05/10/2008 by Jeff Sechiari.

TIGER TALES AND ALES A Directory of Leicestershire Brewers (including Rutland) 1400-1999. By Mike Brown

ISBN 1 873966 07 5  A4 Paperback; 194 pages; price £9.95.

Lists with brief details, in place name order, all of the brewers known to have existed in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland from 1400 to 1999. 91 brewery place names are listed from Anstey to Wymeswold, and there are 567 brewery entries. Numerous illustrations and a detailed index.

This book is available from the BHS postal book shop - see the main web site www.BreweryHistory.com or email Books@BreweryHistory.com for details. 

Enquiries to: The BHS Bookshop, Long High Top, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 7PF

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05/10/2008 by Jeff Sechiari.

THE BREWERS AND BREWERIES OF NORTH-EASTERN ENGLAND: A Historical Guide.

By Brian Bennison. ISBN 1 873966 08 3   A4 Paperback; published 2004.

This book is available from the BHS postal book shop - see the main web site www.BreweryHistory.com or email Books@BreweryHistory.com for details. 

Enquiries to: The BHS Bookshop, Long High Top, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 7PF

This directory covers the areas of the old counties of Northumberland and Durham including the city of Newcastle. The entries are in place-name order and follow the usual BHS pattern of first-known reference, ownership, brewers-proprietors, and in most cases the final demise of the company. The entries range from a single line where nothing more is known about the brewery to a few pages for a well-documented brewer (e.g. Vaux). Source references accompany each entry, and an index is included.

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05/10/2008 by Jeff Sechiari.

OXON BREWS: The Story of Commercial Brewing in Oxfordshire.

By Mike Brown.  ISBN 1 873966 12 1   

A4 Paperback 204 pages, black & white illustrations.; published 2004.  

This book is available from the BHS postal book shop - see the main web site www.BreweryHistory.com or email Books@BreweryHistory.com for details. 

Enquiries to: The BHS Bookshop, Long High Top, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 7PF.

This county gazetteer lists in alphabetical place order all the breweries known to have existed in Oxfordshire (excluding the “non-commercial” breweries of farms or country houses). This volume includes many well-known breweries such as Brakspear, Garne, Hall, Hook Norton, Hunt Edmunds, Morrell and many other lesser-known breweries. Note that breweries in the large towns of Abingdon and Wallingford, which were once in Oxfordshire but are now in Berkshire, are excluded - they will be included in a future BHS volume on Berkshire breweries.

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05/10/2008 by Jeff Sechiari.

PERFECTLY PURE - A Directory of Somerset Brewers excluding old North Somerset.

By Mary Miles. ISBN 1 873966 14 8.     A4 Paperback 142 pages; published 2007.  

A joint publication by the Brewery History Society, 102 Ayelands, New Ash Green, Longfield, Kent DA3 8JW, and the Somerset Industrial Archaeological Society.

This book is available from the BHS postal book shop - see the main web site www.BreweryHistory.com or email Books@BreweryHistory.com for details. 

Enquiries to: The BHS Bookshop, Long High Top, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 7PF. 

The area covered by the gazetteer is that of the present county of Somerset, and thus excludes the area which is now part of Bath and North-East Somerset. The entries give a brief history of the brewery and if known, more details such as the brewery builders and engineers, the beers brewed, pubs owned, area served and an indication of the brewery size. Reference sources are given for each entry. A good supply of black & white photos illustrates the text.

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05/10/2008 by Jeff Sechiari.

ABC: A BREWERS’ COMPENDIUM - A Directory of Buckinghamshire Brewers.

By Mike Brown. ISBN 1-873966-15-6   A4 Paperback; published 2007.

This book is available from the BHS postal book shop - see the main web site www.BreweryHistory.com or email Books@BreweryHistory.com for details.

Enquiries to: The BHS Bookshop, Long High Top, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 7PF.

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05/10/2008 by Jeff Sechiari.

This is the BHS’ flagship book and contains brief details of over 10,000 British brewers that are known to have existed between 1890 and 2004.

By Norman Barber. Edited by Mike Brown and Ken Smith
ISBN 1 873966 11 3   A4 Paperback: published 2005

It is available from the BHS postal book shop - see the main web site www.BreweryHistory.com or email Books@BreweryHistory.com for details. There is a special offer on this book for new members of the Society.

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