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Author: Terry Townsend Publisher: ISBN: 9780857101297 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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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.
Author: Terry Townsend Publisher: ISBN: 9780857101297 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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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.
Author: Terry Townsend Publisher: PiXZ Books ISBN: 9780857101181 Category : Languages : en Pages : 128
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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.
Author: Donald Stuart Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing ISBN: 9781859834480 Category : Bars (Drinking establishments) Languages : en Pages : 192
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In Old Sussex Inns Donald Stuart explores the historic, interesting, quirky and haunted pubs of East and West Sussex, describing more than 270 establishments in over 170 villages and towns across the county. Illustrated with a fine collection of the author's own photographs, the book is an essential read for anyone interested in what the history of inns, taverns and pubs can reveal about the local area. The inns of Sussex are rich in stories, and the origins of the names of the pubs themselves are often fascinating. Here too are tales of smugglers and sea-farers, and of ghosts that still haunt their drinking dens of old. From busy coaching houses to sleepy village taverns, Donald Stuart uncovers a wealth of historic detail, from architectural features to legends and myths. The result is a book that is sure to appeal to a broad spectrum of readers, from those with an interest in local history to pub enthusiasts and those seeking an atmospheric place to enjoy a decent pint.
Author: Terry Townsend Publisher: PiXZ Books ISBN: 9780857101280 Category : Languages : en Pages : 144
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Fully revised new edition of this popular guide will lead you to a significant number of authentic smugglers' pubs distributed throughout Kent.
Author: Terry Townsend Publisher: PiXZ Books ISBN: 9780857101037 Category : Languages : en Pages : 144
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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.
Author: Terry Townsend Publisher: PiXZ Books ISBN: 9780857101143 Category : Languages : en Pages : 128
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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.
Author: Terry Townsend Publisher: PiXZ Books ISBN: 9780857101020 Category : Languages : en Pages : 144
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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.
Author: Kevin Newman Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1526703351 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 243
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Many writers have written about the delights of the former kingdom of the South Saxons, its Downs, villages, countryside, people and their ways but Visitors' Historic Britain - West Sussex_ is the first book to take readers on a tour of discovery of each of the county's historic eras in turn.Starting with prehistoric Sussex, we explore West Sussex from west to east, investigating both little-known and well-visited sites that tell the story of our ancestors' past. We encounter wild warriors, formidable founders of the county, indefatigable industrialists, excitable eccentrics and the lives of Sussex inhabitants and invaders.Sussex is a country celebrated by writers, painters, royalty, artists and the millions who have enjoyed its changing coastline and verdant villages. Visitors' Historic Britain provides a unique series of journeys for those who are inquisitive about this quirky and history-changing part of the Southeast.
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