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04-14-2016, 04:05 PM
Son turns garage into fully-functioning pub for the sweetest reason
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LONDON — A British man has built a proper pub in his own back garden after his father became too ill to go out to their local.
Gary Bourne converted his double garage — fitting it out with beer taps, sofas, television screens and a dart board — after his 73-year-old dad suffered a stroke in 2013.
SEE ALSO: Irish pub pays tribute to lost friend with emotional rendition of 'Mr. Brightside' (http://mashable.com/2016/03/29/irish-pub-mr-brightside-tribute/)
"It was a double garage but my dad had a stroke three years ago and struggled to get out and socialise," Bourne, who lives near Manchester, told (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSI2oYpDYwg) SWNS TV. "So I decided to convert it into a pub." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/man-converts-garage-into-pub/)
Friends and neighbours regularly come round for a drink.
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LONDON — A British man has built a proper pub in his own back garden after his father became too ill to go out to their local.
Gary Bourne converted his double garage — fitting it out with beer taps, sofas, television screens and a dart board — after his 73-year-old dad suffered a stroke in 2013.
SEE ALSO: Irish pub pays tribute to lost friend with emotional rendition of 'Mr. Brightside' (http://mashable.com/2016/03/29/irish-pub-mr-brightside-tribute/)
"It was a double garage but my dad had a stroke three years ago and struggled to get out and socialise," Bourne, who lives near Manchester, told (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSI2oYpDYwg) SWNS TV. "So I decided to convert it into a pub." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/man-converts-garage-into-pub/)
Friends and neighbours regularly come round for a drink.
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