Snob screen explained

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
• 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
• Posada, Wolverhampton^[7]
• Prince Alfred, Maida Vale, London
• Princess Louise, Holborn, London
• Crown, London N1^[8]
• Nova Scotia, Bristol^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Brandwood, Geoff . CAMRA Books . 978-1-85249-304-2 . Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs . 2013 .
2. Web site: Snob Screens. Beer Lens . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103812/http://beerlens.com/2009/08/30/snob-screens/ . 2015-12-22.
3. Web site: Bunch of Grapes . dead . Historic Pub Interiors. . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103416/http://www.heritagepubs.org.uk/pubs/national-inventory-entry.asp?PubID=2084 . 2015-12-22.
4. Web site: February 24, 2021 . The Champion . 2024-04-20 . Atlas Obscura . en.
5. Web site: Crown & Greyhound. Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. 21 December 2015.
6. Web site: The Gate. Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. 21 December 2015.
7. Web site: Posada, Wolverhampton. Historic Pub Interiors . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222090308/http://www.heritagepubs.org.uk/pubs/national-inventory-entry.asp?PubID=10111 . 2015-12-22 .
8. Web site: Crown. Historic Pub Interiors. Campaign for Real Ale. 21 December 2015.
9. Book: Stapley. Fiona. Good Pub Guide 2016. 2015. Random House. 9781473527492.
10. Web site: Nova Scotia. The Good Pub Guide . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083220/http://www.thegoodpubguide.co.uk/pub/view/Nova-Scotia-BS1-6XJ . 2015-12-22 .