The Signal Box Inn
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The Signal Box Inn is a public house
in the seaside resort of Cleethorpes
, United Kingdom
. It was opened in August 2006 and is a contender for the smallest pub in the world.
It has five hand pumps serving real ale and a beer garden. It is owned and usually staffed by Andrew McCall who submitted the Inn for a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
It faced opposition for the title of the world's smallest pub by Sam's World's Smallest Bar in Colorado Springs, United States
. The area of that establishment is 10.12 square metres, as opposed to the Signal Box's 5.95 square metres.
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
in the seaside resort of Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853 and is a seaside resort.- History :...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was opened in August 2006 and is a contender for the smallest pub in the world.
Details
The Signal Box Inn is named for its location immediately adjacent to Cleethorpes Light Railway. The size of the building is approximately to the same scale as the trains that use the track.It has five hand pumps serving real ale and a beer garden. It is owned and usually staffed by Andrew McCall who submitted the Inn for a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
It faced opposition for the title of the world's smallest pub by Sam's World's Smallest Bar in Colorado Springs, United States
United States
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. The area of that establishment is 10.12 square metres, as opposed to the Signal Box's 5.95 square metres.
See Also
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- Queensbury Arms, BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
- Lakeside Inn, Southport