Public House Collection (#25)

Outside the Old Hats Tavern, engraved by Isaac Cruikshank, 1796 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF307383 Outside the Old Hats Tavern, engraved by Isaac Cruikshank, 1796 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Woodward, George Moutard (c.1760-1809) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

An old House called the Half Moon Tavern, on the West side of Aldersgate Street, 1852
XCF307323 An old House called the Half Moon Tavern, on the West side of Aldersgate Street, 1852 (w/c on paper) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Jean Ramponneaus Tavern (engraving)
XJF396602 Jean Ramponneaus Tavern (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Ramponneau (1724-1802) French innkeeper

A Lecture in Store, 1895 (litho)
KW282133 A Lecture in Store, 1895 (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Quicksilver Royal Mail passing the Star and Garter at Kew Bridge, 1835 (engraving)
XCF268661 Quicksilver Royal Mail passing the Star and Garter at Kew Bridge, 1835 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Bell Inn, Aldersgate Street, 1851 (w / c on paper)
XCF267478 The Bell Inn, Aldersgate Street, 1851 (w/c on paper) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; English, out of copyright

The Old George on Tower Hill (w / c on paper)
XCF267477 The Old George on Tower Hill (w/c on paper) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; English, out of copyright

The Old Vine Inn, Aldersgate Street, 1855 (w / c on paper)
XCF267474 The Old Vine Inn, Aldersgate Street, 1855 (w/c on paper) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; English, out of copyright

Beer Street, 1751 (engraving)
XJF265847 Beer Street, 1751 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Title page, illustration from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (1812-70)
KW259137 Title page, illustration from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (1812-70) published 1837 (litho) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English

Mr. Weller and his friends drinking to Mr
KW259135 Mr. Weller and his friends drinking to Mr

The Jew and Morris Bolter begin to understand each other, from The Adventures
KW243076 The Jew and Morris Bolter begin to understand each other, from The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-70) 1838, published by Chapman & Hall, 1901 (engraving) by Cruikshank

The Gin Shop, illustration from The Band of Hope Review, 2nd March 1868
XJF208323 The Gin Shop, illustration from The Band of Hope Review, 2nd March 1868 (b/w photo) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Gin Palace (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF208321 The Gin Palace (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Gleengarriff Inn, Gleengarriff, County Cork, from Scenery and Antiquities of
KW131484 Gleengarriff Inn, Gleengarriff, County Cork, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by George Virtue, 1860s (engraving) by Bartlett

The Arrival of the Stage Coach at the Sun Inn, Bodmin, Cornwall (w / c and pen
XYC159648 The Arrival of the Stage Coach at the Sun Inn, Bodmin, Cornwall (w/c and pen and black ink over graphite on paper) by Rowlandson

In front of the Pub, 1843 (oil on canvas)
XKH147947 In front of the Pub, 1843 (oil on canvas) by Kauffmann, Hermann (1808-89); 27.8x38.2 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

The House of Rest (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF137012 The House of Rest (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (15th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

A Wayside Rest - Stopping at the Inn
BAL13259 A Wayside Rest - Stopping at the Inn by Smythe, Thomas (1825-1906); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Plate 1, from The Life of William Cobbett, written by himself, pub. by H
XJF129845 Plate 1, from The Life of William Cobbett, written by himself, pub. by H. Humphrey, 1809 (etching) (b/w photo) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, 1857
BAL12519 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, 1857 by Greaves

The Rainbow, 1784 (oil on canvas)
XYC111907 The Rainbow, 1784 (oil on canvas) by Loutherbourg, Philip James (Jacques) de (1740-1812); 101.5x127 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; French, out of copyright

Recruiting Sergeants, from Street Life in London, by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith
XJF1765617 Recruiting Sergeants, from Street Life in London, by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith, 1877 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Pub Clientele
Customers in a pub, circa 1825. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Woodman Pub 1933

Office girls take their lunch break al fresco in a continental style table and umbrella on the pavement outside a public house in Milk Street, London. 12 June 1962

Man with a pint of beer at the Blue Anchor in Helston, Cornwall, England. 11 April 1956

Miss F. Newitt, landlady of the Crown pub in Chipstead, England. 11 December 1948

Man looking through the wines and spirits in the off licence department of the Globe Tavern. A state owned pub in Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. December 1948

A woman customer pulls her own pint of beer at The Elephant and Castle, London, England. June 1959

Men of Harlech taste the wine and wash away the taste with a pint of beer. Gwynedd, North Wales. June 1964

Male customers take advantage of the new gaming and betting act which makes it legal to play cards, draughts and dominoes for a small stake of money

Mrs. Temperley prepares a pie in the kitchen of the Globe Tavern. A state owned pub in Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. December 1948

Joe, the landlord, brings up bottles of beer from the cellar to sell at the Globe Tavern. A state owned pub in Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. December 1948

The Royal Oak Inn 15th Century building overlooking the Langstone Harbour, Langstone, Havant, Hampshire, England, UK. 1960 s

Boys in boat with The Royal Oak at Langstone Harbour in jthe background, Langstone, Havant, Hampshire, England, UK. 1960 s

Charlie the Swan, a regular visitor to The Rising Sun in Shoreham, Kent. After a fox killed his parents Charlie was looked after and fed by hand by local villagers

The landlord pours a beer at The Royal Oak Inn, High Hurstwood near Uckfield, Sussex, England. December 1947

Taking in a barrel delivery outside The Northover, a camouflaged public house in Downham near London. 1939

A street view of the historic public house, The Prospect of Whitby which is on the banks of the River Thames at Wapping Wall, East London. 1948

The Albany Inn on Hurst Road in Bexley, London. 1937

Europe, Ireland. Irish pub (Editorial Usage Only)

Historic Rutland Arms Free House, Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand

Historic Hotel, Bendigo, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand

The Lion pub in Farningham, Kent, viewed from over the river Darent. 1938

The Papermakers Arms pub in Hawley, Kent. 1939

The exterior of the White Hart Hotel, Brasted, Kent where the pilots from RAF Biggin Hill came to relax and drink during World War II

The Old Work House tavern in Ightham, Kent. 1937

The Lion pub in Farningham, Kent. 1938

Greenhithe British Legion flag. 1935

The interior of Ye Old George Inn in Shoreham. 1938

A road barricade for road works in Bromley, Kent. 1937

The landlord Mr J H Salmon at the Long Reach Tavern in Dartford, Kent. 1936

The Papermakers Arms pub in Hawley, Kent. A photo of the interior. 11 March 1939

Roadside well by the Half Way House Inn at Challock Cross Roads, Kent. 1938

A fleet of Vauxhall cars parked together at the Daylight Inn in Petts Wood. 1936

It was drinks on the Major on Monday for a battery of Kent a gunners who bagged three Dornier 17s inside one minute on Sunday, 8th September

The Papermakers Arms pub in Hawley, Kent. An interior photo of the bar. 11 March 1939

The interior and fireplace in the White Hart Hotel, Brasted, Kent - favourite pub of Battle of Britain pilots from RAF Biggin Hill during World War II

A fleet of Vauxhall cars parked in fornt of the Daylight Inn in Petts Wood, Kent. 1936

Battle of Britain pilots from Biggin Hill spent many off duty hours in the White Hart in Brasted Kent where the board on which they signed their names can still be seen 1946

View of causeway and 18th century public house near coast, The Ship Inn, Piel Channel, Piel Island, Islands of Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, July

York, Londesboro Arms Hotel, Petergate, 1980

The War in Mexico: Public House at the Village of Acajete, between Jalapa and Puebla, 1847

Tavern drinking scene, 1880s C017 / 6833
Tavern drinking scene. 19th-century artwork of men drinking liquor in a tavern, with one man being pulled away by his wife. This engraving dates from 1888

Alcohol and death, conceptual artwork. Death, represented as a black-cloaked figure with a scythe, approaching a table with alcoholic drinks

Samuel Johnson and friends, 1778
Samuel Johnson and friends. English lexicographer and author Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) wrote widely before founding his own periodical, The Rambler, in 1750

Wool Lane, Midhurst, Small alleyway down back street. Signs include Harris and Sons plus a pub with name not visible, but sign on window says Guiness in bottle. possibly the Bricklayers Arms

Marree Hotel, Marree, Oodnadatta Track / Birdsville Track, Outback, South Australia, Australia

The Astra, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Historic Cardrona Hotel, near Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand

The Star Inn at Alfriston, 25 June 1892
View of the front of the pub, with pub sign visible Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No PH 26113/6

The Head of the River pub beside the River Thames, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Garrick Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of pub and village from churchyard in evening sunlight, Chipping, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England, november

View of frozen river and pub on riverbank, The Ferry House, River Yare, The Broads, Surlingham, Norfolk, England, december

Public house for sale, The White Horse, Thelnetham, Suffolk, England, may

Dog in pub sitting on chair, December 1934
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N10483

The Royal Mile pub, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Trip to Jerusalem Inn, claimed to be the oldest inn in England, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ye Old Bullring Tavern public house dating from the 14th century, at night, Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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Step into the rich history of public houses, where stories are shared and friendships forged. In 1967, Buddy Rich mesmerized audiences at a London public house, leaving them in awe of his musical prowess. Brian Foskett's creation brought this unforgettable moment to life. Nestled amidst the scenic beauty of Hampstead Heath stands Spaniards Inn, an iconic pub that has stood the test of time since its establishment in a bygone era. Its walls echo with tales from centuries past, captivating visitors with its charm and character. Traveling further east to Southwold in Suffolk, one discovers a hidden gem - a quaint pub that exudes warmth and hospitality. With every sip taken within its walls at K022028, one can taste the essence of true English tradition. Crossing over to Ireland's enchanting Munster region lies Murphy's Pub in Dingle County Kerry. Here, locals and travelers alike gather to revel in Irish music and laughter while immersing themselves in the vibrant culture that defines this corner of Europe. Venturing northward brings us to Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem - England's oldest inn nestled within Nottinghamshire's historic cityscape. Dating back centuries, it proudly wears its heritage on display as patrons indulge their senses with hearty fare and fine libations. Returning once more to Dingle reveals yet another facet of this picturesque town - pubs aplenty dotting its charming streetscape. Each establishment offers respite for weary souls seeking solace or merriment after exploring all that Dingle has to offer. A step back through time takes us along the River Thames where an old pub stood tall between 1926-1927. It witnessed countless tales unfold along its banks as locals gathered under its roof seeking refuge from bustling city life. Across continents we journeyed next; Margaritaville Pub on Jamaica’s Hip Strip beckons visitors with tropical vibes and island rhythms.