With a disco ball hanging from the ceiling and a menu advertising ‘main lines’ including sirloin steak at £4.50 and scampi at £2.50, this was how the interior of a bar located on a Watford street corner looked in 1984.
The name of that bar – Shakers Wine Bar – can be seen above the emergency exit sign at the back of the room.
This small bar was located at 28, Market Street on the corner of Percy Road – opposite Holy Rood Catholic Church – and the building remained a licensed premises after Shakers closed.
- The pub name that survives through a housing development
- The pub site that is now home to a McDonald's
Shakers was on the corner of Market Street and Percy Road (Image: Watford Observer)
It was later Mangans before becoming the Market Tavern.
The bar advertised that 'good food' was 'always available' (Image: Watford Observer)
Take a look at these pictures from our archive of the interior and exterior of Shakers, plus Google Street View images of Mangans and the Market Tavern.
Mangans pictured in September 2015 (Image: Google Street View)
The Market Tavern in July 2021 (Image: Google Street View)
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