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Book Synopsis East Sussex Smugglers' Pubs by : Terry Townsend
Download or read book East Sussex Smugglers' Pubs written by Terry Townsend and published by PiXZ Books. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 150 years, from the beginning of the eighteenth century, East Sussex wasin the forefront of smuggling due to its pivotal position between the merchantsuppliers of Northern France and London customers eager for untaxed luxuriessuch as brandy, tea and tobacco.The men landing contraband on Sussex beaches had two initial aims. The firstto avoid detection, the second to move the merchandise swiftly inland to halfway hiding places at farms, churches and pubs. Secrecy during these operationswas facilitated by the threat of violence towards would be informers andjudicious bribing of legal authorities encouraging them to turn a blind eye.In many cases the local inn became the smugglers¿ centre of operations whereplots were hatched, arrangements agreed and runs commissioned. The smugglers¿pub served as a meeting place, recruitment centre, distribution depot andvalued customer. This was nowhere more so than in the incomparable smugglingtown of Rye, riddled with linking tunnels and secret storage places.Terry Townsend, who has written extensively on this subject, has identified asignificant number of authentic Smugglers¿ pubs distributed throughout EastSussex. These wonderful old buildings with their low-beamed ceilings, flagstonefloors and inglenook fireplaces evoke a genuine sense of the desperate days offree traders. The events actually occurring during the smuggling heyday providestories every bit as wild as any to be imagined.
Book Synopsis West Sussex Smugglers' Pubs by : Terry Townsend
Download or read book West Sussex Smugglers' Pubs written by Terry Townsend and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intriguing story of smuggling in West Sussex is revealed in this fascinating guide through visits to fifteen authentic inns and taverns frequented by the old time free traders.
Book Synopsis Kent Smugglers' Pubs - Updated by : Terry Townsend
Download or read book Kent Smugglers' Pubs - Updated written by Terry Townsend and published by PiXZ Books. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised new edition of this popular guide will lead you to a significant number of authentic smugglers' pubs distributed throughout Kent.
Book Synopsis Smuggling & Smugglers in Sussex by : Gentleman at Chichester
Download or read book Smuggling & Smugglers in Sussex written by Gentleman at Chichester and published by . This book was released on 1749 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Murder at the Inn written by James Moore and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In which pub was the notorious murder that led to the Kray twins becoming Britain's most feared gangsters? Where is the hostelry in which Jack the Ripper's victims drank? How did Burke and Hare befriend their victims in a Scottish watering hole before luring them to their deaths? What is the name of the pub where the Lord Lucan mystery first came to light? And how did a pub become the scene of the murder that led to Ruth Ellis going to the gallows? For centuries, the history of beer and pubs has gone hand in hand with some of the nation's most despicable and fascinating crimes. Packed with grizzly murders – including fascinating little-known cases – as well as sinister stories of smuggling, robbery and sexual intrigue, Murder at the Inn is a treasure trove of dark tales linked to the best drinking haunts and historic hotels across the land.
Book Synopsis A Catalogue of the Most Important Books Available for Free Circulation Among Subscribers to 'The Times' by : The Times, London. Book club
Download or read book A Catalogue of the Most Important Books Available for Free Circulation Among Subscribers to 'The Times' written by The Times, London. Book club and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Suffolk Smugglers' Pubs by : Terry Townsend
Download or read book Suffolk Smugglers' Pubs written by Terry Townsend and published by PiXZ Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Monday, 4 February 1734, Walter Plummer MP told the House of Commonshe had recently been in Suffolk where smugglers went about in such formidablebodies, that if something was not done to put a stop to them: `they might soonthreaten danger even to the Government¿. He went on to say he had often metthem in gangs of forty or fifty together, all so well mounted, that even theDragoons `could not come up with them¿.In English maritime counties the nerve centre of smuggling operations waspredominantly the local pub. It was here that plots were hatched, arrangementsfor transportation agreed and runs commissioned. The smugglers¿ pub servedas a meeting place, recruitment centre, secret storage facility, distribution depotand valued customer.This book explores smuggling connections of Suffolk down the whole of theeastern seaboard from the northern border with Norfolk to the southern borderwith Essex. It is a guide to a significant number of authentic pubs patronised overtwo and a half centuries ago by Suffolk smugglers.These wonderful old buildings with their low-beamed ceilings, flagstone floors,inglenook fireplaces and secret hiding places are where, with a little imagination,one can sense the desperate days of the free traders.
Book Synopsis The Joy of Pubs by : Frank Hopkinson
Download or read book The Joy of Pubs written by Frank Hopkinson and published by Portico. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on in the same vain of The Joy of Sheds, The Joy of Pubs is an intoxicating publication detailing everything and anything you want to know about pubs. It celebrates the many facets of the traditional British pub over the years, with chapters on: Pub Characters, Pub Games, Pub Fiddles (how the licensee has shafted his customers over the years), Pub Teams and Pub History from Geoffrey Chaucer to Jeffrey Bernard. It features the great pubs of literature – Robert Louis Stevenson’s Admiral Benbow, Daphne du Maurier’s Jamaica Inn and Charles Dickens’ The Grapes; the great pubs of film – The Crown Inn at Amersham (Four Weddings and a Funeral), the Crown Inn at Wells (Hot Fuzz); the great pubs of TV – apart from the Rover's Return, Queen Vic and Woolpack. It features tales of barring, of dodgy deals of riotous lock-ins and of strange hauntings. The perfect present for anyone who loves their pub or just the idea that they have a pub.
Book Synopsis Recommended Country Inns & Pubs of Britain 2005 by : FHG Staff
Download or read book Recommended Country Inns & Pubs of Britain 2005 written by FHG Staff and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centuries-old inns set on winding roads and pubs with traditional English food.
Book Synopsis Isle of Wight Smuggers' Pubs by : Terry Townsend
Download or read book Isle of Wight Smuggers' Pubs written by Terry Townsend and published by PiXZ Books. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smuggling, although always illegal, was a major trading activity in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. This `delicious deception¿ was an activity inhabitants of the Isle of Wight engaged in with enthusiasm. The Island¿s prominent smuggling role can be largely attributed to its offshore location with its sheltered coves and sandy beaches. Much of the contraband shipped by Island smugglers was destined for mainland customers. The Island became a natural forward base for traffic to and from the continent. Separated from the mainland by The Solent, this diamond shaped landmass was a natural gift to the `free traders¿ and developed into a main dumping depot where contraband purchased in Northern France and the Channel Islands could be stockpiled reasonably safely. The nerve centre of smuggling operations was predominantly the local pub, where plots were hatched, arrangements for transportation agreed and runs commissioned. The smugglers¿ pub served as a meeting place, recruitment centre, secret storage facility, distribution depot and valued customer. This copiously illustrated guide features a significant number of authentic pubs patronised over two centuries ago by Isle of Wight smugglers. These wonderful old buildings with their low-beamed ceilings, flagstone floors, inglenook fireplaces and secret hiding places are where, with a little imagination, one can sense the desperate days of smuggling¿s golden era.
Book Synopsis The Life of a Smuggler by : Helen Hollick
Download or read book The Life of a Smuggler written by Helen Hollick and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for maritime historians and fans of Poldark, a look at the true history behind the legends built around smugglers. “Brandy for the parson, baccy for the clerk . . .” We have an image, mostly from movies and novels, of a tall ship riding gently at anchor in a moonlit, secluded bay with the “Gentleman” cheerfully hauling kegs of brandy and tobacco ashore, then disappearing silently into the night shadows to hide their contraband from the excise men in a dark cave or a secret cellar. But how much of the popular idea is fact and how much is fiction? Smuggling was big business—it still is—but who were these derring-do rebels of the past who went against paying taxes on the importation of luxury goods? Who purchased the illicit contraband? How did smugglers operate? Where were the most notorious locations? Was it profitable, or just an inevitable path to arrest and the hangman’s noose? Author Helen Hollick attempts to answer these queries and more.
Book Synopsis Hampshire Smugglers' Pubs by : Terry Townsend
Download or read book Hampshire Smugglers' Pubs written by Terry Townsend and published by PiXZ Books. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk any section of the 34-mile long Avon Valley Path from Christchurch to Salisbury and you will be walking in the steps of the smugglers of old. Take any one of the well-worn tracks across the New Forest and you will be traversing a route created by smugglers¿ pack ponies. Cross the Hamble River on the little ferry from Warsash and the ghosts of contraband carriers will trudge with you up Hamble¿s winding cobbled street. Wander through the churchyard at Boldre and wonder at the solid table top tombs which provided additional service as giant tea caddy storage safes for the gentlemen of the night. Above all, seek out a smugglers¿ pub. These wonderful old buildings with their low-beamed ceilings, flagstone floors, inglenook fireplaces and secret hiding places are where you should go to get a real sense of the desperate days of the free traders In all the southern counties of England the nerve centre of smuggling operations was predominantly the local pub. It was here that plots were hatched, arrangements for transportation agreed and runs commissioned. The smugglers¿ pub served as a meeting place, recruitment centre, secret storage facility, distribution depot and valued customer. This lively guide will lead you to a significant number of authentic pubs patronised over two centuries ago by Hampshire smugglers, where you can experience directly a sometimes unexpected slice of the county¿s colourful history.
Download or read book Smuggling written by Simon Harvey and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cellar door creaked open in the middle of the night, or a hand slipping quickly into a trenchcoat—the most compelling transactions are surely those we never see. Smuggling can conjure images of adventure and rebellion in popular culture—Han Solo knew all about it, as did Al Capone—but as Simon Harvey shows in this fascinating book, smuggling has had a profound effect on the geopolitics of the world. Shining a light onto seven centuries of dark history, he illuminates a world of intrigue and fortunes, hinged on outlaw desires and those who have been willing to fulfill them. Harvey tells this story by focusing on the most coveted contrabands of their time. In the Age of Discovery, these were silk, spices, and silver. During the days of western empires, they were gold, opium, tea, and rubber. And in modern times it has been, of course, drugs. To the side of these major commodities, he looks at a wide array of things that have always been in smugglers’ trunks, from guns to art to—the most dangerous of all—ideas. Central to this story are the (not always) legitimate forces of the Dutch and British East India Companies, the luminaries of the Spanish Empire, Napoleon Bonaparte, the Nazis, Soviet trophy brigades, and the CIA, all of whom have made smuggling, at one point or another, part of their modus operandi. Beneath this, Harvey traces out the smaller-time smugglers, the micro-economies of everyday goods, precious objects, and people, drawing the whole story together into a map of a subterranean world crisscrossed by smugglers’ paths. All told, this is the story of the unrelenting drive of markets to subvert the law, of the invisible seams that have sewn the globe together.
Book Synopsis Paranormal Sussex by : David Scanlan
Download or read book Paranormal Sussex written by David Scanlan and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fabulous collection of ghostly hauntings in Sussex.
Download or read book Old Sussex Inns written by Donald Stuart and published by Breedon Books Publishing. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Old Sussex Inns Donald Stuart explores the historic, interesting, quirky and haunted pubs of East and West Sussex, describing more than 270 establishments in over 170 villages and towns across the county. Illustrated with a fine collection of the author's own photographs, the book is an essential read for anyone interested in what the history of inns, taverns and pubs can reveal about the local area. The inns of Sussex are rich in stories, and the origins of the names of the pubs themselves are often fascinating. Here too are tales of smugglers and sea-farers, and of ghosts that still haunt their drinking dens of old. From busy coaching houses to sleepy village taverns, Donald Stuart uncovers a wealth of historic detail, from architectural features to legends and myths. The result is a book that is sure to appeal to a broad spectrum of readers, from those with an interest in local history to pub enthusiasts and those seeking an atmospheric place to enjoy a decent pint.
Book Synopsis The Smugglers by : Charles George Harper
Download or read book The Smugglers written by Charles George Harper and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Jack's Strange Tales Collection by : Jack Strange
Download or read book Jack's Strange Tales Collection written by Jack Strange and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-07-14 with total page 1145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All six books in 'Jack's Strange Tales', a series by Jack Strange, now in one volume! Strange Tales of Scotland: Strange Tales of Scotland all deal with a particular aspect of Scottish mysteries. You'll learn of the ghost that appeared at the wedding of King Alexander II, of monsters such as the Shellycoat and Water-horse that were thought to inhabit Scotland’s lochs. Another part deals exclusively with Loch Ness, and the strange happenings at that mysterious body of water. Later, we have a look at the mysterious deaths at the Flannan Islands Lighthouse, and at the strange creatures that were once believed to infest the hills and glens of Scotland, including the terrifying brollachan and the slaugh. It's A Strange Place, England: This small book looks at some of the strange things that make England unique, starting with the English language itself and looking at concepts such as sports, ghosts and the English love for eccentricity - like the sportsman who rode his horse naked. There is also the impressively masculine Cerne Abbas Giant, to which women once flocked when they wished to become pregnant. The mysterious Stonehenge also deserves its part in this book. From Robin Hood to highwaymen and smugglers, English folk tales take some very ruthless people and turn them into heroes that they most certainly were not. Finally, there's a cheerful chapter that looks at pubs, which figure prominently in many English tales and are a part of modern culture all over the world today. The Strangeness That Is Wales: This book looks at the strange legends, tales and ghosts of Wales. Although the stories are intended to entertain as much as educate, the historical facts are accurate. Included are stories on ghosts - both real and fake - and the legend of King Arthur. Welsh animal lore, customs, monsters and music are also examined. One of the strangest villages in the world gets a chapter to itself, as do witches, miners and druids. The book is written in a personal, light-hearted style, with geographical references to help identify the places. Hopefully, you will come away with a different view on Wales - and a smile on your face. Strange Tales of the Sea: What lurks beneath the waves, and onboard the most mysterious of ships? Get ready to experience the lore and lure of the sea with these myths, legends and true stories. Centuries-old folklore and tales of haunted vessels. Sea monsters and ghosts. Cannibalism at sea, and mysterious disappearances. Included are also tales of sailors ashore, and the prostitutes and crimps that preyed on them. Find out what happened to stowaways, how they were treated, and about the myth that women were not welcome on ships. Strange Ireland: In Ireland, truth, folklore, mythology, and legend are indistinguishably interwoven into a Celtic knot of strangeness. From fact to fiction and the peculiar to the bizarre, unravel some of Ireland’s most curious lore: the Blarney Stone kissing ceremony, the giant behind the Giant’s Causeway, the escapades of Saint Patrick, and the myths of the 1690 battle of the River Boyne among many others. Among the twenty-six chapters each detailing a unique Irish oddity, discover the history of Emerald Isle in a new light. More Strange Scotland: More Strange Scotland is a collection of anecdotes, facts, folklore and legends about the strangeness of that little nation on the western fringe of Europe. From fairies to witches and the frightening water horses, Scotland has a host of legends. Add haunted castles, strange pub names and devilish people to the mix, sprinkle with Aberlour spirits and the mists of Skye and then open the book. If ghostly bagpipers and unseen river monsters don’t scare you off, then you may revel in the stories from this most strange of all countries.
