Snob screen
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]
Pubs with surviving snob screens include:
- The Bartons Arms, Birmingham[1]
- Bunch of Grapes, London SW3[3]
- The Champion, Wells Street, London W1[4]
- The Crown and Greyhound, Dulwich Village London (the screens have been re-sited)[5]
- The Gate, London N22[6]
- John Leslie's, Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh
- The Lamb, Bloomsbury, London[2]
- Posada, Wolverhampton[7]
- Prince Alfred, Maida Vale, London[1]
- Princess Louise, Holborn, London[1]
- Crown, London N1[8]
- Nova Scotia, Bristol[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs. CAMRA Books. ISBN 978-1-85249-304-2.
- ^ a b "Snob Screens". Beer Lens. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Bunch of Grapes". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
- ^ "The Champion". Atlas Obscura. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Crown & Greyhound". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "The Gate". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Posada, Wolverhampton". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Crown". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Stapley, Fiona (2015). Good Pub Guide 2016. Random House. ISBN 9781473527492.
- ^ "Nova Scotia". The Good Pub Guide. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
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