This Article - "At The Sign of the Bush" is a paper on how Pubs and Taverns began.
"Traditionally, no other country has anything at all like the English Pub, Europe has wine bars, taverna’s, bistro’s, tapas bars and bodegas all based on wine drinking, but ale came from the North and Germany, Holland and the Nordic Countries have brewing traditions similar to our own.
The taverns and wayside inns of England in general owe their foundations to the Romans when they conquered Britain and began to build their forts and cities connected by a sophisticated road system. Much traffic used these roads, troops on the move, messengers, couriers, merchants, public officials, farmers and market traders, some making journeys of considerable length needing staging posts with facilities for eating drinking and overnight stays. "
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