The village pub

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The village pub

Roger Protz and Homer Sykes

(Country series, 26)

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1992

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 155

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

For centuries, the village pub has been at the core of rural community life, acting as meeting place, lodging, post office, barber shop and polling station. These photographs and text provide a snapshot of the rural inn at the end of the 20th century.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The first draught: a brief history of beer, brewing, the pub and the British. Part 2 West Country: "Tucker's Grave", "Miner's Arms", "Tom Cobley Tavern", "The George Inn". Part 3 Wessex: "The Boot", "The Jolly Sailor". Part 4 Wye Valley and Malverns: "Boat Inn", "The Old Bull", "The Plough". Part 5 Heart of England: "Red House", "Case is Altered", "The Star". Part 6 The lakes and borders: "The Crook Inn", "Hole in't Wall", "Tibbie Shiels Inn", "Black Bull". Part 7 Yorkshire: "Hare Inn", "Falcon", "The School House". Part 8 Eastern England: "The But and Oyster", "Cat and Mouse". Part 9 Thames Valley and Cotswolds: "Bull and Butcher", "The Pear Tree". Part 10 Hop country: "The Volunteer", "Three Chimneys".

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  • Country series

    Weidenfeld and Nicolson , Phoenix Illustrated , Cassell , Seven Dials, Cassell & Co

Details

  • NCID
    BA43788596
  • ISBN
    • 0297835610
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    159 p.
  • Size
    20 x 26 cm
  • Classification
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