Ex-rugby international John Lynch's pub is home to two kinds of punter: the in-for-a-pint-and-a-chat tippler who doesn't venture far from the Victorian front bar; and the more animated younger person, who finds solace and music in the side bar. It's a beautiful marriage that works because neither troubles the other.
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