Pub Interiors of Special Historic Interest
This book is part of the popular CAMRA Pub Heritage series.
This unique guide will lead you 100 Welsh pubs with historic interiors of real national significance, including old-fashioned ‘time warp’ inns and magnificent Victorian drinking palaces.
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Bydd y llawlyfr unigryw hwn yn eich tywys i gant o dafarnau yng Nghymru sydd ag awyrgylch hanesyddol o arwyddocâd cenedlaethol- o dafandai henffasiwn lle mae amser wedi sefyll yn stond i balasau yfed ysblennydd o oes Fictoria
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The Desi Pub began as a story of resistance. First established in the 1960s to break the racist colour bar, which saw many non-white customers refused service, they have since evolved into a modern-day celebration of multiculturalism. This is how ‘desis’ – people with Indian heritage – saved failing pubs and turned them into a joyful festival of mixed grills, naans and curries all washed down with plenty of beer.
In this new book, the first of its kind, British-Asian journalist and Beer Writer of the Year (2023) David Jesudason travels the length and breadth of the country, visiting ‘desi pubs’ run by British-Indian landlords who have stamped their unique identity on a beloved institution and helped to challenge our preconceptions of the pub customer: from rowdy cricket fans to vibrant bhangra nights via football supporters enjoying pre-match mixed grills and beers.
Desi Pubs will take you on a journey to parts of Britain that are seldom visited. This is a celebration of Britain and the forgotten people who created our modern multicultural country.
Richard Croasdale, Ferment: ‘A phenomenally compelling writer.’
Boak and Bailey: ‘One of the most exciting books about beer and pubs in recent years.’
Roger Protz, Protz on Beer: ‘Deeply researched and beautifully written.’
Phil Mellows, Morning Advertiser: ‘The most important volume about pubs for half a century.”
Jonathan Nunn, food writer and editor of Vittles: ‘A sensitive and compelling oral history of British-Asian culture.”
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A selection of 16 postcards with images from CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group.
The main objectives of CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group are to raise awareness and appreciation of pub interiors of historic and architectural importance / to support and, if necessary, lead on campaigns to ward off threats of closure or unwanted alterations to pubs with historic interiors as well as to seek additional protection for pubs with historic interiors through the planning system. The Pub Heritage Group scour the country to identify other possible candidates.
This set of postcards represents some of the more significant and interesting Pubs and Pub interiors. They are a great selection for collectors, designers, architects and the amateur connoisseur.
Pubs included:
Rose & Crown, Somerset
Philarmonic Dining Rooms, Liverpool
The Crown, Belfast
Cider House, Worcestershire
Bridge inn, Devon
Sheffield tap, Sheffield
Bennet’s bar, Edinburgh
Hand and Shears, London
Black Horse, Preston
Dun Cow, Sunderland
Alexandra, Stockport
Black Horse, Birmingham
Cittie of York, London
White horse, East Yorkshire
Crown, Beeston
Albion Ale House, Conwy
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Heritage Pub Books bundle
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There’s nothing quite like a refreshing drink after a day on the fells and hills of the Yorkshire Dales.
Scenic beauty, majestic views, impressive crags, towering cliffs, peaceful tarns, extensive caves and picturesque villages that are rich with the heritage and culture of more than a thousand years and visited by millions of people every year.
And those who work within this stunning countryside ensure that the Dales and its communities continue to be vibrant for future generations.
At their hub are inns that tell their own tales, cornerstones of local communities which reflect the social and economic story of a region that is evolving every day.
In this book, we chart twenty-five of the best pubs in the Yorkshire Dales and find out why they have become favourites for so many over the years.
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Queen Victoria’s private waiting room, the setting for the film classic Brief Encounter, a Lincolnshire signal cabin, a pre-war parcels van, a gas-lit ladies’ waiting room, and a wooden carriage of 1876 – these are just some of the locations that serve as station pubs with a difference. You can, quite literally, drink in Britain’s railway history (and dine too) in the world’s first purpose-built railwayman’s inn, or the Metropolitan Railway’s headquarters, or the terminus of the late lamented Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway. The author, Bob Barton, has spent five years visiting remarkable hostelries where cask ale and coffee is served along with generous portions of railway heritage, and now you can too with the help of this lavishly illustrated guide. (144pp, hardback, profusely illustrated in colour throughout)
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St Albans is a city rich in history, with its origins in the Iron Age and known as Verulamium following the Roman conquest in ad 43. Much of that history is enshrined in its amazing pubs, which include old coaching inns, a pub where soldiers fighting in the Wars of the Roses relaxed with ale, and Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, dating from the seventeenth century and possibly even earlier. Pubs connected to the railway age opened in the nineteenth century and there have been further additions in both the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. These include the Farriers Arms, where the...
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Haunted Hostelries of Shropshire offers a fascinating insight into some of Shropshire’s most haunted pubs, inns, hotels and licensed establishments. It comes as no surprise that the dramas and tragedies played out over the years within the walls of these properties should result in such convincing accounts of ghostly activity.
Within these pages you will find many new stories of hauntings, together with a fresh look at some of the more traditional tales. An overriding theme throughout this book is the sheer amount of seemingly paranormal activity which is regularly being experienced by both staff and customers alike.
You will discover accounts of phantom children, poltergeists, spectral animals, a cheeky bottom pinching ghost and how a jealous highwayman from long ago still makes his presence felt. Find out which haunted rooms to stay in, or indeed avoid for an undisturbed night’s sleep.
The majority of these haunting stories have been gathered at first hand from the people who have experienced the phenomena for themselves. Visit the licensed properties included here for yourself and who knows, perhaps you will have a ghostly experience to add to the rich heritage of Shropshire’s haunted hostelries.
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The Good Beer Guide is the ‘definitive’ guidebook to help you discover good pubs that serve real ale across the UK.
Since 1974 CAMRA has produced a completely independent regional guide to the best pubs covering the whole of the UK and Northern Ireland with listings based entirely on evaluation by CAMRA volunteers.
With a unique breweries section listing every brewery – micro, regional and national – that produces real ale in the UK The Good Beer Guide is also an invaluable tool for professionals in the drinks and retail industry.
Now in its 48th edition, the beer-lovers’ bible is fully revised and updated each year to feature recommended pubs across the United Kingdom that serve the best real ale.
This is the complete book for beer lovers and for anyone wanting to find the UK’s finest pubs.
Tom Kerridge has written the foreword for The Good Beer Guide 2021
“…..the one thing about the British pub that separates us, is real ale. Our brewing heritage varies from region to region. The passion and the heart and soul that goes into brewing is equal to the top wine makers, distillers, cheese makers, bakers, artisan chocolatiers or any other craft led hospitality producer. It is something we should be very proud of……”
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10 copies of the Good Beer Guide at a bulk discount for Pubs and Licensees
The Good Beer Guide is the ‘definitive’ guidebook to help you discover good pubs that serve real ale across the UK.
Since 1974 CAMRA has produced a completely independent regional guide to the best pubs covering the whole of the UK and Northern Ireland with listings based entirely on evaluation by CAMRA volunteers.
With a unique breweries section listing every brewery – micro, regional and national – that produces real ale in the UK The Good Beer Guide is also an invaluable tool for professionals in the drinks and retail industry.
Now in its 48th edition, the beer-lovers’ bible is fully revised and updated each year to feature recommended pubs across the United Kingdom that serve the best real ale.
This is the complete book for beer lovers and for anyone wanting to find the UK’s finest pubs.
Tom Kerridge has written the foreword for The Good Beer Guide 2021
“…..the one thing about the British pub that separates us, is real ale. Our brewing heritage varies from region to region. The passion and the heart and soul that goes into brewing is equal to the top wine makers, distillers, cheese makers, bakers, artisan chocolatiers or any other craft led hospitality producer. It is something we should be very proud of……”
Please use the Coupon Code as supplied in you Licensee letter for The Good Beer Guide 2021
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