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1881 Pubs

http://www.1881pubs.com/

A database of English pubs taken from the 1881 census.

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Brewery History Society

http://www.breweryhistory.com/

Offers information about the society, including its events diary and reports on meetings. Lists the contents of its journal.

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Bristol's Lost Pubs

http://www.bristolslostpubs.com/

A record of pubs and publicans from the mid-18th to the mid-20th century, gleaned from local trade directories and census returns. Includes a selection of old photographs.

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Coaching Inns

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~awoodley/carriage/inns.html

An article from the Regency Collection describing the plan and function of inns catering to horse-drawn travelers, illustrated with historic engravings.

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Essexpubs

http://essexpub.net/pubindexC.htm

The late Ian Hunter's database containing photographs and extracts from old trade directories, continued by his friends.

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Gloucestershire Pubs

http://www.easywell.co.uk/pubs/

Geoff Sandles lists all public houses in the county, past and present, with supplementary information on breweries and landlords and old images.

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Great Bath Pub Crawl

http://www.greatbathpubcrawl.com/

Kirsten Elliott and other local guides offer a tour in the unsteady footsteps of the city's drinkers from past centuries to the present day. Includes photographs and brief histories of pubs in Bath and district.

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Hidden London: The George, Southwark.

http://www.hiddenlondon.com/thegeorge.htm

Illustrated description and history of London's only remaining galleried coaching inn, now owned by the National Trust, but leased to Whitbread and still in use as a pub.

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Last Orders Please

http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/pubs.htm

Richard Hayton's guide to the lost hotels, taverns and beer-houses that once served Hull's old town, originally published by the Local History Unit.

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New Inn Gloucester

http://www.newinngloucester.co.uk/

Originally built as a pilgrims' inn to house visitors to the shrine of King Edward II in Gloucester Cathedral, and rebuilt in 1455, one of the few medieval galleried inns existing today. Includes history, description of the facilities, and events hosted.

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Phipps Northampton Brewing Brewery Co Archive

http://phipps-nbc.co.uk

Provides a timeline of the brewery and old photographs of related pubs and off-licenses.

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Pub Heritage: Historic Pub Interiors

http://www.heritagepubs.org.uk/

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) provides a database of historic pub interiors in the United Kingdom: images and descriptions. There is also an introduction to types of heritage pubs and a list of architectural terms.

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Pub History

http://www.sfowler.force9.co.uk/page_12.htm

Simon Fowler explains how to research the history of a public house. Includes a bibliography and a checklist of clues from the physical structure.

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Pub History Society

http://www.pubhistory.freeserve.co.uk/

Encourages research into the public house. Aims, activities, bibliography, library and useful links for those researching the history of a pub. Noticeboard for queries.

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