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Snob screen

Snob screen

Device found in some British public housees of the Victorian era


A snob screen is a device found in some British public houses of the Victorian era. Usually installed in sets, they comprise an etched glass pane in a movable wooden frame and were intended to allow middle class drinkers to see working class drinkers in an adjacent bar, but not to be seen by them,[1] and to be undisturbed by the bar staff.[2]

A row of snob screens, at The Lamb, in Bloomsbury

Pubs with surviving snob screens include:


References

  1. Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs. CAMRA Books. ISBN 978-1-85249-304-2.
  2. "Snob Screens". Beer Lens. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  3. "Bunch of Grapes". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  4. "The Champion". Atlas Obscura. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. "Crown & Greyhound". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. "The Gate". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  7. "Posada, Wolverhampton". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  8. "Crown". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  9. Stapley, Fiona (2015). Good Pub Guide 2016. Random House. ISBN 9781473527492.
  10. "Nova Scotia". The Good Pub Guide. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.



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