Clubland: How the working men’s club built Britain
About
Cultural historian and award-winning beer writer, Pete Brown, turns his attention to a phenomenon that has shaped modern British culture without anyone really noticing, launching the careers of global stars like Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Steve Davies.The Working Men’s Club movement has an astonishing untold history covering feminism, the Chartists, Bernard Manning and the rumour about Shirley Bassey peeing in a sink. Clubland was broadcast as a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.
About the speaker
Pete Brown is a British writer, broadcaster and consultant specialising in food and drink. Across fourteen books, his broad, fresh approach takes in social history, cultural commentary, travel writing, personal discovery and natural history, all delivered with the warmth and wit you’d expect from a great night down the pub. He writes a weekly beer column for the Sunday Times Magazine – the only regular broadsheet newspaper or magazine beer column in the UK.
Date
Friday 24 April 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+00)Location
The Armitt
Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9BL
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Clubland: How the working men’s club built Britain
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