On 20/03/18 21:20, alan_m wrote:
On 20/03/2018 19:57, Tim Watts wrote:
On 20/03/18 16:08, alan_m wrote:

T'up north every pub has a snug where the patrons bring in their
whippets.

Down sarf most pub snugs were ripped out in the 1960s driveÂ* towards
modernisation and formica bar tops.


What's a "snug" look like (I live in York for a few years, not heard
the term)

Quote from a random Google search
"The snug was for patrons who preferred not to be seen in the public
bar. Ladies would often enjoy a private drink in the snug in a time when
it was frowned upon for women to be in a pub. The local police officer
might nip in for a quiet pint, the parish priest for his evening whisky,
or lovers for a rendezvous"

Pubs used to have 3 or more bars separated by wood or wood/glass
partitions, often with their own door to outside. The smaller of these
rooms was often referred to as the snug.Â* You may still find this
arrangement in older 'historic' buildings/pubs but over the past 50 to
70 years these walls have been ripped out of most pubs in order to
provide more space for custom and to make this custom visible to the
staff. That's assuming that the pub doesn't have the invisible customer
policy interrupting the social life of the staff.

When I was a lad and of (underage) drinking age many of the pubs in my
area had both a public bar and a saloon bar with much higher prices for
the same drink in the latter. Many of these pubs insisted on a tie or
jacket before being allowed into the saloon bar and often resulted in
the pubic bar being packed and the saloon being empty. You may find many
pubs with two doors to a public and saloon bar but once in you may find
that they have been combined into one drinking or food area.



Ah. Reminds me of the Cittie of Yorke pub in Holborn, London:

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restau...er=7&autoplay=


Those semi private alcoves were said to be liked by barristers
discussing business with their clients.

Nice pub...