Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Yesterday I bought a 1860 directory of Nottingham from a locol bric-a-brac market. There are over 200 public houses listed: Not many?................. This is for the old town area(pre 1877!) So Sneinton,Radford, Basford etc are not included in the total. There were at that time 4 Blue Bells,2 Crown and Anchors & there wre 11 on Long Row. Also listed is an almort number of "Beer Houses" these did not hame a name Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,505 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 And in the news only a few days ago, the authorities were again talking about ways to stop binge drinking, and yet there were a lot more pubs in cities 150 years ago than there are now. As an example, I've seen it mentioned that when the Charlotte Street area was cleared for Victoria Station, over 20 pubs were demolished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 If you read any of Charles Dickens papers,from the mid 1800s it was a policy to give the masses cheap booze. The price of a pint of gin was 71/2d,rum 1s/3d,ale 2d. A quick date with a lady of the night,2 bob. Life back then was incredibly cheap,the mortality rate was scary.I'm surprised anyone survived. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 In those days the water was more likely to kill you than any amount of drinking would. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Not so easy to get p****d in 1644 as it was 200 years later... Orders to the Garrison at Nottingham signed by Colonel Hutchinson and William Nix, the "Major" of Nottingham, dated Dec. 1644. If anyone shall bee found drinkinge in any Taverne, Inne, or Alehouse on the sabath or fast day, hee shall pay 1s., or suffer imprisonmt till hee pay the same; And the mr of that house shall pay for every person so taken in it 1s., and if hee offend the second tyme hee shall be disenabled for sellinge wine, ale, or beare any more. If any Taverne, Inne, or Alehouse soever shall sell any wine, ale, or beare out of their houses upon the sabath or fast day (except to anyone who is sick), for the first time he shall pay (?) 10d., for the second 1s., and for the third disenabled for sellinge any wine, ale, or beare any more. If anyone shall be drunke, hee shall pay five shillings, or suffer imprisonmt till hee pay the same; and the mr of the house where he was made drunke shall pay 1s., and likewise suffer imprisonment till hee pay the same. If anyone shall be found tiplinge or drinkinge in any Taverne, Inne, or Alehouse, after the hours of nyne of the clock at night, when the Tap-too beateth, hee shall pay 2s. 6d.; And the house for the first tyme shall pay 2s. 6d., for every man so found, and the second tyme 5s., and for the third tyme bee disenabled for sellinge wine, ale, or beare any more. If any Taverne, Inne, or Alehouse soever shall sell any wine, ale, or beare (except upon an extraordinary occasion to one that is sick) after the houre of nyne of the clock at night, after the taptoo hath beaten, untill the Revelly hath beaten the next morninge, hee shall pay 1s., or suffer imprisonment till hee pay the same; and hee who fetchets the drinke after the aforesaid houre shall pay 2s. 6d., or suffer imprisonmt till he pay the same. Whosoever shall give Information of any person who shall comitt any of these offences, he shall have halfe the penalties sett upon them for his reward. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 you hear alot about this binge drinking, seems a very popular brand? but yet to find a pub or shop that sells it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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