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Subject: [CHS] Inn the News - October 1999
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 09:01:16 +0100

Hi Listers,

Once again we have a had a very busy month, due in particular to the
record increase in the total number of entries in the Index. We have
added 23,668 entries since the September issue of Inn the News.
The Index now contains 316,042 entries, or 4.86% of the potential
total of 6,500,000.
We would like to take this opportunity to record our thanks to all
those people who have submitted details for inclusion and especially
those who have been able to transcribe details from printed works,
including directories. It is this effort by others that has
contributed to the dramatic increase in numbers mentioned above.
We have received several enquiries on "statistics" for the Index and
after a little development work we are able to announce our Statistics
page is on-line.
The Counties Top Ten will continue to appear in Inn the News since
this is distributed in other media but for those interested in such
things, you will find the Top Ten Surnames, Top Ten Cities and the Top
Ten Premises' Names. Those in the No.1 position may be predictable but
you may be surprised at the entries that follow.
As usual, we welcome comments and if this page is successful and
serves an interest, if not a need, we shall continue to try to develop
it further.

The Counties Top Ten
1  Kent30,430
2 Yorkshire29,554
3 Norfolk17,790
4 Surrey10,734
5 Derbyshire10,360
6 Lancashire10,256
7 Suffolk10,154
8 Essex 7,988
9 Lincolnshire 7,316
10 Cumberland 7,138

Worcestershire remains bottom of the table with a mere 112 entries,
only just over one per year of the century. Also languishing in the
"relegation" zone are Rutland, Westmorland and Huntingdonshire. Will
nobody take pity on their plight?

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Over the years, many pubs have been named to commemorate events of
national significance. "Waterloo" and "The Battle of the Nile" are two
examples. In the same way, prominent individuals have also been
honoured: The Marquis of Granby, mentioned previously, and of course,
The Duke of Wellington are examples here.
Occasionally a name springs up which is intriguing but the reasons are
no longer obvious. Three such examples, all naval, are "Powerful, 84
Guns," "Captain, Man of War," and "Dublin, Man of War." (This last,
without the comma, caused even more confusion until we realised to
what it must refer.)
It seem obvious that these ships performed some feat, perhaps heroic,
or were involved in a disaster, that was common knowledge at the time.
Can any of our readers with nautical interests explain why these
ships, in particular, should appear on the signs of so many pubs
around the country?

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Our page Questions, Questions, Questions has some new entries. We
would like to invite submissions to this feature by anyone with
detailed knowledge of a particular subject. Please send such
submissions to:

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We would welcome contributions to Inn the News from interested
readers. These should be restricted to genealogical matters, and in
particular to the licensed trades, in England during the 19th
Century. 


Stan Gooch Rob Sones
member, member,
East of London FHS Berkshire FHS________________________________________________
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The Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England 1801-1900
A non profit-making project to index all the licensed
premises in England for the 19th Century.

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