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WHO GETS TO USE THE PUB? The Carlisle Experiment was seen by its advocates to be a progressive move towards inclusivity. The introduction of women and children to the pub suggested a broadening of who the pub is for. Indeed, it makes sense that the new model of pub would cater more so to women, considering they formed the largest portion of the interwar factory workforce. Improved pubs such as The Pheasant included a working girls café (Figure 8) on the top floor which offered women affordable meals in a social environment. Basil Oliver called this ‘a great boon in the neighbourhood, more especially to factory girls.’ 22 Improvements 14
Figure 8 - The working girls cafe at The Pheasant, Carlisle.
often bound specific social groups to specific public houses, so that Carlisle’s first state-managed pub, the Gretna Tavern, was catering for its namesake’s factory seems entirely logical. Whilst inclusive to some, Gutzke views these changes in a more
