2020
SU7624 : 2020 vision: Day 43
taken 4 years ago, near to Sheet, Hampshire, England
2020 vision: Day 43
The pubs of Petersfield, past and present
In centuries past a quarter of the cereal grown in the area was used for making beer. It was, until comparatively recently, "the only drink for the multitude" as The Petersfield Area Historical Society stated in its 1977 survey of the hostelries of Petersfield. Sadly since then the number of what I call Proper pubs has seriously dwindled. Coffee shops on the other hand have multiplied expediently. But whoever heard of anyone going on a coffee crawl. So come with me and let's find the pubs of Peef....