The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak, Amblecote, Staffordshire

A modern pub on the main street of this northern suburb of Stourbridge, that was converted to Vets4Pets in 2015. Despite its new function it still clearly has the look of a pub. Older StreetView images show it with a Marston’s sign, so presumably it was originally Banks’s.

The Owd Tatts

The Owd Tatts, Chadderton, Lancashire

A white-painted pub with an unusual name on a back road on the south-west side of Oldham. There are now plans to demolish it and build a convenience store on the site.

The Red House

The Red House, Bradford, Yorkshire

A pebble-dashed street-corner pub in a run-down area on the east side of the city, which has since been demolished. Apparently behind its unprepossessing facade it had an unspoilt Victorian interior.

The Hope

The Hope, Heaton Norris, Lancashire

An imposing redbrick pub on the main A6 north of Stockport town centre, still bearing lettering for Hardy’s Crown Brewery, who were eventually taken over by Bass. It was later the home of the Fool Hardy micro-brewery, and it is reported thatit is now going to be converted into a drive-thru branch of the Harry Ramsden’s fish and chip shop chain.