pˈeɪnz plˈaʊ wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ pˈaɪnt ʌv pˈeɪnz bˈɪɾɚɹ ɪnðə plˈaʊ pˈʌb baɪ plˈeɪɹaɪt dˈeɪvɪd pˈaʊnɔːl ænd dᵻɹˈɛktɚ dʒˈɑːn ˈædəmz.
Paines Plough was formed in 1974 over a pint of Paines bitter in the Plough pub by playwright David Pownall and director John Adams.