The Twelve Tellers (Lloyds No 1 Bar), Preston

As described below, this is somewhat more upmarket and cosmopolitan by the standards of some 'spoons, me plumping for a half of Acorn's Old Moor at the early '90s price of just £1.05. This would probably make for a good double with Popworld next door. ;-)

An impressive and large Spoons, obviously an ex-bank, TSB I was told. The main bar is right at the back. Otherwise the usual 5+5 pull layout, it's a bit less cramped than some. In GBG 2019 for some reason.

Cavernous room on entrance to this place which had a high ceiling - made the place very noisy, especially with the shrewish women in there. Once past this the next room was lower in height and was even noisier as it was absolutely packed out. The bar was to the left with the usual suspects that I could see, although I couldn't get to the lower half owing to the crowds. I will not be returning, not on a Friday, at least.

This is a very well done conversion of a large TSB bank that had been empty for the best part of ten years before becoming a Spoons at the beginning of 2015. Inside it's a large open plan room with an ornate ceiling high above and the bar area down the far end. Just off the bar area is a further eating or drinking area plus a patio. The bar has two banks of six hand pumps which had a decent selection, especially as this is a Lloyds rather than a standard JDW. The usual two GK beers and Doom Bore were on along with two beers from the festival, the International Everard's Inbetween, a House beer by Moorhouse called Twelve Tellers, Coach House Farrier's & Blueberry and Parker's Saxon Red, Viking Blonde & Centurion Pale. I went for the Viking Blonde (£2.35) which was in excellent nick. This is a good Spoons and worth a visit but it is a Lloyds so is probably best avoided after 21:00, especially at the weekend.