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London Pubs

London`s pubs and other drinking places, just like its people, its history, traditions and institutions, are fascinating and extraordinarily diverse. This book provides a readable introduction to aspects of the role they have played in the history of the metropolis. What were the differences between taverns and alehouses? What was a `gin palace`? Where do coffee-houses fit into London`s liquid history? Have any of London`s great coaching inns survived? Who was `Polly` and why did she draw customers to `Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese` in Fleet Street? Who was Charlie Brown of the Railway Tavern in the West India Dock Road? This wide-ranging book traces the evolution of London`s drinking houses from the earliest times. It suggests that some of the best of today`s hostelries have a history, atmosphere and tradition that mean that visiting them and appreciating the role they have played is essential to an understanding of London as it is today.

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