The British Hotel Through the Ages

by Mary Cathcart Borer

The first inns in Britain were built by the Romans, for the accommodation of road builders and government officials. Their history since then ranges from pilgrim hostels built by monasteries to coaching inns and palatial railway hotels. Throughout this book runs a rich vein of social history detailing the food, drink, furnishings and costs of British hotels. Travellers' tales, both British and foreign, from the sixteenth century onwards, are quoted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718895800
• ISBN13: 9780718895808
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"