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Evolution of the English Pub

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varied, but their presence has remained constant. Towards the end of the twentieth century there was a changing structure in the hostelry industry; increased competition, different consumer requirements and different  social conditions meant that the role of the pub was to change again. One reaction to this change was the introduction of theme pubs. If we wish to understand the  context of these changes and the role of the public house and how they play a social role. The presence of Public Houses can be traced back more than  a millennia. There is ample evidence of their existence during to Roman occupation. These had the role of providing refreshments and shelter to travelling and Roman officials. At this  time they were small hut type buildings on the main roads. They were called taberna, the word from which we get the term tavern (Potter and Johns, 2002). However, the  Roman occupation did not last long, and then we enter the dark ages with few records. However, monasteries took up the role of caring for travellers and providing food and  ale where it was recorded that men would overindulge (Wood, 1987). The role of the taverns, or Inns, they appear to have continued in their Roman role, but in a  much less organised manner. The names the taverns would receive reflected the role and trades they served, examples such as the Woolpack on the Fosse way where sheep were driven,  or where there was a port or a canal there may be a Navigation. It is interesting to note where there was a link with a former monastery, most having  been destroyed during the reformation, there would often be Doves (Cameron, 1987).The names of the pubs reflected their clientele and their history, by the mid nineteenth century this was well