JOHN PUDNEY - A DRAUGHT CONTENTMENT illus.Drawings BRITISH BEER/PUB HIST. 1ST ED.1971 WITH DUSTCOVER

British Beer and the British Pub have become cherished national symbols. This was one of the first industries to take advantage of steam power.

HISTORY Black and white photos and drawings:  Largest New Brewery 1883.  William Smith with nephews Henry and Frank Riley, Ralph Thrale,  Henry Thrale, Hester Threale, Reynolds portrait of Dr, Samuel Johnson, John and Edward Courage. Photos of  Chimney adcaster brewery. Old Coaching bill, Group of the Oakhill Brewery 1925, Edward Bird's drawings of George's Brewery 1932. Georges fleet 1920's ten steam wagons at Bristol. Last of the Georges Greys (horses). Motorised transport. Two light engins "Oakhill and "Mendip" not so far as known in existence any more. Load of Stoakhill stout to Brewery. Bristol shot tower Redcliffe HIll.Design for Simmonds, Simmonds house in Nineteeth hundred. Letter to Sandhurst before Waterloo. Lovey old drawing Barclay Perkins Brewhouse in mid-nineteenth century. Birds-eye view of Southwark Brewery over double page taken from Thrale.Copies of letters. Plan of Horseleydown 1544 and 1872 where brewery was established. Drawing of a Fair at Horselydown in 1590 with Thames in background, Picture of Shad Thames in 1948, riverside highway. etc. etc.

 New English Library Hardback 1971 1st Ed clean well-binded condition with dust cover also good condition 152 pages, 152 pages with illustrated old photos.