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Licensed to sell : the history and heritage of the public house / Geoff Brandwood, Andrew Davison, Michael Slaughter; foreword by Bill Bryson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Swindon : English Heritage in association with Campaign for Real Ale, 2004Description: xi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 185074906X
  • 9781850749066
  • 0012976768
  • 9780012976760
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 725.720942 22
LOC classification:
  • TX950.59.G7 B74 2004
Contents:
1. The emergence of the public house -- 2. The development of the pub -- 3. Designing and planning the pub -- 4. Serving and entertaining the customers -- 5. Advertisement and embellishment -- 6. Over the border -- 7. Great pub myths.
Review: "The pub is one of Britain's great institutions, loved at home and envied abroad. For hundreds of years it has offered refreshment and pleasure to communities throughout the land. The traditional pub, as we know it, was largely a Victorian creation but since the 1960s it has been subject to rapid and often insensitive change. Consequently, fewer than 4 per cent of the country's pubs now have interiors of any significant historic value. This book shows how important it is to preserve this unique heritage. It describes the long and interesting history of the public house and reveals how changing attitudes are reflected in its design and planning. From simple country pubs to those shimmering with vivid tiles, painted glass and gilded woodwork, this book describes them all. It is packed with information on brewing, temperance and legislation as well as a section on the pub mythology that describes the tall tales told about pubs! With over 300 illustrations, including specially commissioned colour photographs and plans, this book is a celebration of a treasured British institution."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 178) and index.

1. The emergence of the public house -- 2. The development of the pub -- 3. Designing and planning the pub -- 4. Serving and entertaining the customers -- 5. Advertisement and embellishment -- 6. Over the border -- 7. Great pub myths.

"The pub is one of Britain's great institutions, loved at home and envied abroad. For hundreds of years it has offered refreshment and pleasure to communities throughout the land. The traditional pub, as we know it, was largely a Victorian creation but since the 1960s it has been subject to rapid and often insensitive change. Consequently, fewer than 4 per cent of the country's pubs now have interiors of any significant historic value. This book shows how important it is to preserve this unique heritage. It describes the long and interesting history of the public house and reveals how changing attitudes are reflected in its design and planning. From simple country pubs to those shimmering with vivid tiles, painted glass and gilded woodwork, this book describes them all. It is packed with information on brewing, temperance and legislation as well as a section on the pub mythology that describes the tall tales told about pubs! With over 300 illustrations, including specially commissioned colour photographs and plans, this book is a celebration of a treasured British institution."--BOOK JACKET.

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