Snob screen

Last updated December 24, 2024

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]
Crown, London N1^[5]
The Crown and Greyhound, Dulwich Village London (the screens have been re-sited)^[6]
The Gate, London N22^[7]
John Leslie's, Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh
The Lamb, Bloomsbury, London^[2]
Nova Scotia, Bristol^[8]^[9]
Posada, Wolverhampton^[10]
Prince Alfred, Maida Vale, London^[1]
Princess Louise, Holborn, London^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs. CAMRA Books. ISBN 978-1-85249-304-2.
1 2 "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ "The Champion". Atlas Obscura. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
↑ "Crown". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ "Crown & Greyhound". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ "The Gate". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ 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.
↑ "Posada, Wolverhampton". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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[Brandwood-1] 1 2 3 4 Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs. CAMRA Books. ISBN 978-1-85249-304-2.

[BeerLens-2] 1 2 "Snob Screens". Beer Lens. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.

[BoG-3] "Bunch of Grapes". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] "The Champion". Atlas Obscura. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[Crown-5] "Crown". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[CG-6] "Crown & Greyhound". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Gate-7] "The Gate". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[8] Stapley, Fiona (2015). Good Pub Guide 2016. Random House. ISBN 9781473527492.

[9] "Nova Scotia". The Good Pub Guide. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.

[Posada-10] "Posada, Wolverhampton". Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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