Coffe Tavern token
Object
Token
Production date
1880 = 1910
Object number
1991.615
Physical Description
Copper, struck identically on both sides, 'The Coffee Tavern, 4, Breakfast, Stoke Newington' 31 x 2mm.
Associated Event
The Temperance Movement
Associated Place
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'Pubs, Clubs & Carnivals: An exhibition about pleasure and leisure in Hackney' [21 June - 3 September 2016]
Staying Sober
The anti-alcohol Temperance Movement warned about the dangers of drink. However, they also tried to provide alternative entertainments. The Hackney & East Middlesex Band of Hope Union arranged programmes of social events to keep people sober.
They also built alternatives to the pub. ‘Coffee Taverns’ mimicked the architecture of the late 1800s pubs, such as tiled frontages and stained glass windows. This aimed to create the friendly, community atmosphere of a pub without the traps of having available alcohol.
Staying Sober
The anti-alcohol Temperance Movement warned about the dangers of drink. However, they also tried to provide alternative entertainments. The Hackney & East Middlesex Band of Hope Union arranged programmes of social events to keep people sober.
They also built alternatives to the pub. ‘Coffee Taverns’ mimicked the architecture of the late 1800s pubs, such as tiled frontages and stained glass windows. This aimed to create the friendly, community atmosphere of a pub without the traps of having available alcohol.
On display?
No