Bob Backenforth's Worcester Pubs: Then and Now

by Bob Blandford

Set against the fascinating history of The Faithful City, Bob Backenforth's Worcester Pubs Then and Now lists almost 700 Worcester pubs from around 1500, alongside their locations, their stories and their landlords as well as some of the colourful characters and sundry other rogues and ne'ers-do-well that made - and some say continue to make - Worcester an evergreen favorite with locals and tourists alike.

Written and produced by award-winning journalist Bob Blandford (aka Bob Backenforth) and illustrated with hundreds of then and now photographs most of which are seen here for the first time, it's the most in-depth and definitive work on the subject of the Civitas in beero et pubbi fidelis (The City Faithful to its beer and its pubs) yet produced and is a must-have read for everyone with an interest in English pubs in general and Worcester pubs in particular

484 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2013

Reviews

[James · Rating 1 out of 5]

This just didn’t work for me at all. It is clearly the result of a passion project, and the depth of research behind it is impressive.

But for me the writing style was very jarring, sometimes jovial and sometimes coldly factual. And the framing of the historical context was done poorly, jumping about in time to fit in a humorous anecdote once too often.

And the opening explanation of how you got to spend you expenses account boozing around the country for a year isn’t the flex the author clearly thinks it is.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bob’s books are stunningly well researched and beautifully written.

Fascinating material