Links and Resources

Specialising in Birmingham and the Black Country but covering all parts of the Midlands

Breweries from outside the Midlands region are included as, particularly nowadays, beers from other parts of the country are sold across the counters in the Midlands. The section is growing as more images are obtained - not all relevant to the area but, hey, I love beer and it's great fun.

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Photographic Resources

A major source of photographs used on this website, Digital Photographic Images is geared towards web developers looking for hard-to-find historical images for their webpages. Larger downloads are available for local history books etc.

If you do not learn anything on Ken Watson's guide to digital photographs then we'd be very surprised. There are excellent articles on many aspects of digital photography and the text makes it all very easy to understand.

Genealogy

Join this website and there'll be no need to spend half of your life winding handles in the local library or archive centre. Search for your ancestors with a few clicks on this site where you'll recoup the subscription fee with many hours of hard labour saved.

An essential port-of-call for a searchable archive of British trade directories largely from the Victorian and Edwardian periods plus a few even earlier. You can search by location, decade and keyword. You need a fast connection but a 'must visit' site.

Local History

Superb website providing genealogists and local historians with an insight into the Staffordshire village of Sedgley, its parish and the surrounding hamlets and to the life and times of the people who lived there. Great stuff!!

Beer Websites

A labour-of-love website by beer enthusiasts Tony and Bridget Skirving who have compiled a guide to the vast amount of beers they have consumed. The site also features some pub recommendations and trip reports.

Historical and Interesting Information on Pubs and Inns

The Inn Sign Society should be your first port-of-call for any online search on inn signs and how to learn about interpretation and appreciation of this "at risk" sector of the pub industry. Lots of information and images make it a top site.

This is easily one of the best websites devoted to pub histories. A true labour of love with more information than you could ever hope to find on the inns of this region. Many old photographs plus an exciting "mystery pubs" section.

Breweriana

Everything you ever waned to know about beermats.... and more!! Ian Calvert's hardcore website features thousands of beermat images and lots of information from a bloke whose favourite beermat is "the next one!!"

� 1999-2007 Pubs and Breweries of the Midlands - Past and Present If you have an old photograph of a pub, any interesting stories, facts, figures or just about anything to do with a pub then please get in touch - just click on the contact icion in the left-hand column

Contains over 380 quality photos from the Mitchell's and Butler's archive, this large format book is invaluable for anyone who has an interest in Birmingham and its pubs past and present.

A pictorial history of the public houses of Burton upon Trent, from the early days right up to the present, is illustrated with over 170 images of pubs long gone, many of them demolished.

Paperback edition of the classic and popular guide to the Black Country by Harold Parsons who describes with affection and pride the towns, villages and landscape of the region

The book compiles the story of brewing in Warwickshire from the creation of a common brewery in Coventry in 1801 to the establishment of major forces during the 1830's.

Written by a former librarian at Birmingham, this book records the pubs of Birmingham city centre in an area now within the present Inner Ring Road. Over 100 images are featured.

This book takes you on a picturesque stroll along Broad Street with nearly 250 photographs and captions to celebrate the thoroughfare's rich history. Used copy in Good Condition.

This book features 200 Nottingham pubs, each with a photograph plus substantial captions. Many of the photos are from the early 1970s before the council�s mass demolition actions.

A pictorial history of Gloucestershire includes external and interior brewery views, the workers, owners and transport. An attractive book that is a superb visual record.