- The Pubs of Kent - http://www.digiserve.com/peter/pubs/index.htm
Photographs of public houses and their signs by Peter Blanche. Part of the Kent Genealogy Resources site.
- Historic Pub Interiors - http://www.camra.org.uk/SHWebClass.asp?WCI=ShowCat&CatId=18
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) provides a database of historic pub interiors: images and descriptions. Browse by regional list or via clickable map.
- Coaching Inns - http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~awoodley/carriage/inns.html
An article from the Regency Collection describing the plan and function of inns catering to horse-drawn travelers, illustrated with historic engravings.
- Pub History - http://www.sfowler.force9.co.uk/page_12.htm
Simon Fowler explains how to research the history of a public house. Includes a bibliography and a checklist of clues from the physical structure.
- Last Orders Please - http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/pubs.htm
Richard Hayton's guide to the lost hotels, taverns and beer-houses that once served Hull's old town, originally published by the Local History Unit.
- Great Bath Pub Crawl - http://www.greatbathpubcrawl.com/
Kirsten Elliott and other local guides offer a tour in the unsteady footsteps of the city's drinkers from past centuries to the present day. Includes photographs and brief histories of pubs in Bath and district.
- Pub History Society - http://www.pubhistory.freeserve.co.uk/
Encourages research into the public house. Aims, activities, bibliography, library and useful links for those researching the history of a pub. Noticeboard for queries.
- The Lygon Arms - http://www.the-lygon-arms.co.uk/
A hotel in the Cotswolds, England, established as the White Hart Inn in 1532. Includes an illustrated history and photographs.
- The Mermaid Inn - http://www.mermaidinn.com/
Built in 1420 as the principal inn of Rye, on the south coast of England, the Mermaid is a jettied timber structure. Includes brief history and images.
- Spon End Heritage Pub Trail - http://www.sponend.org.uk/info/pubtr/
Virtual tour of the pubs in one of Coventry's oldest thoroughfares. Each has a photograph and brief history.
- Brewery History Society - http://www.breweryhistory.com/
Offers information about the society, including its events diary and reports on meetings. Lists the contents of its journal.
- Inns and Taverns of Old London - http://www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Primary/Inns/
Online version of this illustrated book by Henry C. Shelley published in 1909.
- Hidden London: The George, Southwark. - http://www.hiddenlondon.com/thegeorge.htm
Illustrated description and history of London's only remaining galleried coaching inn, now owned by the National Trust, but leased to leased to Whitbread and still in use as a pub.
- Gloucestershire Pubs - http://www.easywell.co.uk/pubs/
Geoff Sandles lists all public houses in the county, past and present, with supplementary information on breweries and landlords and old images.
- The Bull Inn - http://www.canterburytrust.co.uk/buildrec/thebull.htm
Canterbury Archaeological Trust describes this impressive 15th-century inn built to accommodate pilgrims. Illustrations include a reconstructed perspective view of how it looked originally.
- The Feuars Arms - http://www.thefeuarsarms.co.uk
This Victorian public house in Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland, still has its original interior, decorated with Royal Doulton tiles. Includes description and photographs.
- Essexpubs - http://essexpub.net/pubindexC.htm
The late Ian Hunter's database containing photographs and extracts from old trade directories, continued by his friends.
- Reynolds Tavern - http://www.reynoldstavern.org/
This Georgian tavern in Annapolis, Maryland, is one of the oldest in the United States and has been restored to its former use. Includes history, description and photographs.
- The George Inn, Norton St Philip - http://www.thegeorgeinn-nsp.co.uk/
This inn claims to be one of the oldest continuously licensed houses in England. History and virtual tour, including wall paintings dating from the 15th century.
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