Ebenezer's Place.
417 Waverly Street, Route 135, Framingham, Massachusetts.
I visited this pub and restaurant some years ago and assumed it was long gone, but apparently not. I had heard that there was some Antarcticana there as part of the decor, so paud a visit. I found some photos of Byrd and perhaps some other Antarctic explorers. There was a sledge there, too. I could discover no obvious explanation for the Antarctic theme. I did discover that the Ebenezer in question refers to Scrooge. I think that John Splettstoesser may have first mentioned the place to me.
My visit of 26 May 2006. Near Framingham, I thought I'd see if the restaurant was still in business. It isn't. But I did take a photo.
Site No 099
South Pole Inn.
Anascaul, County Kerry, Dingle Peninsula (sw of Tralee), Ireland.
The most famous Antarctic pub of all, Tom Crean's South Pole Inn. It's become a pilgrimage destination for Antarcticans everywhere. After his exploring days were finished, Tom returned to the village of his birth and ran this pub.
Across the street is a statue of Tom Crean and his grave is not far away on the outskirts of the town.
I've been there twice:
My visit of 21 May 2000. The new publicans are Tim O'Shea and Eileen Percival, brother and sister. Tim grew up in Anascaul, lived in England for many years, then returned recently. He had never met Mary Crean O'Brien until we showed up. Mary lives in Tralee in 'Terra Nova.' Her sister lived in 'Discovery' but now is not well and is in a nursing home [since deceased]. Her son, Bob O'Brien, lives with her. Her other son, Brendan, lives in Dublin. Brendan's son is named Scott O'Brien, after Capt Scott. According to Mary her parents lived on the second floor (UK: first) above the pub; looking at it, it would be to the left. This floor is now all one room and is used for private parties. We had a very nice lunch there.
My visit of 28 October 2003. Signed the guest book again. Very crowded; doing good business. There are two ship models in the windowsill: Endurance and Discovery. Publican said there is no difference between Annascaul and Annascaul, either way is acceptable. This is reinforced by the fact that the sign going into town from one direction spells it with one 'n', while the sign on the other side of town spells it with 2 'n's!
Site No 127
Royal Hotel.
10 St Mary Street, Cardiff, Wales.
Site of the farewell banquet for Captain Scott, June 13, 1910.
The Hotel has been closed in recent years but now finally renovated and re-opened. Check out www.theroyalhotelcardiff.com
"The Scott Room is flooded with natural day light and oak-panelled, capable of seating over 100 guests and a site of historical importance and protected with a conservation order. this room is where Scott attended a business banquet 2 days prior to his departure to the antarctic. restoration was completed in spring 2006 and re-launched on 28-30 April 2006.
My visit of 1/23/1998: On the facade of the hotel on St Mary Street is a modern oval historical plaque that reads: "Captain R. F. Scott of the Antarctic. In this hotel, in what is now the Captain Scott Room, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, C.V.O., R.N. and the officers and scientists of his Antarctic expedition had their last public banquet in the United Kingdom on Monday, June 13th, 1910. Prior to that expedition's departure from Cardiff on Wednesday, June 15th, 1910, aboard the 'Terra Nova'. Fulfilling his promise, the 'Terra Nova' returned to Cardiff on Saturday, 14th June, 1913, and another banquet was held here on the following Monday to honour the expedition. The Captain Scott Society was established here on Monday, June 13th, 1983. 25 [within a circle] Presented by Jarvis Hotels and the Captain Scott Society, September 1996"
The Captain Scott Room is on the second floor (first floor in UK). It has double glass and wood doors with 'Capt Scott Room' above in gilt letters.
To the right of the door is a glassed-in display area with, among other things, photographs; maps; the Shackleton menu from the Savage Club; a model of the Terra Nova; a ship in a bottle; a sledge model; a ship's wheel with ship painting within; the polar party within a snow globe; a wood sculpture of a polar traveller; a signed dinner menu for original dinner [1910]; a miniature version of the Edgar Evans sculpture in the Swansea Museum; a wood gavel [tag says "this gavel made from a portion of the wood used to construct the cross erected in Antarctica in memory of Captain Scott, Dr Wilson, Captain Oates, Lt Bowers and Petty Officer Evans who perished there on their return trip from the South Pole 1912. Loaned by the Cardiff District of Odd Fellows"]; newspaper clippings; card for film '90 Degrees South'; several books (Scott's Last Expedition.)
Site No 146
Barry's Hotel.
St Mary Street, Cardiff, Wales
"That evening, Monday, 13 June, the officers of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910) led by Capt. Scott were entertained as guests of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce at a grand farewell dinner given in their honour at the Royal Hotel, St. Mary Street, while the crew were given dinner by the Chamber of Commerce at the nearby Barry's Hotel further down St. Mary Street, after which they joined the officers and leading members of the Cardiff business community at the Royal Hotel." [Johnson, Scott of the Antarctic and Cardiff.]
My visit of 6/14/1999: John Crosslett, a journalist, at the Capt Scott Society dinner, told me that Barry's Hotel is on the same side of the street as the Royal and several blocks south. It is presently being renovated. The facade will be saved and is now covered in scaffolding.
Site No 214
Castle Hotel.
Castle Square at St Mary's Street, Swansea, Wales.
Edgar Evans worked at the hotel after leaving school at age 13. It was located where the Midland bank stands today.
Site No 219
Ship Inn.
Middleton, Gower, Wales.
Edgar Evans wife's family (Beynon) kept the Ship Inn, not far from Edgar's birthplace. It is now Ship Farm and is still owned by the Beynon family.
Site No 233
Hadley's Orient Hotel (now Hadley's Hotel Hobart).
34 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania.
Roald Amundsen stayed here during his brief visit to Hobart in March 1912. The Amundsen Suite, which includes Rooms 201 and 202, has a photograph of Amundsen above the bed in which he slept.
Left: Hadley's in the late 1880s. Right: Hadley's today.
Site No 285
Park Hotel (now the Parc Hotel Cardiff).
1 Park Place, Cardiff, Wales.
Scott delivered a lecture here on December 6, 1904 after his first expedition. And Shackleton addressed the Cardiff Naturalist's Society here on November 29, 1909.
Site No 286
The Newt and Cucumber.
Corner of Wharton Street and Bakers Row, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
My visit of 1/23/98: The only thing in this pub of Antarctic interest is a modern painted illustrated plaque that reads: "Scott of the Antarctic. Cheered by a large crowd Captain Scott set off to the Antarctic from Cardiff docks in June 1910. His ship the Terra Nova had leeks tied to it's [sic] mast." I found this quite by accident.
The pub is next door to the United Services Mess which serves somewhat as the unofficial headquarters of the Captain Scott Society.
Site No 293
Torbay Hotel.
Torbay Road, Torquay, Devon, UK.
On August 6, 1907, a farewell dinner was given at this hotel for Ernest Shackleton and the British Antarctic Expedition.
My visit of 5/27/99: The hotel is on the seafront in the center of the town. A little bit seedy. The hotel man was interested in the Shackleton connection but hadn't heard of it before although his boss said that the hotel was interested in bidding on the menu card for the dinner at a recent auction. There are no plaques or other indications of the dinner in the hotel.
Site No 301
The Hogshead, Edward Bransfield's house.
61 London Road, Brighton, East Sussex, UK.
According to A.G.E. Jones, "In 1848 Bransfield [the English claiment for the honor of being the first to see the Antarctic continent] went to live at Brighton, at 11 Clifton Road, in the newly built villas. He stayed there for two or three years until he moved to 61 London Road where he died on Sunday, 31 October 1852 of 'Organic Disease of Stomach nearly 1 year Certified.' He was buried in the Extra Mural Cemetery at Brighton, but the appearance of the grave shows that he is almost forgotten today."
Well, 11 Clifton Road is certainly still extant and Bransfield's gravesite has been restored. But 61 London Road is a questionable site. That address is now a pub and the building looks as though it might have existed in the 1850s. The street numbering may have since changed or Bransfield's house might have been replaced by the building shown. More research appears needed; perhaps a return to the pub for a pint or two.
Site No 307
Berkeley Hotel.
East corner of Piccadilly and Berkeley Street, London, UK.
A very fashionable hotel in the 1930s and 40s. It has since relocated to Wilton Place.
A luncheon of about 20 people including Ernest Shackleton was held at the Berkeley on December 13, 1909. And according to Sara Wheeler, Cherry-Garrard frequently went there to dine or to stay.
Site No 372
The Burlington.
The Esplanade, Sheringham, Norfolk, UK.
According to Reginald Pound, Scott stayed here during some of the writing of 'The Voyage of the Discovery.'
My visit of 9/20/04: The Burlington has seen better days. I visited with Antony Bowring. The receptionist knew vaguely about some connection with Scott but there's nothing in the hotel commemorating it. We were shown a photo that showed a grander hotel that stood next door but no longer exists. They said that the servants used to stay in the present Burlington and the nobs in the grander hotel.
Oddly enough, almost within sight, is a house that the Shackletons rented in 1909 and 1910, a house also lived in by Vaughan Williams (who composed the music for 'Scott of the Antarctic,' also known as The Antarctic Symphony).
Site No 374
Savoy Hotel.
The Strand, London WC2, UK.
According to Michael De-La-Noy, "Charles Royds (1876-1931), lieutenant with Discovery, became assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, was appointed vice admiral and KBE, and dropped dead in 1931 while dancing at a charity ball at the Savoy." This is certainly a fine way to go.
I asked at Scotland Yard if they knew anything about this or about Royds. I was looked at rather quizzically and thought it best to beat a retreat to Victoria Street.
The Savoy Theatre has a recent Antarctic connection as the venue for David Young's play on Scott's Northern Party, 'Antarctica.' It opened on October 9, 2001 and although interesting was not a great success.
Shackleton Mountain Resort.
Via Assietta, Sestrière, Italy
"The beautiful hotel is situated 2000 mt in Sestrière in the center of the famous Via lattea, a 500 km Olympic ski ...
Source: http://www.j2ski.com/ski_hotels/Italy/Piemonte/Torino/Sestriere/Shackleton_Mountain_Resort.html
Site No 449
Ship Inn.
Greenwich, UK.
"On July 3d 1901 the Geographical Club gave a farewell dinner to the Antarctic officers at the Ship Inn, Greenwich. A special steamer took the party down the river and back. I [Sir Clements Markham] took the chair with Scott and George Murray on either side. Dr Keltie was opposite to me, with Armitage and Royds on either side . . . All the Antarctic Officers were present and it was an unusually large gathering. We toasted and Royds sang, and it was a grand success. I proposed the healths of Scott, and the officers, of Mr Longstaff, and of Captain Creak . . ."
My visit of 5/23/99: I went to Greenwich to find 'The Ship.' Asked at the Trafalgar Hotel. Chap said it stood nearby and had been torn down, but there was a framed engraving on the wall showing the building.
Site No 463
Panton Arms.
Panton Street at Coronation Street, Cambridge, UK.
The Panton Arms is a short walk away from the Scott Polar Research Institutue and thus qualifies as SPRI's local. Growing in popularity, however, is 'Lawyers,' nearly across Lensfield Road from the Institute.
Site No 473
The Discovery.
Celyn Avenue, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
My visit of 6/14/99: Not a particularly quaint or homey pub. The pub sign has scenes of Scott in polar gear on one side and the Terra Nova lighthouse on the other. Inside are Ponting photographs (from Discovery Editions) on the wall, but no other Antarctic displays.
Site No 533
James Cook Hotel.
147 The Terrace, Wellington, NZ.
There are apparently several Cook-related objects on display: a model of the Endeavor, a bust of Cook and a Cook portrait painting.
Site No 554
Terra Nova Cafe.
Lake Road West, Roath Park, Cardiff, Wales.
"In August, a painting of the 'Terra Nova' was presented to the Terra Nova Cafe, which is very close of the Scott Memorial Clock Tower in Roath Park Lake at Cardiff's Roath Park. The artist, Matthew Salisbury, handed the picture to the Manager of the Cafe, Glenda Smith." [From the Captain Scott Society newsletter, September 2000]
Shackleton Lodge..
Brathay Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0HP, UK.
"A self-catering accommodation located one mile from Ambleside in the Lake District. The recently built facility was named for Shackleton and can accommodate up to 30 people. It is operated by the Brathay Exploration Group which is a Registered Charity which has been running expeditions, training courses and other events around the world and at home in the U.K., for over 50 years.
Mission Statement:
To provide young people and their leaders with the opportunity to increase their environmental and cultural experience and understanding through adventure, exploration and personal development projects in the U.K. and throughout the world."
Site No 642
Coghill's Hotel.
Wynberg, ca. 5 miles south of Cape Town, South Africa.
The hotel is almost certainly long gone.
"Cherry, Oates, Henry Bowers and Edward Atkinson, a quiet navy doctor and parasitologist, stayed out at Coghill's Hotel in Wynberg, up in the hills about five miles south of Cape Town. 'We are [a] peaceloving party,' wrote Bowers, 'and want quiet and little gaiety.' The foursome got on well ('we usually hunt in a quartet'), and Bowers and Cherry had already laid the foundations of a friendship that was to be one of the closest of the expedition. 'Cherry-Garrard is a great pal of mine,' Bowers wrote to his sister May, describing him as 'our young millionaire . . . a thorough gentleman and very keen'."
"Scott and his wife Kathleen had sailed directly to the Cape in a merchant ship. Soon after their arrival they went out to Wynberg, turning up at Coghill's to find Cherry and the others in bed. Two other wives joined their husbands in Simonstown. These were Hilda Evans, wife of Scott's second-in-command, and Wilson's wife Oriana. Some of the men were irritated by their presence ('the wives are much in evidence'). But it was Kathleen Scott who was most in evidence. She was suspected of having too much influence over her husband."
--Cherry, Sara Wheeler, Cherry, p. 70.
Site No 651
Highfield Hall Hotel.
Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
On the same street as Hadley's but no longer surviving.
"The evening when Wild and the others returned to Hobart--15 March 1913--they held a celeabratory dinner for Davis and other officers of the Aurora in the Highfield Hills Hotel in Hobart and this demonstrated the regard in which Davis and the others were held." Highfield Hall over the years. Photos: Courtesy of Gordon Bain.
Site No 715
Ship Inn.
Wincle, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK.
"A relative of Sir John Brocklehurst of Swythamley Hall, Sir Philip Brocklehurst, sailed with the explorer Shackleton on one of his expeditions to the Antarctic from 1907-9. He is listed as being aged 20, and as Assistant Geologist although some sources say he was a paying guest. The pub sign on the Ship Inn depicts the Nimrod in Antarctic ice."
Photos: Courtesy of Jonathan Shackleton.
Site No 756
Penguin Cafe.
258 West 15th Street, New York City.
I know nothing about this establishment. A good excuse for a visit.
Site No 757
Pen and Pencil Restaurant.
205 East 45th Street, New York City.
I was told by a friend that this restaurant has (or had--it may no longer be open) Antarctic artifacts and such as part of the decor.
The Sir Ernest Shackleton.
122 Bowen Drive, Tulse Hill, London SE21 8PL, UK.
A pub about a kilometre from Dulwich College. Described in a pub website as "a down-at-heel local in a nest of council estates, this place fails to live up to its illustrious namesake. Intrepid pub explorers should head elsewhere." Nonetheless it's on my list to visit.
The Troubadour.
263-7 Old Brompton Road, London SW5 9JA, UK.
"The Troubadour is a proper café . . . the last 50's coffee house in Earl's Court with a proud history as a low temperature centre of courtesy, peace and artistic energy . . . Downstairs is the Club which Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon all played in the 60's . . . The Shackleton Room is named after Sir Ernest, and decorated with Frank Hurley's photographs of the 1914 expedition. It's part of the Café, but can be reserved for private meals for up to 14 guests."
Shackleton Lounge.
Av. Del Libertador 3287, El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina.
I learned about this at the 2006 Athy Shackleton Autumn School. Since then I've heard from the proprietor, Agustin Calvetti, who sent along some photos and further information.
The Grand Hotel.
King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.
Probably when fundraising for the Nimrod expedition, Shackleton sketched out his plan for reaching the South Pole on notepaper from the Grand Hotel. The hotel, since renovated and still very much in business, is within walking distance of 14 Milnthorpe Road, where the Shackletons lived in later years.
cool boutique-style hotel in the centre of wales’ capital city, nichehotels re-opened the doors of a legend on 13th August 2005, theroyalhotel on st mary street, cardiff city centre is back."
--From the hotel website. 
In the 1998 view on the left the plaque mentioned can be seen at the left edge.
The photo on the right shows St Mary's street in 1950 with the Royal Hotel and Barry's (see next entry) indicated.
...hub, whit the most oustanding alpine ski runs, where sits also in the summer, one the most actractive golf course in high altitude. Shackleton Mountain Resort is a real mountain jewel, which matches the most up to daye thecnology, whithout compromising the charm and confort of wellbeing (ski scool, fitness center, tours and many sports...)..." [sic] 
--Cherry, Sara Wheeler, Cherry, p. 68.
Source: Mills, Frank Wild, p. 196.
"Welcome to the Shackleton Lounge Restaurant & Bar
A place where you can enjoy our special cuisine, chill out & relax with a cocktail in your hand and listen to great music.
But above all, a place which is a truly Patagonian experience. The landscape is omnipresent. The huge windows show Lago Argentino in all its splendor, and the ever changing Patagonia skies at sunset.
We receive travelers from all over the world. Just take a look at our Guest book and you`ll realize that our visitors feel grateful for the quality of our service and an unforgettable moment in their trip. Every visitor is treated as a friend.
In our first floor we have an exhibit room. There you can watch a very interesting DVD about Sir Ernest Shackleton (45 minutes) while having a drink. Walls are usually decorated with works by local artists.
Sometimes holidays can be tiresome. If you need a place to take a break, chill out and enjoy great food, music & drinks, visit us.
You won`t regret it.
We`ll make you feel welcome."
