Post by Nats on Oct 8, 2020 23:07:16 GMT
TODAY IN HISTORY, 9 Oct 1967 -
~~ End of the '6 o'clock swill' ~~
Fifty years of six o’clock closing in pubs ended after a referendum convinced the government to abolish the antiquated licencing law.
Introduced as a ‘temporary’ wartime efficiency measure in Dec 1917, 6 p.m. closing for pubs was made permanent the following year.
~~ End of the '6 o'clock swill' ~~
Fifty years of six o’clock closing in pubs ended after a referendum convinced the government to abolish the antiquated licencing law.
Introduced as a ‘temporary’ wartime efficiency measure in Dec 1917, 6 p.m. closing for pubs was made permanent the following year.