Looking at Buildings

, printed from the Looking at Buildings website on Thursday 18^th April 2024

Pubs 1 & 2

RenaissanceGlossary Term [1] architecture. Many pubs were being rebuilt around this time, partly in response to restrictions on licensed premises: if new pubs could not be opened, then old ones could at least be rebuilt to attract new custom.

lightGlossary Term [2]), and a coloured tile friezeGlossary Term [3].

Old EnglishGlossary Term [4] style associated with traditional values and solid quality. It was no coincidence that the same half-timbered style was used for countless suburban houses, giving the pub a suggestion of a 'home from home' rather than an alcoholic escape into a different world.

Find out more about historic pubs at the CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) Historic Pubs website [5].

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URL to this page:

http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/cities/london/walks-and-tours/soho-a-pub-crawl/pubs-1-2/print.html

Links on this page:

[1] http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/#default_1057
[2] http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/#default_832
[3] http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/#default_697
[4] http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/#default_914
[5] http://www.heritagepubs.org.uk/home/home.asp

Last updated: Monday, 26th January 2009