Editing Pub (section)

===Public bar===
The public bar, or tap room, was where the working class were expected to congregate and drink. It had unfurnished floorboards, sometimes covered with sawdust to absorb the spitting and spillages (known as "spit and sawdust"), bare bench seats and stools. Drinks were generally lower-quality beers and liquors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oxford dictionaries: spit and sawdust|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/spit-and-sawdust|access-date=30 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722150403/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/spit-and-sawdust|archive-date=22 July 2015}}</ref> Public bars were seen as exclusive areas for only men; strictly enforced [[social etiquette]]s barred women from entering public bars (some pubs did not lift this rule until the 1980s).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/from-the-archive-blog/2012/nov/15/el-vino-women-ban-fleet-street-1982|title=30 years ago: El Vino's treatment of women drinkers ruled unlawful |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Jason|last= Rodrigues|date= 15 November 2012}}</ref> In the Manchester area, the public bar was known as the "vault", other rooms being the lounge and snug as usual elsewhere. The vault was a men-only bar, meant for working men in their dirty working clothes.

This style was in marked contrast to the adjacent saloon or lounge bar which, by the early 20th century, was where male or accompanied female middle-class drinkers would drink. It had carpeted floors, upholstered seats, and a wider selection of better quality drinks that cost a penny or two more than those served in the public bar.

By the mid-20th century, the standard of the public bar had generally improved. Many were built between the world wars as part of the "improved" pub movement and as "roadhouse" inns—with large [[car parks]] to attract passing trade.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kerley |first=Paul |date=28 August 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34072662 |title=Are these England's most beautiful pubs? |magazine=BBC News Magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829022618/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34072662 |archive-date=29 August 2015}}</ref> Pub patrons only had to choose between economy and exclusivity (or youth and age: a [[jukebox]] or [[dartboard]]). By the 1970s, divisions between saloons and public bars were being phased out, usually by the removal of the dividing wall or partition. While the names of saloon and public bar may still be seen on the doors of pubs, the prices (and often the standard of furnishings and decoration) are the same throughout the premises.<ref>Fox, Kate (1996) ''Passport to the Pub: tourist's guide to pub etiquette'' {{cite web |url=http://www.sirc.org/publik/ptpchap1.html |title=SIRC - Passport to the Pub Chapter 1 |access-date=25 February 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510115640/http://www.sirc.org/publik/ptpchap1.html |archive-date=10 May 2010}}</ref> Most present day pubs now comprise one large room, although with the advent of [[gastropub]]s, some establishments have returned to maintaining distinct rooms or areas.