His online talk is available on the website of the Norwich Society, which he is a member of. Mr Hooton said between 1870s and 1890s there were an estimated 600 pubs within the historic city walls, compared to around 80 that now exist. He said there were a variety of reasons why there were fewer pubs running now, from changing habits in society including buying supermarket alcohol and households watching more television in the evenings, to taxation and stricter drink drive laws. There was also a reduction in pubs around the 19th century because of the temperance movement, which saw a rise against the consumption of alcoholic drinks in society.