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Bibliography

Bibliography

The Nottingham Branch Area has a rich history of brewing and associated activities. In this section of the Branch Website, the Nottingham Branch of CAMRA brings together deatils of useful sources of information for those interested in our pub and brewery heritage.

If you are aware of something relating to Pub and Brewery History which you think might be of interest to other users of this part of our website, please e-mail details to: info@nottinghamcamra.org

(1) Useful Books on Local Pubs and Breweries

There are a number of books useful to those interested in knowing more about our local pubs and breweries, including:

(1.1) Books with Local Coverage

(1.1.1) Images of England – Nottingham Pubs; Douglas Whitworth; 2010; The History Press; ISBN 978-0-7524-3243-4

An excellent collection of pub photos from across the Nottingham city area, many from the 1970s. Originally published in 2004 by Tempus Publishing. Annoyingly my copy does not have an index. 

(1.1.2) Time Gentlemen Please – Village Public Houses in South Nottinghamshire in dayes gone by; Bernard V. Heathcote; 2012; Nottinghamshire County Council; ISBN 978-0-902751-73-6

A fascinating history of the pubs in the Eastern villages of Gedling (Bulcote, Burton Joyce, Calverton, Lambley & Woodborough) and South Western Newark & Sherwood (Caythorpe, Epperstone, Gonalston, Gunthorpe, Lowdham & Oxton).

(1.1.3) Southwell Inns & Alehouses; Roger Dobson; 2008; Nottinghamshire County Council; ISBN 978-0902751-60-6

A well laid out, comprehensively illustrated and thoroughly informative volume on the history of Southwell’s pubs.

(1.1.4) Newark – The Magic of Malt; Newark Civic Trust, edited by Peter Stephens; Nottinghamshire; November 1993; Nottinghamshire County Council;  ISNB 0-900943-48-3  

An essential resource for the history of Newarks’ malting history. 

(1.1.5) Newark – The Bounty of Beer; Brenda M. Pask; 1997; Nottinghamshire County Council and Newark & Sherwood District Council; ISBN 0-902751-18-2

A companion volune to “Newark – The Magic of Malt” which documents the brewing history of Newark. 

(1.1.6) Viewing the Lifeless Body – A Coroner and his inquests held in Nottinghamshire Public Houses during the Nineteenth Century 1828 to 1866; Bernard V Heathcote; 2005; Nottinghamshire County Council; ISBN 0 902751 51 4.

A fascinating look at one of the key public services once performed by our public houses as venues for coroners courts and the jury’s viewing of the key piece of evidence, the body of the deceased.

(1.1.7) The Inns & Pubs of Nottinghamshire – The stories behind the names, Brian J. Curtis & Gordon Wright; 1995; Nottinghamshire County Council

The definitive guide to the County’s pub names.

(1.1.8) Nottinghamshire Inn Signs; Geoffrey Oldfield; 1998; The Musters Press ISBN 0 9532892 0 6.

A pictoral guide to a large number of our pub signs as they were in the late 1990s.

(1.1.9) Nottinghamshire Inns & Pubs – on old picture postcards; David Ottewell; 1990; Reflections of a Bygone Age; ISBN 0 946245 31 2

Volume one (yellow cover) of a two part collection of photos of Nottinghamshire pubs on old postcards. Number 1 in the “Yesterday’s Nottinghamshire” series.

(1.1.10) Nottinghamshire Inns & Pubs – on old picture postcards; David Ottewell; 1996; Reflections of a Bygone Age; ISBN 9781900138147

Volume two (green cover) of a two part collection of photos of Nottinghamshire pubs, mostly from the South and the East of the County, on over 60 old postcards. Number 31 in the “Yesterday’s Nottinghamshire” series.

(1.1.11) Nottinghamshire Family History Society Volume 94 – Alehouse Recognizances

A compilation of the surviving Alehouse Recognizances, or bonds, given by alehouse keepers in the town of Nottingham and their guarantors for the mid-18th century. An excellent record of what the town’s pubs were called, the publicans who ran them and the citizens who were prepared to back them. 

If you know of any examples of similar books on local pubs and breweries from the Nottingham Branch Area not included above, please let us know by e-mail via info@nottinghamcamra.org.

(1.2) Books with National Coverage


(1.2.1) A Dictionary of Pub Names; Leslie Dunkling & Gordon Wright; 1987; Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, London

Also published as:

(1.2.2) The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pub Names; Leslie Dunkling & Gordon Wright; 1994; Wordsworth Editions Limited, Ware; ISBN 1-85326-334-6

An excellent introduction to the world of pub names with many examples from the Nottingham area.

(1.2.3) English Inn and Tavern Names; Barrie Cox; 1994; Centre for English Name Studies, University of Nottingham; ISBN 0-952-534-304

An analysis of the information concerning the names of public houses available from the research undertaken by the English Place Name Society upto the mid-1990s. A serious attempt to put pub names into a historical context which is also a surprisingly easy read. Some Nottingham examples with a detailed analysis of Rutland pub names.

(1.2.4) Ye Olde Good Inn Guide; James Monroe & Paul Nero; 2013; The History Press; ISBN 978-0-7524-8061-9

An amusing read which purports to be a Tudor traveller’s guide “to the Nation’s Finest Taverns”. The usual ancient suspects from Nottingham.

If you know of any examples of similar books on national pub and brewery history with extracts covering the Nottingham Branch Area not included above, please let us know by e-mail via info@nottinghamcamra.org.

(1.3) CAMRA Books

(1.3.1) Real Heritage Pubs of the Midlands – Pub Interiors of Special Historic Interest; Paul Ainswortth (Editor); 2015; Campaign for Real Ale; ISBN 978 1 85249 324 0

A review of Midland pub interiors of historic interest, including a number from the Branch Area: the Vale Hotel (Daybrook); Gate (Awsworth); Crown (Beeston); Victoria (Beeston); Black Horse (Caythorpe); Cuckoo Bush (Gotham); Peacock (Nottingham); Salutation (Nottingham); Dale (Sneinton); Lord Nelson (Sneinton); March Hare (Sneinton); Admiral Rodney (Wollaton); Embankment (Nottingham); Queen’s Head (Watnall); Test Match Hotel (West Bridgford).

Sadly, the pace of change in recent years means a number of entries are now out of date. The Five Ways (Nottingham) and the Oxclose (Arnold) are no longer public houses and the Three Horseshoes (East Leake) and the White Lion (Rempstone) have recently had their historic interiors ripped out.

(1.3.2) Britain’s Best Real Heritage Pubs; Geoff Brandwood; 2013; Campaign for Real Ale; ISBN 978-1-85249-304-2

An review of pub interiors of outstanding historic interest, only four from Nottinghamshire make the grade. Sadly one of those, the Five Ways, is no longer a public house.

If you know of any examples of similar books by CAMRA with entries relevant to the history of the Nottingham Branch Area not included above, please let us know by e-mail via info@nottinghamcamra.org.

(1.4) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Being a Series of Extracts from the Archives of the Corporation of Nottingham

In the late 19th Century, the Corporation of Nottingham was far-sighted enough to recognise the historic value of many of the old douments in its posession and published a series of volumes of extracts from the town’s archives. There are regular references to brewing and drinking over the years, showing that issues surrounding the excessive consumption of alcohol and consumer rights are far from being new problems for the civic authorities.

These volumes were published in Nottingham by Thomas Forman & Sons and in London by Bernard Quaritch of 15 Piccadilly. The Town Clerks responsible were Samuel George Johnson, J.A.H. Green and W.J.Board.

The copies below have been made by Google Book Search from original copies held by the University of Michigan. The original copies are long out of copyright and are therefore in the public domain.

(1.4.1) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Volume I – King Henry II to King Richard II – 1155 to 1399

Published in 1882 in Nottingham by Thomas Forman & Sons and in London by Bernard Quaritch of 15, Piccadilly; Edited by W.Henry Stevenson with latin translations by the Rev. Canon James Raine of York Minster; Town Clerk Samuel George Johnson.

https://archive.org/details/recordsboroughn08enggoog

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(1.4.2) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Volume II – 1399 to 1485



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(1.4.3) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Volume III – King Henry VII to King Henry VIII – 1485 to 1547

Published in 1885; Edited by W.Henry Stevenson with latin translations by the Rev. Canon James Raine of York Minster.

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(1.4.4) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Volume IV – 1547 to 1625


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(1.4.5) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Volume V – King Charles I to King William III – 1625 to 1702

Published in 1900; Edited by W. H. Baker.

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(1.4.6) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Volume VI – 1702 to 1760

Published in 1914 by Thos. Forman & Sons of Nottingham; Edited by Everard Leaver Guilford. Town Clerk W.J.Board with a forward by the former Town Clerk, J.A.H. Green.

https://archive.org/details/recordsofborough06nott

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(1.4.7) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Volume VII – 1760 to 1800

Published in 1947 by;  Edited by Duncan Grey and Violet W. Walker; Town Clerk J.E.Richards. 

(1.4.8) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Volume VIII – 1800 to 1835

Published in 1952 by Thos. Forman & Sons Ltd. of Nottingham; Edited by  Duncan Grey and Violet W. Walker; Town Clerk T.J. Owen. Copied by theUniversity of California Libraries.

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(1.4.9) Records of the Borough of Nottingham – Volume IX – 1836 to 1900

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(2) The Brewing Industry – Strategy for the Historic Industrial Environment

In February 2010, the Brewery History Society produced a report for English Heritage which provided (i) an analysis of the English brewing industry and its buildings; (ii) a Gazetteer of Extant Historic Brewery Buildings and (iii) commentary on how to manage the resource. A very useful document for understanding what remains of Nottinghamshire’s brewing heritage and placing it in a national context.