But perhaps the movement to capitalize on the mood of the hard-working Motor City, dates further back to another iconic Detroit symbol, the staunch look of the olde English D, first stitched on the uniforms of Detroit Tigers jerseys and caps in 1934.

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Continuing the olde English theme is Ye Olde Mitre (1 Ely Court, Ely Place, Holborn), another historic pub with excellent British real ales, while Jerusalem Tavern (Britton Street, Clerkenwell) is a cosy, ramshackle pub in an 18th century building that offers an interesting range of beers, including a honey porter and grapefruit beer.

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Olde England is not the only place with such a Common.

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No doubt, he had come along the first time out of curiosity, because bell ringing struck him as quaint and Olde Worlde, like warm beer or clootie dumpling, and thus one of the experiences it would be a shame to miss while he was over here.

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For a few precious frost-nipped weeks, these museum-piece cities of Olde World Europe flicker back to the Middle Ages -- not the ossified medieval throwbacks of soot-blackened cathedrals and tourist-bedeviled museums, but the living, breathing yesteryear of a bustling outdoor marketplace.

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We powered up ye olde NAM 5800 XpressMusic today, and the weirdest thing happened: it worked on 3G.

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Like the Green Mill, the Green Door Tavern, another former speakeasy in the River North area, has kept much of its olde timey charm.

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Some manufacturers, like industry newbie eFun here, are sticking with ye olde Froyo and looking to conquer a slice of the thrifty consumer market.

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The working group also wants to see the castle being connected with other key heritage sites, including Brewhouse Yard and Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem.

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