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Mr Fitzpatrick's

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Mr Fitzpatrick's
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Mr Fitzpatrick's, previously Fitzpatrick's Herbal Health, is a temperance bar based in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. It is the oldest surviving temperance bar in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

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Mr Fitzpatrick's in 2017

History

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Mr Fitzpatrick's was established in the 1890s[a] by Irish immigrants from Dublin[6] during the peak of the temperance movement[4] and was formerly operated alongside 39 other branches.[1][7] It was owned by the Fitzpatrick family until it was given to Bob and Beryl Waddington in 1982 following Malachi Fitzpatrick's retirement.[8][9][10]

The bar was bought by John and Suzanne Spencer in 1994.[9] Commonly referred to as Fitzpatrick's,[11] it was renamed from Herbal Health to Fitzpatrick's Herbal Health in 1998.[12][13]

In 2003, sarsaparilla was briefly unavailable at Fitzpatrick's[14] due to the presence of sassafras, an ingredient traditionally present in the drink and a potential carcinogen. It was subsequently reintroduced with a modified formulation.[2]

On 15 July 2007, Fitzpatrick's was featured in How We Built Britain, a documentary about British architecture and social history.[15]

It briefly closed between January and March 2016.[3] Following a refurbishment, for which the bar was closed between July and August of that year, it started selling cake and milkshakes and incorporating their existing drinks into the recipes.[5]

On 18 November 2021, Mr Fitzpatrick's made an appearance in an episode of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.[16][17]

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Drinks produced by Mr Fitzpatrick's include sarsaparilla, dandelion and burdock,[6] cream soda and ginger beer,[18] along with more exclusive cordials such as blood tonic.[6]

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Notes

  1. There are contradictory reports on when it was established:

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