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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This guide will lead you to 100 pubs throughout the East of England that retain interior features of real historical significance. They range from rural ‘time-warp’ pubs to old coaching inns and include some unsung pub interiors from the inter-war and post-war periods.
Fully updated and Illustrated with high-quality photographs throughout; discover the variety of historic pub interiors in the East of England, while informative articles explain their significance. It champions the need to celebrate, understand and protect the genuine pub heritage we have left with every pub described, highlighting its special historic features.
• Includes Lord Nelson’s local; one of the claimants for the smallest pub in the county; and two of only eight pubs still operating without a bar counter.
• Visit genuinely old pubs, some 500 years old; the East of England has the largest number of ancient snugs formed by settle benches and we guide you to them all.
• We also show you where you can play some of the most unusual pub games in the country.
• Has contact details and information about the availability of real ale, accommodation, and food.
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Discover over 100 key examples of heritage pubs in the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey and East and West Sussex.
Listings range from unspoilt country delights and old coaching inns to cosy Victorian locals and little-known pubs of the inter-war and post-war periods.
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Mumbles and the Gower peninsula occupy a very special corner of Wales that has much history and folklore.
The peninsula was Britain’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and many visitors are attracted to its beautiful beaches and stunning landscape.
This fascinating book about its inns and taverns encapsulates much of the area’s history and character.
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A perfect guide to the Thames and its pubs, whether you know London or not, whether you live here or are just visiting, and interested in the pubs, the river or just rambling along its bank –The London Drinker, 1 June 2011
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Pub Interiors of Special Historic Interest
This book is part of the popular CAMRA Pub Heritage series.
It includes high-quality photographs illustrating the featured pubs throughout the South West of England. With articles on specific features of each pub and full listings of over 100 pubs, celebrating their individual architectural and historical importance.
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Over the past 400 years more than 800 pubs have opened in the city of Preston. While many have been lost due to time, money or misfortune, the stories and memories live on. Preston Pubs offers a captivating glimpse into the history of some of Preston’s most famous pubs. Drawing upon an eclectic collection of photographs, Stephen Halliwell presents the reader with an insight into the history and life of the pubs in this area. Well-researched and beautifully illustrated, Preston Pubs provides something for everyone, whether they have lived in Preston all their lives, or whether they are just visiting this vibrant town.
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The City of London, the fabled ‘Square Mile’, is the financial hub of world trade. It is also an area with a rich and almost tangible history, a history that is reflected in its colourful and varied selection of pubs and watering holes. The city can boast one of the greatest densities of pubs anywhere in the world, and these pubs range from seventeenth-century taverns dating from just after the Great Fire of 1666 through to swish and hip modern bars catering for today’s modern ‘city worker’. Amazingly there has been no dedicated book about the City of London’s pubs in over forty years. Given the area’s growing residential population, the hundreds of thousands who work there during the week and the huge number of tourists that visit every year, the time is right for a new guide to the city’s diverse and myriad pubs.
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Brighton has long been an important seaside town, and today draws in visitors from all over Britain and beyond for its varied nightlife, rich history and attractive waterfront. In 1800, Brighton had forty-one inns and taverns, and by 1860 there were well over 450, echoing the town’s growth in popularity through the Regency and early Victorian eras. A recent resurgence of interest in real ale has also seen a welcome boom in micro-breweries, placing Brighton firmly on the beer-lover’s map.
David Muggleton takes us on a tour of these watering holes, including the long-established venerable Greyhound, elegant Regency Cricketers, high-Victorian Colonnade, elaborate mock-Tudor King & Queen and the English Renaissance revivalist Good Companions, the pub reputed to have opened on the very day that the Second World War began. Brimming with quirky tales and fascinating facts, this carefully crafted guide initiates readers into the fascinating history of Brighton’s pubs.
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