England's Historic Pubs

A project to save rare historic pub interiors sees 11 remarkable pubs being newly listed, having their listing upgraded or list entry updated.

News of listing upgrades to historic public houses, ranging from an opulent Victorian example in Liverpool to quaint west country village pubs.

Why do 20th-century pubs look so different to 19th-century ones? The Black Horse pub in Birmingham, dating from 1929 and listed at Grade II, provides the answer.

Five quirky post-war pubs have been listed on the advice of Historic England.

We are delighted that the Minister for Heritage, Tracey Crouch, has listed the Royal Vauxhall Tavern at Grade II on our advice.

Rare, overlooked buildings are protected and celebrated through listing following extensive research

Huddersfield town centre pub 'The Sportsman', built in 1930, has been listed at Grade II.

Enjoy one of our historic pub walks and satisfy your thirst for understanding the pubs you love in Manchester, Liverpool, Chester or Stockport.

Pubs are fertile ground for tall tales, but which is the oldest? We separate the facts from the fiction.

From the Knights Templar to John Lennon’s grandmother, here are seven fascinating histories behind some of our favourite Grade I listed taverns.

England's relationship with gin goes back as far as the 17th century and much as the drink itself has evolved, so have the places associated with it.

From spectral soldiers to unearthly urchins, our urban and rural pubs often play host to chilling tales of ghostly happenings.

Historic places named after Queen Victoria including pubs

A handful of England’s best inter-war pubs, built between 1918 and 1939, have just been listed following Historic England’s research.

More public houses were built in the years 1945-1985 than in any other period in English history, yet pubs of these years are now highly threatened.

A tour of God’s own county’s beer brewing heritage.

Transcript of our podcast A History of England in 100 Places - Travel & Tourism episode 2

Public houses are one of England’s best-known and best-loved building types, but are increasingly under threat.

At the height of the First World War, government nationalised public houses to reduce the impact of excessive drinking on productivity of munitions workers.

Research report exploring the state ownership of pubs from the First World War onwards.

The report looks at architectural development, building plan forms, external and internal features of the pubs as well as social history trends

A summary of the historical development of pubs in the inter-war period; notable architects, architectural styles and ideals of pub 'improvement'.

Clubs and pubs have long offered spaces where LGBTQ people can meet and socialise with relative freedom and as such become important community spaces.