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Played at the Pub
Arthur Taylor
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Description for Played at the Pub
Paperback. Definitive examination of the games played in Britain's pubs, both historic and contemporary, popular and obscure. Beautifully illustrated and overflowing with great stories, it also acts as a guide to finding the best pubs to play traditional pub games. Series: Played in Britain. Num Pages: 184 pages, 276. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; WDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 618.
Aunt Sally in Oxford, Toad in the Hole in Lewes, bagatelle in Chester, quoits in Darlington and bat and trap in Kent - they sound like relics of a bygone age, and yet contrary to popular belief the pub games of Britain live on. Traditional games such as nipsy (the poor man's golf), played by Barnsley miners, may have died out in the 1990s, joining in the history books such former favourites as guile bones, noddy board, slide thrust, fox-mine-host, tick-tack, and the mysterious milking cromock. But new games emerge all the time so that nowadays regulars are just as ... Read more
Aunt Sally in Oxford, Toad in the Hole in Lewes, bagatelle in Chester, quoits in Darlington and bat and trap in Kent - they sound like relics of a bygone age, and yet contrary to popular belief the pub games of Britain live on. Traditional games such as nipsy (the poor man's golf), played by Barnsley miners, may have died out in the 1990s, joining in the history books such former favourites as guile bones, noddy board, slide thrust, fox-mine-host, tick-tack, and the mysterious milking cromock. But new games emerge all the time so that nowadays regulars are just as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905624973
SKU
V9781905624973
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Arthur Taylor
Arthur Taylor spent most of his working life as a producer/director at Granada TV, and much of his spare time going to the pub. He won the Budweiser Budvar Travel Bursary in 1998 for his Good Beer Guide to Northern France, and was Glenfiddich Drinks Writer of the Year in 2001 for a portfolio of articles in the CAMRA newspaper, ... Read more
Reviews for Played at the Pub
'Three cheers for this invaluable and amusing book then, which tells with formidable scholarship and an aficionado's passion the story of British pub games lost and found . . . Anyone hoping to revive or sustain the curious and delightful pub entertainments of these islands…should make a start by having a copy of Played at the Pub.' Daily Mail This ... Read more