sˈʌtʃ ɐ dᵻklˈaɪn wʌz spˈɛd ˌʌp baɪ ðə klˈoʊʒɚɹ ʌv snˈuːkɚz ʃˈɑːp wˈɪndoʊ lˈɛstɚ skwˈɛɹ hˈɔːl æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
Such a decline was sped up by the closure of Snooker's 'shop window' Leicester Square Hall at the end of January 1955.