Sheffield’s quirky Public cocktail bar applies for outdoor seating seven days a week

The former Surrey Street public toilet beneath the town hall hopes to provide 24 chairs for al fresco drinkers

Sheffield’s quirky Public cocktail bar has applied for outdoor seating seven days a week.

The former Surrey Street public toilet beneath the town hall which opened in 2017 hopes to provide 24 chairs for al fresco drinkers.

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Public is a quirky cocktail bar in the former gents' toilets beneath Sheffield Town Hall | Public

A temporary pavement licence notice posted outside states the fresh air furniture would be in place from Monday to Sunday between 12pm and 10pm.

The application was made on June 19 and any interested parties are asked to make written representations to the council’s licensing service.

Public, known as a “tiny haven of fine drinks and stylish decor”, was once described as a “Wes Anderson train carriage crowbarred in to an old bog".

It features a table service bar with cocktails, “natural wine” and vinyl records.

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