Alehouse Collection

Old man in Stoke pub -1
An elderly man sits in the bar of a working class pub in Staffordshire. He has a half pint of mild ale. It is early doors and there is a portrait of the Queen on the wall - 1 Date: 1987

Old man in Stoke pub - 2
An elderly man sits in the bar of a working class pub in Staffordshire. He has a half pint of mild ale. It is early doors and there is a portrait of the Queen on the wall - 2 Date: 1987

Dunbrody Emigrant Ship, New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland

Frontispiece illustration to The Compleat Gamester by Charles Cotton, c
XJF2653565 Frontispiece illustration to The Compleat Gamester by Charles Cotton, c.1700 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First published)

Spanish Arch, Galway City, Co Galway, Ireland

Inside of a Country Alehouse, published March 1, 1797. Creator: William Ward
Inside of a Country Alehouse, published March 1, 1797

NY, Brooklyn, The Kent Ale House, sports and craft beer bar

Rock Of Cashel, Co Tipperary, Ireland

Munich Beer
An illustration of a scene inside an alehouse in Munich, Germany, where three women wearing headscarves are enjoying a beer with a man

In An Alehouse
This painting shows an jolly scene of people inside a tavern, or alehouse, drinking and playing games. Date: circa 1610-1668

Eccles Wakes : Ale-House Interior (oil on canvas)
6315532 Eccles Wakes : Ale-House Interior (oil on canvas) by Parry, Joseph (1744-1826); 71.3x71.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: When racing and fighting were all at an end)

Medley Print: Sots Paradise, 1706-7. Creator: George Bickham
Medley Print: Sots Paradise, 1706-7. [Sots Paradise: or, The Humours of a Derby-Ale-House with a Satire Upon the Ale by Edward Ward

Man pinned to a door by the horns of an enraged ox
Man pinned up to a door round the neck by the horns of an enraged over-driven ox. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Vintners in a Tudor ale house, from a broadsheet Health to All, 1642 (woodcut)
STC87202 Vintners in a Tudor ale house, from a broadsheet Health to All, 1642 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Strolling Violinist at an Ale House Door, 1625-85. Creator: Unknown
Strolling Violinist at an Ale House Door, 1625-85

Introduction of Randolph
Ben Johnson holding court at the Apollo alehouse, greeting for the first time Thomas Randolph a young poet, who was to become one of his twelve adopted sons. Date: 19th century

Attack on Whig mug-house
The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom

A Game at Put in a Country Alehouse, August 10, 1810. August 10, 1810
A Game at Put in a Country Alehouse, August 10, 1810

A Game at Put in a Country Alehouse, August 10, 1799. August 10, 1799
A Game at Put in a Country Alehouse, August 10, 1799

First Floor Grill Room of the Cock Overlooking Fleet Street, c1935. Creator: Walter Benington
First Floor Grill Room of the Cock Overlooking Fleet Street, c1935. Interior of an ale house in the City of London. From " Wonderful London, Volume 3", edited by St. John Adcock

John D arcy Monument, Clifden, Co Galway, Ireland, Monument In Memory Of John D arcy Founder Of Town

Glanworth Bridge, Funshion River, Co Cork, Ireland

Outside a Country Alehouse, c18th century. Artist: William Ward
Outside a Country Alehouse, c18th century. After James Ward (1769-1859). From The Connoisseur Vol. XXIV. [Otto Limited, London, 1909]

Cushendun, County Antrim, Ireland, Railway Sleepers Used As Beach Defense

Killarney, Co Kerry, Ireland

Temple Bar, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland; Dublins Cultural Quarter

Round Of Drinks At A Traditional Irish Pub, Ireland

Markree Castle, Collooney, Co Sligo, Ireland

Graignamanagh, Co Kilkenny, Ireland

Portrush Harbour, Co Antrim, Ireland

Grand Canal, Portobello, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland

Roundstone, Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland; Town On The Coast

Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland; Moored Boats

Killybegs, Co Donegal, Ireland

Wexford, Co Wexford, Ireland

Roundstone, Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland; Boats Near The Shore

Killaloe, Co Clare, Ireland; St. Flannans Cathedral On The River Shannon

Portrush, Co Antrim, Ireland; Seaside Resort Town In Antrim

Portaferry, Strangford Lough, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Ireland; Fishing Boat In A Lake Near A Village

Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland; Boat With Kinsale In The Distance

St. Finbarres Cathedral, Cork, Co Cork, Ireland; 19Th Century Cathedral

Inisheer, Aran Islands, Co Galway, Ireland

Summer Cove, Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland; Part Of Kinsale On Kinsale Harbour

Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland; Boats And Kinsale In The Distance

Bank Of Ireland, College Green, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland; Former Irish Houses Of Parliament

Ballyvaughan, Co Clare, Ireland; Small Harbour Village Located On The South Shores Of Galway Bay

Four Courts, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland; Supreme Court In An 18Th Century Building Designed By James Gandon

Dunluce Castle, Co Antrim, Irish, 13Th Century Castle On A Basalt Outcropping By The Atlantic

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Step into the alehouse, where time stands still and stories unfold. In the heart of Stoke pub, an old man sits by the fire, his weathered face telling tales of a bygone era. His eyes twinkle with mischief as he recalls rowdy nights and raucous laughter that once filled these walls. Moving across continents to Dunbrody Emigrant Ship in New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland, we find another old man sharing his memories. He speaks of brave souls who embarked on treacherous journeys in search of a better life. Their hopes and dreams carried on the waves that crashed against this historic vessel. Turning pages to The Compleat Gamester by Charles Cotton, we are transported to a world where strategy meets entertainment. A frontispiece illustration captures the essence of an alehouse gathering - friends huddled around tables engrossed in gamesmanship while sipping pints of frothy Munich beer. Venturing further westward brings us to Spanish Arch in Galway City, Co Galway, Ireland. Here lies an ancient gateway to adventure and revelry. Alehouses lined its cobblestone streets as merry patrons indulged in merriment under starlit skies. Eccles Wakes: Ale-House Interior comes alive on canvas as brushstrokes depict joviality amidst flickering candlelight. This oil painting transports us back to a time when music echoed through wooden beams and dancing feet tapped rhythmically upon worn-out floors. The Rock Of Cashel rises majestically in Co Tipperary, Ireland - witness to centuries-old traditions rooted deep within Irish culture. Amidst its towering presence stood bustling alehouses where locals gathered after long days spent working the land; their thirst quenched with hearty pints shared amongst friends. A Medley Print titled Sots Paradise takes us back even further - 1706-7 England teeming with caricatures enjoying their own version paradise.