An Encyclopaedia of Oxford Pubs, Inns and Taverns, Honey, Derek Paperback NEW
An Encyclopaedia of Oxford Pubs, Inns and Taverns, is the most precise collection ever published on the past and present pubs of Oxford. The author has researched over 700 licensed premises, from early Norman times to the present day, with full details of their individual histories, and often a history of the area or street.\nStarting at the Abingdon Arms, a tavern once in Market Street, and ending at Yate\u2019s Wine Lodge in George Street, the book covers nearly 1,000 years of Oxford history. Famous pubs and inns such as the Mitre and the Bear are fully covered as are the lost and unknown ones.\nWith a foreword written by Colin Dexter, the creator of Inspector Morse. Whether a reader is interested in history, pubs, Oxford, or all three, this book will be a valuable source of reference and enjoyment.\nIn 1840 Oxford had 400 pubs, a high proportion of one to every 60 inhabitants. In 1880 over 200 pubs were listed in central Oxford alone.\nOxford\u2019s famous fictional policeman, Inss
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