Great Pubs of England: Thirty-three of Britain's Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North: Thirty-three of England's Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North

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The main story of the book is against all the odds, this little pub has survived to tell its own story. Victorian favourite Crown Posada, on The Side, is highlighted in the new book - Great Pubs of England - which reveals 33 of the country's most notable and distinctive watering holes. The traditional pub, which was reopened by the Ladhar Group in December 2021 after almost two years of pandemic closure, is unique in the city - a fact recognised by the book's authors Horst A. Friedrichs and travel journalist Stuart Husband. The people who refurbished it were George and Annie Robinson and in time, their daughter Edith Pinder was in charge. After three years, the book was complete. It went on sale in May, with a launch event last week attended by over 100 supporters, including Tim Worrall, Sue Hardie, and three direct descendants of George and Annie Robinson. SCOTCH The stories behind Scotland's Iconic spirit ,Photographer Horst A. Friedrichs and writer Stuart Husband explore the venerable and continually evolving story of Scotch whisky by highlighting sixteen distilleries dotted around the country, from Campbeltown to Speyside, from the Highlands to the islands, and from rural outposts to city centres. Ranging from the ancient floor maltings of the legendary Springbank distillery to the single malts being produced by a new generation of Scotch pioneers, they pay homage to the time-honoured traditions of whisky production while showing how today's distillers are putting their own contemporary spin on Scotland's iconic spirit.

Great Pubs of England - Penguin Random House Great Pubs of England - Penguin Random House

The Haunch of Venison in Minster Street was so revered, it also made it onto the book's front cover. The History of the Blue Book Bell Volume One 1798-2022” charts the life of the award-winning hostelry over its first 120-odd years. This cookie is set by the provider Thrive Themes. This cookie is used to know which optin form the visitor has filled out when subscribing a newsletter. As Madness themselves said, apropos of ‘Our House’ but with equal relevance to the pub that remains their alma mater: “There’s always something happening, and it’s usually quite loud.” I love a good English pub. Not just for a drink but for the inspiration and experience. If a pub has all the right elements and designed well, it can feel like home from home– comfortable, welcoming, warm and cosy. Although my home interiors don’t look like a pub, I often take inspiration from them. If I walk into a pub and I get that warm, fuzzy feeling, I look for inspiration of how to create the same feeling at home. It can be attributed to design, paint colour, lighting, accessories or all the above. Sometimes it simply down the buzz and vibe of the people in it. I wish I’d become a pub interior designer. It’s something I feel quite passionate about. Who knows, one day…. London, a good place to startThey said of their new collaboration: "W e explore the infinite variety of England's pubs and celebrate their idiosyncratic glory in words and pictures. The English pub is an abiding obsession." It’s changed dramatically over the past 120 years. CJ Melrose and Co helped George and Annie with the refurbishment, especially with the outside of the pub,” John continued. KEN FOLLETT- Editorial photography for BUNTE-Magazin : After many years of shooting images and a film of Ken Follett author of thrillers and historical novels, who has sold more than 160 million copies of his works. Before Ken's new novel, The Armour of Light, was published I was allowed to take pictures in his beautiful home what really does mean a lot to me. There is nothing that has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern,” wrote Samuel Johnson.

York launch of The History of The Blue Bell Volume 1 by John

In 1992, John and Pauline West took it over, followed by Eileen and Tim Worrall two years later, and Jim and Sue Hardie in 2000. Published by Prestel and written by Horst A. Friedrichs and Stuart Husband, the book features 33 of England's most distinguished inns.Or the time when thrash core band Cradle of Filth carried a coffin through the pub, out of which popped a topless woman who sprayed the audience with fake blood. On such occasions, says Conlon, his octogenarian mother Peggy, who still lives above the premises, has the perfect response: “She gets her holy water out and starts spraying the place, saying her Hail Marys.” Three centuries on, the English pub remains the ultimate happy place for those seeking refuge, recreation, or refreshment.But pubs today constitute a broad church, with old-school saloons and ultimate locals joined by modern reimaginings of traditional hostelries and Michelin-starred gastro-temples.