Stepping on people’s toes. Shrugging and pushing your way through. Only to return and engage in a long struggle to find your friends. If you have experienced this frustration over and over again, Public Life is the pub meant for you.
Located in a Victorian public toilet right outside Christ Church on Commercial Street there is little that distinguishes Public Life’s outward appearance from other underground street toilets. Paul Conroy, owner of Public life said it is: “one of the oldest public houses in the region, dating back over 150 years”.
You might have some trouble finding the venue, but it is definitely worth a visit. Just look for the first public toilet plastered with party flyers and neon signs on Commercial Street, just off Brick Lane. Tony has lived in London for the past seven years, yet he has never heard of Public Life: "But it sure sounds like strange fun”, he said.
A Welcoming Loo
You may think that this is just another one of those whacky differentiation techniques used by pub owners, but you would be mistaken. The entrance to the bar is free and the prices of the drinks are standard, at around £3 for a pint of beer. The concept of Public Life is to make use of public space.
Once a gallery, it is now a lively nightclub hosting late-night parties, ideal for a night of fun drinking and dancing until the wee hours of the morning. Distinctive in its making, exciting with it music, alternative in its space, Public Life will provide you with a rare experience.
Nowhere else in town will you be able to preposterously hang out for hours in a loo opposite a church.
Nearest tube: Liverpool Street Underground
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How many times have you been in the pub and wished that the restrooms were not at the other end of dance floor?
by Isabelle Finateu
published on: 08 March, 2010
A Pub in a toilet
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