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Division bell 23:02 - Feb 18 with 1595 viewscolinallcars

Funny the things that have always been there but you don't know about.
Pubs near the House of Commons had a division bell in the bar to call MPs if a vote was about to take place. Died out cos of mobile phones.
Most of the boozers I'd been to had bells followed by a rough gutteral voice shouting “ aintcha got no 'omes to go to ? ”
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Division bell on 23:18 - Feb 18 with 1505 viewsBoston

"You don't have to go 'ome, but you can't stay here."

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Division bell on 23:21 - Feb 18 with 1490 viewsBrianMcCarthy


"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Division bell on 23:21 - Feb 18 with 1484 viewscolinallcars

Division bell on 23:18 - Feb 18 by Boston

"You don't have to go 'ome, but you can't stay here."


It's a pub not a club was another one.
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Division bell on 23:24 - Feb 18 with 1473 viewsBrianMcCarthy

I always thought that the bell only struck in the House Bar, and signfied the time for MP's to finally do their job, and vote, Colin. Bad enough.

But, you're right. It was also in surrounding pubs. Christ, we pay these people to represent us.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68232558

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Division bell on 23:30 - Feb 18 with 1449 viewsBoston

Division bell on 23:24 - Feb 18 by BrianMcCarthy

I always thought that the bell only struck in the House Bar, and signfied the time for MP's to finally do their job, and vote, Colin. Bad enough.

But, you're right. It was also in surrounding pubs. Christ, we pay these people to represent us.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68232558


Actually, you don't.

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Division bell on 23:34 - Feb 18 with 1435 viewsBoston

When I was a serious drinking man, people would occasionally ask me what I looked for in a pub?

"Curtains, big heavy curtains"' I'd reply.
[Post edited 18 Feb 23:34]

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Division bell on 23:54 - Feb 18 with 1369 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Division bell on 23:30 - Feb 18 by Boston

Actually, you don't.


Actually, I do.

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Division bell on 10:18 - Feb 19 with 1043 viewsrobith

Division bell on 23:24 - Feb 18 by BrianMcCarthy

I always thought that the bell only struck in the House Bar, and signfied the time for MP's to finally do their job, and vote, Colin. Bad enough.

But, you're right. It was also in surrounding pubs. Christ, we pay these people to represent us.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68232558


The reason parliament has subsidised bars was to keep MPs from spending all day on the port in nearby members clubs back in the 18th and 19th centuries
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