Bradford Pubs
“Bradford Pubs” by Paul Jennings, published by History Press Limited in August 2004, is a detailed exploration of the history of pubs in Bradford over the past two centuries. This 128-page volume is illustrated with over 150 old photographs, plans, and advertisements, providing a visual journey through the evolution of these establishments. The book recounts the stories of the pubs, the individuals who operated them, the patrons who visited, and the brewers who supplied them, offering a comprehensive look at the social history of drinking establishments in the region.
Readers will find a rich narrative that captures the diverse character of Bradford’s pubs, from the coaching inns of the early nineteenth century to the grand Victorian gin palaces and modest back-street beer houses. Paul Jennings draws on his extensive knowledge of Bradford to guide readers through the city, exploring old working-class districts such as Broomfields, Wapping, and White Abbey, as well as other localities that contributed to the fabric of historic Bradford. This book serves as both a historical account and a visual archive, appealing to those interested in social history and travel within Great Britain.
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This fascinating volume tells the story of Bradford’s pubs over two centuries of history.Illustrated with over 150 old photographs, plans and advertisements, the collection recalls the pubs, the people who ran them, the customers who frequented them adn the brewers who supplied and usually owned them. THe reader will glimpse the pub in all its many guises, from the coaching inns of the early nineteenth century, to the splendid Victorian gin palaces adn humble back-street beer houses, right up to modern pubs of the twentieth century.Drawing on his extensive knowledge of both Bradford and its pubs, Paul Jennings takes the reader on a tour from the centre of the city out through the old working-class districts which surround it, including Broomfields, Wapping and White Abbey, and into the varied localities which together formed old Bradford.
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