# Why Pubs Matter

Why Pubs Matter at Conway Hall, Wednesday 18 November 2026, 18:30.

- Price: from £10
- Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square 25, WC1R 4RL London
- With: Amit Singh, Lydia Wood
- Go to page: https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/why-pubs-matter/

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A talk in the Ethical Matters series on why pubs matter to British culture. Sociologist Amit Singh, author of a book on pubs, and pencil artist Lydia Wood, who is drawing every pub in London, discuss the importance of pubs and how to preserve them.

## Dates

- Wednesday 18 November 18:30 — Conway Hall
- Thursday 26 November 18:30 — Conway Hall

Written by a model, sources: [conwayhall.org.uk](https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/why-pubs-matter/), [newhambooks.co.uk](https://www.newhambooks.co.uk/book.php?id=d/A945/CH)

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