The growth of modern wine bars began in the 1960s but it was in the 1980s they reached the height of the popularity – and this was one you could have visited in Watford.
These images were captured by a Watford Observer photographer in September 1981 and the identity of the venue cab be seen is written across the front of the woman’s T-shirt.
This was the interior of Buddies wine bar in Queens Road which some readers may recall for the large picture of American movie icon Humphrey Bogart hanging on the wall.
Little else is known about the business or how long it remained trading for.
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