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ONE of the most enduring beliefs about our human past is that our forebears all ate terrible food, in every era, and spent most of their lives starving before…
I OFTEN think about my late friend Ken Stubbings and his passion for Maldon’s history – particularly the heritage of our local pubs, past and present. His groundbreaking book Here’s Good Luck to the Pint Pot (Kelvin Brown Publications 1988) continues to be the best source on the subject. I remember him telling me that he found researching the principal inns – places like the Blue Boar, the White Horse, the King’s Head and the Swan – relatively easy. It was the smaller beer houses which created more of a challenge for him. That’s not surprising really, because some of the...
I OFTEN think about my late friend Ken Stubbings and his passion for Maldon’s history – particularly the heritage of our local pubs, past and present. His groundbreaking book Here’s Good Luck to the Pint Pot (Kelvin Brown Publications 1988) continues to be the best source on the subject. I remember him telling me that he found researching the principal inns – places like the Blue Boar, the White Horse, the King’s Head and the Swan – relatively easy. It was the smaller beer houses which created more of a challenge for him. That’s not surprising really, because some of the...