Shut up about Barclay Perkins

From 1830 to the 1980s there were two types of pubs in the UK: fully licensed premises and beer houses. The latter being a product of the 18...

In 1830, in a rare attack of liberalism, beerhouses were created. Intended to usher in an era of free trade in beer, licences were issued fo...

Still not done with tied houses. This time we're looking at another of the big London Porter breweries: Reid. I used to think that R...

Funny the way you stumble across things you aren't looking for. I came across this when scouring government papers for statistics. It...

 Bit of a mouthful, that title. It's not of my invention, I might add. It came with the article I'm about to quote. I cringe whene...

Bolton again, I'm afraid. This time a detailed analysis of pub names in the town. The continued efforts of the authors to find quantif...

Yes, we're back in Bolton again. This time looking at the physical nature of the pub. I'll be honest. I've never analysed pub ...

Pub numbers. Pub closures. A very topical topic. But one that's been kicking around for longer than my lifetime. This is a very specif...