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What is PUBOLOGY? It is a phrase coined by Chas Saunders along with his self-proclaimed and unique title of PUBOLOGIST. It is a positive and pleasant way of drinking in British history and embracing our heritage and traditions whilst we still have any.
The first and only PUBOLOGIST was a magazine which appeared further back than I wish to remember over which I have drawn a veil of mercy.
After a long and often extinguished career in other fields, but never entirely neglecting the Inn World, PUBOLOGY has returned to enter the age of computer technology and digital photography. Our small band of creative imbibers have amazing talents, but no hedge funds, capital or anything approaching a sales force.
Whether you think of this island as Little Britain or Great Britain, the facts are undeniable. The story of Britain can be uncovered via inns, taverns and hostelries. Pubs have history on tap.
History runs through the pubs of our land like some giant circulatory system with beer in its veins. They are an integral part of our country's fabric. Pubs have seen it all. Unless you choose mountains, moors or motorways, it is impossible to be more than five miles away from a pub. Want a village pub? Look for a church spire. Want directions? Turn right at the Red Lion and left at the White Hart.
The Romans covered Britain in roads and vastly increased the number of weary travellers in need of refreshment. When the Romans left, the Christians took over. But whenever a church or abbey opened for business, there was already a hostelry, inn or tavern beside it - built to sustain the thirsty church builders. Monks were adept at brewing. After the dissolution of the monasteries the pubs remained.
Beer has been considered one of the necessities of life since the Bronze Age. Rules and regulations for ale houses go back to before Alfred the Great. The institution of inn signs goes back further than you may think. In Roman times it was a bit of bush on a pole, but painting your own sign on wood soon came into vogue. Few people could read or write, but soon caught on to the idea of a logo.
Pubs are living monuments to every architectural style that has ever evolved. From wattle and daub to castles. From Tudor coaching inns to Edwardian railway pubs. Around two thousand listed buildings are pubs, and many more used to be. Pubs are not just about pouring pints; they have served as courthouses, jails, hospitals, post offices, secret meeting places, club houses, sporting venues...
You can quaff history as you drink. You name it, a pub has been at the centre of it: wars, power struggles, strikes, momentous events, inventions. Parliament itself is practically Publiament - the wheeling and dealing goes on in the bars where political sides mingle. (And they have their own licensing laws). And of course the revenue and duty from breweries and pubs keeps the country going.
There is not a British writer of any repute since Chaucer who has not found inspiration in a pub. Shakespeare, Dickens, Doyle, Johnson, Orwell. Even Jane Austen dined and possibly danced in inns, but only in the ballroom. (Yes, a coaching inn can have a ballroom). In pubs, authors have rubbed shoulders with highwaymen, royalty, beggars, maidens, smugglers, sportsmen, judges, parsons, explorers, generals, heroes, ghosts, barmaids, rogues, lovers, artists, poets, and Uncle Tom Cobley and all. And you still can.
Thirsty researcher CHAS SAUNDERS has leapfrogged across the nation's pubs to sample the delicious barrels of British history. Quirky, informative, but above all entertaining, PUBOLOGY is a grand pub crawl with a different pub for every year. So enjoy a skim through the years from when the Angles arrived until 2000 AD.
Pubs to the left
Pubs to the right
Pubs that are black
Pubs that are white
Pubs for kings
Pubs for queens
Pubs for adults
Pubs for teens
And pubs with beams
That always leans
Tap rooms, taverns
Jails with ales
Mine hosts with ghosts
And Holy Grails
Flagstone floors
And firelight gleams
Studded doors
And pint-sized dreams
Down the hatch
Under the thatch
With inglenooks
And brews to match
The Traveller's Rest?
The Elephant's Nest?
Over the hills and far away
Which pub will I pick today..?
MORE COMING SOON! All enquiries: email chas @ pubology.com
Contents copyright 2008 Chas Saunders except where indicated. All rights reserved.
From the creators of Mythology with a Twist!
Welcome to PUBOLOGY.COM
The first and only PUBOLOGIST was a magazine which appeared further back than I wish to remember over which I have drawn a veil of mercy.
After a long and often extinguished career in other fields, but never entirely neglecting the Inn World, PUBOLOGY has returned to enter the age of computer technology and digital photography. Our small band of creative imbibers have amazing talents, but no hedge funds, capital or anything approaching a sales force.
Whether you think of this island as Little Britain or Great Britain, the facts are undeniable. The story of Britain can be uncovered via inns, taverns and hostelries. Pubs have history on tap.
History runs through the pubs of our land like some giant circulatory system with beer in its veins. They are an integral part of our country's fabric. Pubs have seen it all. Unless you choose mountains, moors or motorways, it is impossible to be more than five miles away from a pub. Want a village pub? Look for a church spire. Want directions? Turn right at the Red Lion and left at the White Hart.
The Romans covered Britain in roads and vastly increased the number of weary travellers in need of refreshment. When the Romans left, the Christians took over. But whenever a church or abbey opened for business, there was already a hostelry, inn or tavern beside it - built to sustain the thirsty church builders. Monks were adept at brewing. After the dissolution of the monasteries the pubs remained.
Beer has been considered one of the necessities of life since the Bronze Age. Rules and regulations for ale houses go back to before Alfred the Great. The institution of inn signs goes back further than you may think. In Roman times it was a bit of bush on a pole, but painting your own sign on wood soon came into vogue. Few people could read or write, but soon caught on to the idea of a logo.
Pubs are living monuments to every architectural style that has ever evolved. From wattle and daub to castles. From Tudor coaching inns to Edwardian railway pubs. Around two thousand listed buildings are pubs, and many more used to be. Pubs are not just about pouring pints; they have served as courthouses, jails, hospitals, post offices, secret meeting places, club houses, sporting venues...
You can quaff history as you drink. You name it, a pub has been at the centre of it: wars, power struggles, strikes, momentous events, inventions. Parliament itself is practically Publiament - the wheeling and dealing goes on in the bars where political sides mingle. (And they have their own licensing laws). And of course the revenue and duty from breweries and pubs keeps the country going.
There is not a British writer of any repute since Chaucer who has not found inspiration in a pub. Shakespeare, Dickens, Doyle, Johnson, Orwell. Even Jane Austen dined and possibly danced in inns, but only in the ballroom. (Yes, a coaching inn can have a ballroom). In pubs, authors have rubbed shoulders with highwaymen, royalty, beggars, maidens, smugglers, sportsmen, judges, parsons, explorers, generals, heroes, ghosts, barmaids, rogues, lovers, artists, poets, and Uncle Tom Cobley and all. And you still can.
Thirsty researcher CHAS SAUNDERS has leapfrogged across the nation's pubs to sample the delicious barrels of British history. Quirky, informative, but above all entertaining, PUBOLOGY is a grand pub crawl with a different pub for every year. So enjoy a skim through the years from when the Angles arrived until 2000 AD.
The Roving Pubologist
Pubs to the leftPubs to the right
Pubs that are black
Pubs that are white
Pubs for kings
Pubs for queens
Pubs for adults
Pubs for teens
And pubs with beams
That always leans
Tap rooms, taverns
Jails with ales
Mine hosts with ghosts
And Holy Grails
Flagstone floors
And firelight gleams
Studded doors
And pint-sized dreams
Down the hatch
Under the thatch
With inglenooks
And brews to match
The Traveller's Rest?
The Elephant's Nest?
Over the hills and far away
Which pub will I pick today..?
MORE COMING SOON! All enquiries: email chas @ pubology.com
Contents copyright 2008 Chas Saunders except where indicated. All rights reserved.
From the creators of Mythology with a Twist!