Squire Kim Joseph Hollick De La Taste Tickell – most eccentric pub landlord ever?

Answer: probably. This lovely letter from The Times just gets better and better.

This pub landlord described in the Times' letter pages honestly sounds amazing pic.twitter.com/IrOFBSdWxs

— Tom Knowles (@tkbeynon) January 11, 2017

But it doesn’t stop there.

@tkbeynon @Schmiffy12 he was very famous. He had a German lover called Siggi (Siegfried) and a mace that he wielded at unwanted ‘lefties’.

— Giles MacDonogh (@GilesMacDonogh) January 12, 2017

@tkbeynon @M_Z_Harrison I remember him well… drinking champagne from a pewter goblet

— Stuart Roberts (@Eucera) January 12, 2017

@tkbeynon He also threw you out if you wore a hat.

— AngelN1 (@NEVDevonia) January 11, 2017

@tkbeynon He was my landlord in Whittlesford for three years & this note would tickle him greatly. He was loud, eccentric & a friend

— Henry Pryor (@HenryPryor) January 11, 2017