Old Country Inns Of England - Softcover

Henry Parr Maskell; Edward W. Gregory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371354536 ISBN 13: 9780371354537

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

Old Country Inns Of England by Henry Parr Maskell and Edward W. Gregory is a sweeping historical survey of the English public house from medieval times to the early 20th century. The work traces how inns grew from manor-hall guest rooms and monastic hospitia into bustling coaching inns and commercial centres that shaped travel, trade, and social life. It examines the architectural evolution of inns, the signs that branded them, and the everyday life within: the innkeeper, the master of the tap-room, the forge of guilds, and the emergence of church-ales, hospices for pilgrims, and rural reform. Organized by topics such as Manorial and Monastic Inns, the Rise of Towns, Craft Guilds, Church Inns, Coaching Inns, and Wayside Inns, the book weaves anecdote, legend, and documentary detail to illuminate how inns reflected England’s history, economy, and culture across centuries. It also covers historic signs, haunted inns, and the modern prospects for a reimagined public house. With more than a hundred engravings and frontispieces by the authors, it combines travel-guide sensibilities with scholarly curiosity and a humanist sense of hospitality.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371354536
• ISBN 13: 9780371354537
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352