KNOTTINGLEY PUBLIC HOUSES & BREWERIES
circa. 1750 – 1998
by TERRY SPENCER B.A.(Hons), Ph D. (1998)
Dedicated to the memory of my erstwhile colleague
CHARLES (CHARLIE) CONROY (1950-1998)
"There is nothing which has yet been conceived by man, by which so
much
happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn."
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
CONTENTS
Chapter One - THE
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Chapter Two - NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF
EARLY INNS
Chapter Three - EARLY INNS: AN
HISTORICAL SURVEY
Chapter Four - LOCAL BREWERIES
Chapter Five - NINETEENTH CENTURY INNS
Chapter Six - SECONDARY OCCUPATIONS
Chapter Seven - TIED PUBLIC HOUSES
Chapter Eight - INDUSTRY AND SOBRIETY
Chapter Nine - EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Chapter Ten - POST WAR DEVELOPMENTS
GAZETTEER OF KNOTTINGLEY PUBS