The Life and Times of the Inns, Taverns and Beerhouses of Charlbury, Oxfordshire
The Life and Times of the Inns, Taverns and Beerhouses of Charlbury, Oxfordshire

Author: Douglas Rudlin

Publisher:

Published: 2022-06-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781387850280

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Have you ever wondered what the social life in the pubs of Charlbury was like long ago? From the obvious to the not so obvious this book will give you a taste of life in the pubs. Long before cars, television and the Internet the pub really was the hub of the community. It was the place where people went to socialise and to catch up with all the news and gossip. From births, marriages and deaths, change of landlord to crime, inquests into cause of death and the sale of brewing equipment and household goods the newspapers of old tell it all. You will also be able to discover who the landlords were who ran the pubs through the years. From a few months to a whole lifetime and longer.

The Life and Times of the Inns, Taverns and Beerhouses of Witney Oxfordshire
The Life and Times of the Inns, Taverns and Beerhouses of Witney Oxfordshire

Author: Douglas Rudlin

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09-11

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780244429539

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Have you ever wondered what the social life in the pubs of Witney was like long ago? From the obvious to the not so obvious this book will give you a taste of life in the pubs. Long before cars, television and the Internet the pub really was the hub of the community. It was the place where people went to socialise and to catch up with all the news and gossip. From births, marriages and deaths, change of landlord to crime, inquests into cause of death and the sale of brewing equipment and household goods the newspapers of old tell it all. You will also be able to discover who the landlords were who ran the pubs through the years. From a few months to a whole lifetime and longer.

The Children of Men
The Children of Men

Author: P. D. James

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2012-01-11

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 0307367711

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The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

The Beer Book
The Beer Book

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1465437673

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Now seen as something to taste, savor, travel for, and talk about, beer really is the new wine. This new, up-to-date edition of The Beer Book features every significant brewery in every significant brewing nation, and showcases new beers and specialist beers, as well as the classics. With a visual catalog of more than 800 breweries, whistle-stop beer trails, and key beer facts throughout, The Beer Book is the indispensable guide to the world's favorite drink.