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Britain's smallest pub measuring just 5 metres by 2 metres (16.5 ft by 6.5 ft), according to the Guinness Book of Records. [7] The pub, a timber-framed Grade II listed building, has been in existence since 1867. [8] In 1984, a record 102 people squeezed inside. [9] The Old Ferryboat Inn, Holywell, Cambridge. One of a number of pubs claiming to ...
In the late 1840s, William Wells, who had inherited the nearby Holmewood Hall from his father Captain William Wells, drained Whittlesey Mere.By 1852, the area was dry and available for agriculture.
The Nutshell is a pub in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, that until 2016 claimed to be the smallest pub in Britain, although this claim was challenged by several others, including the Smiths Arms at Godmanstone (since closed) and the Lakeside Inn in Southport.
The building, known as "Britain's wonkiest pub", [1] was put up for sale for £675,000 in March 2023 as a going concern. [21] [22] [23] On 25 June, it was the subject of a burglary causing over £10,000 worth of damage to the bar, kitchen, and toilet areas. [24] [25] In July, Historic England received a request to grant the building listed ...
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By the mid-20th century, the standard of the public bar had generally improved. Many were built between the world wars as part of the "improved" pub movement and as "roadhouse" inns—with large car parks to attract passing trade. [61] Pub patrons only had to choose between economy and exclusivity (or youth and age: a jukebox or dartboard). By ...
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The Moon Under Water, Watford.One of many pubs named after Orwell's description. "The Moon Under Water" is a 1946 essay by George Orwell, originally published as the Saturday Essay in the Evening Standard on 9 February 1946, [1] in which he provided a detailed description of his ideal public house, the fictitious "Moon Under Water".