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"Mine's a pint!"
At the beginning of the last century when heavy industry dominated local employment, the pub was a place to have a drink and relax with colleagues after a hard day's graft. Pubs were a male-dominated environment.
| Some of Warrington's pubs have strong sporting connections. Warrington Athletics Club originally held club meetings in the Bridge Inn, demolished many years ago, near Bridge Foot. |
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| Many traditional sports, both indoor and outdoor are associated with pub culture. Indoor games played in pubs have included dominoes, darts and billiards. Crown green bowls has been played at a competitive level on bowling greens attached to pubs in Warrington for many years. |
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| Music has also been central to the pub's appeal. Sing-songs around the piano were once popular. In the 1950s the addition of jukeboxes and pub gigs by local bands attracted the younger generation. Pubs were starting to become more welcoming to both the sexes. |
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| Many of the older pubs in Warrington have been demolished or have been turned into theme bars. Few pubs in the town have retained their distinctive character. Beer and spirits are no longer the only liquid refreshments served behind the bar. Most pubs now serve wine and alcopops and with more people driving to pubs they also offer non-alcoholic drinks. | |
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