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A
temperance bar is one of a number of
bars, primarily in
Lancashire,
England during the
19th century, that didn't serve
alcoholic beverages.
In the late
1800s, a number of such bars were established in conjunction with the
Temperance Society. Originally, these advocated a moderate approach to life, especially in regard to the consumption of alcohol; later, they moved toward abstinence from alcohol. Temperance bars with full temperance licenses (allowing them to serve on Sundays despite English trading laws at the time) were once common in many
high streets and
shopping areas in the North of England. The movement had a massive following, fuelled mainly by
Methodists.
The bars quite often asked their patrons to sign a
pledge of Temperance, meaning that they'd abstain from intoxicating liquors.
Temperance Bars were the first outlet for the drink
Vimto in the early
1900s, before it was sold in
supermarket chains.
Typical drinks
Temperance bars served such brews as:
Surviving Temperance Bars
Fitzpatrick's Herbal Health (Bank St
Rawtenstall) is thought to be the last original temperance bar.
History of Fitzpatrick's Herbal Health
The Fitzpatricks, a migrant family from Ireland in the 1880s, came over to Lancashire England. A family of many herbalists, they turned to building a family run chain of shops throughout Lancashire. These shops dealt in their non-alcoholic drinks, sold herbal remedies, and
Cordial bottles. At their peak, the Fitzpatrick family owned a cohort of 24 shops between them, all brewing drinks to the original recipes brought over from Ireland. However, as new drinks came over from America, the Temperance Bars slowly waned away. Fitzpatrick's, being supported by fiercely loyal customers, was able to survive. The
Rawtenstall branch of Fitzpatrick’s was run from 1891 until 1980 by members of the Fitzpatrick family. It is now run by new owners, with the objective of returning Fitzpatrick’s Cordials to the market.
Fitzpatricks is notable for its old copper hot water dispenser which was originally a fixture at the Astoria Ballroom in Rawtenstall near Burnley.
It is also notable for winning an award as [thecountry's] "Best Sarsaparilla Brewer"
, and picking up an award for its Dandelion & Burdock, a year later.
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