The most striking thing about Joule, a bar tucked underneath a tower next to Trinity Way and Chapel Street, is not the vast selection of beer.
Nor is it the decor, or the atmosphere. It’s the light.
The light in question drapes over a pole in the bar — which is named after James Prescott Joule. He was born on New Bailey Street, at the bottom end of Chapel Street, and was a scientist notable for his work on heat — so much so that he has a unit of energy named after him.
