Raise a Glass and Toast Some Great Derby Pubs ; We Have the Romans to Thank for the English Pub - They Introduced the Idea of Sitting Down with Friends Enjoying a Communal Drink. The Basic Idea has Remained the Same Ever Since, and Now England Is Famous Around the World for Its Watering Holes. Here Is a Selection of Derby City Centre's Best.

Derby Evening Telegraph › August 14, 2007

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We have the Romans to thank for the English pub - they introduced the idea of sitting down with friends enjoying a communal drink. The basic idea has remained the same ever since, and now England is famous around the world for its watering holes. Here is a selection of Derby city centre's best.

For centuries the pub has been the place where friends, families, colleagues and people wanting companionship meet.

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Raise a Glass and Toast Some Great Derby Pubs ; We Have the Romans to Thank for the English Pub - They Introduced the Idea of Sitting Down with Friends Enjoying a Communal Drink. The Basic Idea has Remained the Same Ever Since, and Now England Is Famous Around the World for Its Watering Holes. Here Is a Selection of Derby City Centre's Best.

A pub is a place where people gather to celebrate, do business, play games or just to seek quiet relaxation.

Changes in the law have now made the pub a place for families.

The pub is re-establishing itself as the place to eat, a tradition that all but disappeared after the last war.

The pubs in Derby city centre provide meals and nearly all serve hot drinks.

The Romans were the first to introduce pubs to this country.

In small shops, food and wine wer...

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