also encompassed four additional sites that had yet to commence trading.
In 2006, Mitchells & Butlers acquired 239 standalone Brewers Fayre and Beefeater sites without a Premier Inn or where planning permissions for Premier Inn could not be obtained from Whitbread. These sites were converted into Harvester, Toby Carvery and other pub/restaurant brands.