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The Parrot Hotel, Liverpool, 1908

The capital of drinking: did 19th-century Liverpool deserve its reputation?

04 July 2017

In his new book, geographer David Beckingham looks at the rigorous licencing regime that Liverpool’s authorities put in place to tighten their grip on problem drinking in the pubs that proliferated across the city.  Similar attitudes frame today’s perceptions of public and private alcohol consumption.

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