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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.
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 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 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 East Cornwall Smugglers' Pubs by : Terry Townsend
Download or read book East Cornwall Smugglers' Pubs written by Terry Townsend and published by PiXZ Books. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis More Dorset Smugglers' Pubs by : TERRY. TOWNSEND
Download or read book More Dorset Smugglers' Pubs written by TERRY. TOWNSEND and published by PiXZ Books. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the eighteenth century, cliff-top fires were used to alert incomingsmuggling vessels to the presence of patrolling Customs Officers. Lighting thesewarning fires was a specific and extremely serious offence carrying the deathpenalty. Inland, communication between illiterate people relied on word of mouthwhich begs the question of how gangs of a hundred or more contraband carrierscould be organised to rendezvous at an appointed time and place.In those days the pub was the hub of rural communities and often acted as thenerve centre of smuggling operations. It was in the pubs that plots were hatched,arrangements for transportation agreed and runs commissioned. At these meetingscertain key men were each assigned to raise small groups and the overalltask of assembling a workforce was completed through pyramid delegation.Historian and author Terry Townsend has once again travelled to towns, villagesand hamlets across his home county seeking 'more' of the authentic pubspatronised over two and a half centuries ago by Dorset smugglers. The result isa beautifully-illustrated companion guide presenting a new selection of pubs thatserved not only as meeting places but also recruitment centres, secret storagefacilities, distribution depots and valued customers.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 men who called themselves 'freetraders'.
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 The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight by : Amanda Tomlin
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight written by Amanda Tomlin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight is your definitive handbook to one of the most beautiful and diverse holiday destinations in the UK. From the wild heaths of the New Forest to the UNESCO recognised Jurassic Coast. For every town and village, there are comprehensive and opinionated reviews of all the best places to eat, drink and stay to suit every budget. There is plenty of practical advice for a host of outdoor activities from exploring the new South Downs National Park by bicycle or foot, to world-class windsurfing and yachting off the Isle of Wight coast. The guide also takes a detailed look at the region's history, culture, literature and superb wildlife and comes complete with maps for every area. Make the most of your time on Earth with Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight.
Book Synopsis The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight by : Matthew Hancock
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight written by Matthew Hancock and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight is the ultimate travel guide to these beautiful and diverse regions of southern England. With detailed coverage of all the top attractions, you'll discover the hidden gems of the New Forest and South Downs National Parks and find the best beaches on the Isle of Wight and along the stunning south coast, which includes the famous Jurassic Coast. This guide features practical advice on what to see and do, with up-to-date reviews of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops, and restaurants for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight also includes detailed walks and cycling routes, historical information, and the lowdown on the best places to sample local food and drink. Explore every corner of these regions with easy-to-use color maps to help make sure you don't miss a thing. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight.
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 Recommended Country Inns & Pubs of Britain by : Hunter Publishing
Download or read book Recommended Country Inns & Pubs of Britain written by Hunter Publishing and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2004 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centuries-old inns on winding roads and pubs with traditional English food.
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 Smugglers and Smuggling by : Alpheus Hyatt Verrill
Download or read book Smugglers and Smuggling written by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Smuggling in Hampshire and Dorset, 1700-1850 by : Geoffrey Morley
Download or read book Smuggling in Hampshire and Dorset, 1700-1850 written by Geoffrey Morley and published by Countryside Books (UK). This book was released on 1983 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hampshire and Isle of Wight Folk Tales by : Michael O'Leary
Download or read book Hampshire and Isle of Wight Folk Tales written by Michael O'Leary and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These beautifully told folk tales, brought vividly to life by Marcel O'Leary's graphic illustrations, have been collected by the author over his years of working as a greenkeeper, gardener, teacher and storyteller in Hampshire. Many are published here for the first time, and others have evolved through countless retellings in Hampshire schools, festivals, fêtes and events. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings and commoners, wild women, screaming skulls, galloping plague coaches, dragons dancing themselves to death, giants, and wandering corpses, combined with humorous stories and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, this book takes the reader beyond the written page and reveals the wonders that lie within the Hampshire landscape.
Book Synopsis Eccentric Britain by : Benedict Le Vay
Download or read book Eccentric Britain written by Benedict Le Vay and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful romp around the British Isles searching out the mad marquess, the eccentric earl, the barmy baron, and the daft duke and gathering a fair collection of crackpot inventors, weird adventurers and fascinatingly and not to mention insanely curious customs along the way. All of which make this rainy little island home to that remarkable breed of individual - the British eccentric.This expanded book still doesn't tell you where Stonehenge is, but it does tell you where ten spookier stone circles are where there will be no crowds, no admission charges and no parking problems... This is a book for the intelligent, humorous, curious tourist who doesn't go with the crowd. It is also a great armchair read that has been known to have readers weeping with mirth at the weird ways of the British.
Book Synopsis The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight (Travel Guide eBook) by : Rough Guides
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight (Travel Guide eBook) written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From sweeping beaches to medieval forests, country pubs to seaside hotels, The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight is the ultimate guide to this stunning part of England. Our expert authors show you all the region's highlights and let you in on the secret spots locals love, with the fully updated listings shown on clear, full-colour maps. Alongside this you'll find gorgeous photography, fascinating historical background and vital practical information - everything from how to get around on public transport to when the best festivals are held. Discover the region's Jurassic geology, prehistoric sites, chocolate-box villages and literary landmarks, all in Rough Guides' trademark tell-it-like-it-is style. Whether you're interested in historic manors or wildlife walks, coastal cycle rides or farm-fresh food, The Rough Guide to Dorset, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight will help you make the most of your time in this beautiful region.
