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😲 OMG! Look At The Marquis of Granby Pub in Harpenden

A few minutes walk from Old Batford Mill, the home of Sub@omic Limited, can be found The Marquis of Granby - a lovely, traditional, country pub tucked-away in a leafy setting beside the River Lea with a proud reputation for serving traditional pub classics, authentic tapas and sharing boards.

The pub came out of lockdown with new managers and a genuine hunger for doing hospitality correctly and for wooing the people of Harpenden and Batford off their sofas. The former manager had long-since shut down the kitchen and earned The Marquis of Granby a reputation for being a drinkers' pub.

At the heart of the fresh offer was, and remains, a desire to serve the most authentic tapas and traditional pub classics alongside great beer and accompanied by live music. Sub@omic, being just over the bridge across the River Lea, was asked to, economically, take a look at developing an online brand for the relaunch.

The answer to the desire for an economically-created website was Web Diffusion's Startup Module that delivers one page, super-scrolling websites for startups.

The desktop view of the responsive website layout for the Marquis of Granby pub, Harpenden

The mobile view of the responsive website layout for the Marquis of Granby pub, Harpenden

The tablet view of the responsive website layout for the Marquis of Granby pub, Harpenden

Web Diffusion's 'offer boxes' make the navigation of a one page deep-scroll website simpler.

The mobile view of Web Diffusion's 'offer boxes' - which make the navigation of a one page super-scroll website simpler.

The tablet view of Web Diffusion's 'offer boxes' - which make the navigation of a one page responsive website simpler.

The presentation of the Marquis of Granby's authentic tapas menu on a tablet.

The presentation of the Marquis of Granby's tapas menu on a mobile.

The Startup module enables an HTML form to be included in the one page scrolling website - this form enables diners to make a table reservation at the Marquis of Granby and offers the spam protection of Web Diffusion's alfaRomeo CAPTCHA.

The responsive Web Diffusion website for the Marquis of Granby offers a table reservation form that looks great on a mobile device.

The responsive Web Diffusion website for the Marquis of Granby offers a table reservation form that looks very clean on a tablet.

Web Diffusion's microBlog is used to update the one page website with forthcoming news of forthcoming events at the Marquis of Granby in Harpenden.

Web Diffusion's microBlog is used to update the 'What's On' section of the Marquis of Granby's website.

Web Diffusion's microBlog is used by the land lord & lady of the Marquis of Granby to update and self-manage the 'What's On' section of the one page Harpenden pub website.

Some people may tell you that an HTML <table> is not a responsive element. This screengrab shows how Sub@omic uses breakpoints and media queries to ensure that table data doesn't break the web page layout.

Creative use of @media queries and fibonacci breakpoints ensures that an HTML table becomes responsive.

Some people may tell you that an HTML <table> is not a responsive element. Sub@omic is proud to prove that it has the CSS experience to show otherwise.

Desk research showed us that our local was not the only The Marquis of Granby in the UK and, although not as common as The Red Lion, the economy one page approach was going to need a little boost. We're unable to divulge whether there was any beer involved in its creation but Steve Whiting, Director of Web Diffusion's developer Sub@omic Limited, soon realised that abbreviation The Marquis of Granby was MoG - say that quick enough and it sounds like emoji. Just a few sips later it became clear that an anagram of the abbreviation is OMG.

www.omgmog.pub

The rest quickly fell into place and a brand was created that readily spoke of the change that had taken place in the pub and showed-off the playful side of the new managers who are all about the surprise and delight that it's possible to generate when you have an unshakeable belief in the food and drink served.

The Web Diffusion Startup Website

The super-scroll Startup website sports an ever-changing, playful identity at the top of the page powered by Web Diffusion's imageSequencer. The website includes an online booking form and sample dishes from the continually-evolving tapas and large plate menus as well as a self-managed What's On section, powered by Web Diffusion's microBlog to edit and update, a diary of food promotions and live music events.

We're thrilled that the brand we created has been so very well-received and has proven to be so flexible. Our playful emoji identity has easily translated onto the menus we designed and printed and will soon be found on a range of incredibly innovative Generation Pop contactless, promotional drinks coasters.

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