It seems to me that the changing nature of the pub and its importance to local communities is a subject ripe for study by academics and local historians alike, and hope these pages will encourage people to begin research. A list of useful sources found at local studies libraries and archives and a bibliography of useful books and pamphlets. An introductory paper on the various roles fulfilled by pubs. There's also a short piece about barmaids and waitresses, as well as a guide to tracing ancestors who worked in pubs.
Links There are surprisingly few sites devoted to the history of pubs and breweries.
In common with an increasing number of pubs, the Shaftesbury Arms, Kew Road, Richmond has its own website . The Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pubs lists buildings of particular historic or architectual merit. The Brewery History Society has been slow to take advantage of the internet, but it produces an excellent journal and regular newsletters. Also of interest is the Pub History Society . An index to the pubs of Essex is being prepared by Ian Stratford.