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Caption For Beaminster, Hogshill Street 1902

The New Inn, shown here, was favoured by rural workers who would come to sample Mr Weaver's famous ales.

Caption For Rudgwick, The King's Head C1955

The King's Head bears the sign 'United Ales & Stout - Wines & Spirits'.

Caption For Ewyas Harold, The Village C1955

In the days before almost everyone owned a car, quiet villages situated miles from the nearest town needed village shops able to supply all the essentials.

Caption For Oakham, The Market Place C1950

Best ale in oak barrels is being delivered to the George Hotel, with some barrels blocking the pavement.

Caption For Abingdon, The Market Place C1955

Although Abingdon has the second oldest independent brewery in the country, Morland, the Old Globe, on the far side of the square, is selling Usher's Ales.

Caption For Hornchurch, High Street 1909

The buses approach Burton's the tailors, built in 1939 on the site of the Britannia ale house.

Caption For Merrow, The Horse And Groom 1911

This rough-cast, three-storied and three-gabled public house was built in 1615 beside the 12th-century flint church of St John the Evangelist, and its ales quenched the thirst of race-goers who flocked

Caption For Tewkesbury, Church Street 1907

canopy and window boxes, is featured in Charles Dickens's 'Pickwick Papers', when Pickwick and his three companions dine there on their way from Bristol to Birmingham; they consume bottled ale

Caption For Longton, Parish Church C1960

Carpet making, brewing ale and basket making followed.

Caption For Snaith, Selby Road C1950

The market continues, but it is now more of a flea market and car-boot sale.

Caption For Blaenau Ffestiniog, Church Street 1901

A striped barber's pole projects out over the street, and just beyond it the Temperance Hotel and W J Penny, who sells ales and spirits.

Caption For Romford, The Brewery 1908

In 1799 Edward Ind bought the Star Inn which had a reputation for brewing fine ale. He

Caption For Lymm, The Bridge C1955

With the end of wartime rationing, the windows are stacked with groceries, perhaps to fight off competition from Burgons' opposite.

Caption For Wrexham, Hope Street And The Talbot Inn 1895

Mr Holt the landlord offers his customers locally-brewed Wrexham Ales.

Caption For Newark, Ossington Coffee Palace 1890

For those wishing to partake of Warwick & Sons' ales and stouts, the George & Dragon is but a stagger away.

Caption For Hadley, The Village 1901

This gave rise to the saying 'a good ale needs no bush'.

Caption For Gloucester, Westgate Street 1891

Note the Golden Leg just down from Brinsmead Pianos - what better place to sup some ale after a hard day's graft in Westgate Street.

Caption For Crickhowell, High Street C1965

The columns on the left are on the front of the Market Hall below the old court house.

Caption For Sherborne, Cheap Street C1965

In this 1960s view of the top of Cheap Street can be seen the White Hart public house; the area known today as Blackmore Vale was previously called the Vale of the White Hart.

Caption For Romford, The Brewery 1908

In 1799 Edward Ind bought the Star Inn which had a reputation for brewing fine ale. He