A grand building built on the site of an earlier pub. The Waldegraves were a mine owning family that had pits and housing in Radstock. Known as 'the Waldie' by locals it is now called the Radstock Hotel. Extensive outbuildings are out the back where they used to play Quoits. The Mud Dogs under the name of the Phantoms played there on a stage in the beer garden during the Radstock festival. I was the organiser and booked the bands. We played under a false name as the singer/harmonica player Rich was banned (for a trifle) and so we disguised him in one of my reenactment wigs and shades. It worked - nobody recognised him until midway through the set when took it off and then he was recognised. Of course they couldn't do anything then. The event was a success and there were no repercussions. They have a restaurant there now called the Miner's Rest which is apparently good.
