Pub culture is an integral part of British life, especially student life. Pubs are a place to go to socialize, relax and have a drink. Going to pubs is fun.
Nowadays, most Londoners like to have good music and fancy seating at a bar, rather than having an average beer mug at a pub with a rude bartender. The cocktail culture in London is internationally renowned with the most high-end mixology confined to hotel bars.
These vintage photos from Hackney Archives will give you a glimpse inside the Deuragon pub, London in 1957.
