Bitter blow for phone box pub bid

British villagers who tried to create the world's smallest pub by converting a red telephone box into an alehouse were served a bitter blow yesterday when record-keepers barred their entry.

People in the village of Shepreth set up The Dog and Bone pub in the three-foot phone box for just one night.
The tiny watering hole was established as part of a campaign to save the real village pub, The Plough.



Guinness World Records said that The Dog and Bone could not be crowned the world's smallest pub for several reasons, including that it was not licensed to serve alcohol.
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"The phone box pub did not qualify to the record for the smallest pub because it failed to match our record guidelines," said a statement.

"Pity The Plough's not open we could drown our sorrows," said Richard Handford, who is helping run the campaign to save The Plough.u00a0

Did you know?
The smallest permanent licensed bar remains the Smallest Whisky Bar on Earth in Graubunden, Switzerland