Resources

Take your research further

BOOK Victuallers’ Licences: Records for Family and Local Historians, 3rd Edn

Jeremy Gibson

The Family History Partnership, 2009 Gibson’s book is a great introduction to the records and holdings available in the country’s archives.

WEBSITES LMA RESEARCH GUIDE

w search.lma.gov.uk/ rg_pdf_creator/index. php?research_guide=68 The London Metropolitan Archives’ guide contains a brief history of licensing and explains the records that are available.

LOST PUBS PROJECT

w closedpubs.co.uk Find out more about 38,483 (and counting) defunct public houses.

PUB HISTORY PROJECT

w pubhistoryproject.co.uk/

category/closed-pubs This website focuses on the pubs of Leicester.