"London by Pub" is an illustrated guidebook to more than 100 of London's most fascinating and beautiful pubs and inns. It explores not only the pubs themselves but also their history, as well as giving directions, so the reader can enjoy the beauty of London and discover other classic pubs along the way. The book's clear and precise reviews, together with vivid descriptions and honest opinions, make every pub come to life. Complementing this information is the all important guide to the opening hours! This is a must have guide for anyone who enjoys visiting pubs, having a quick (or slow) drink, going on pub crawls, seeing the capital or is simply a pub-lover.
London by Pub
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Table of Contents
Belgravia: Masters and Servants; Kensington: Well-Bred Artists; Bayswater: The First Suburb; Fleet Street: Between City and Palace; The City: After The Fire; Smithfield: Blood and Muck; Clerkenwell: Reds On The Green; Chelsea: "Long Haired Chelsea"; Greenwich: Science and The Sea; Hampstead: "Lovely-browed Hampstead"; Soho: Dirtily Pleasant; Oxford Street: Avoiding Oxford St; St Giles: The Rookery; Covent Garden: London After Dark; Southwark: Prisoners and Playwrights.
Author Description
Award-winning beer writer Ted Bruning has been covering the licensed trade and brewing industry for more than 20 years. As a journalist he reported for the licensed trade newspaper The Morning Advertiser for seven years and spent 13 years working on the Campaign for Real Ale's membership newspaper. In addition, he was the editor of CAMRA's newspaper What's Brewing for eight years. As an author he wrote Historic Pubs of London and Historic Inns of England, the latter of which won the British Beer Writers' Guild Silver Tankard in 2000. He is now pursuing a freelance career.