An attractive roadside pub in a prosperous suburb to the south of the city of Leicester.
The New Hop and Barleycorn
An unusually-named redbrick estate-style pub that, untypically, seems to have acquired modern-style name lettering before its closure. This is another one where, if you move one step forward on StreetView, it magically turns from open to closed.
The Weavers Arms
A pub with a distinctive tiled frontage commanding the busy junction of Oldham Road and Broadway, now being used to advertise a tile retailer. It is in Vaux livery but originally, I think, was Wilsons.
The Pick and Shovel
A large cream-washed Marston’s pub on the crossroads right in the town centre. Its prospects can’t have been helped by the fact there are other pubs on two of the three corners, including the unusually-named Snibstone New Inn.
The Artful Dodger
Originally known as the John Bull, this pub situated close to Exeter St David’s Station had a short-lived incarnation as “Seamus O’Donnell’s” before closing in 2010 and being converted to a block of flats called “Artful Dodger House”. You can read more about the history of the pub here.
The Trafalgar
Yet another small back-street pub in Burton bites the dust, this one carrying Enterprise Inns signage.
The Bridge House
A stone-built pub next to a bridge over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. The latest news is that it may be converted into a nursery. The sign visible on StreetView suggests it is tied to (or supplied by) Congleton micro-brewery Beartown.
The Three Horseshoes
A modern estate-style roadside pub under “Heritage” branding, since demolished.
The Nag’s Head
A substantial stone-faced street-corner pub on the main Derby Road running south out of the town.
The Blacksmith’s Arms
An attractive country pub in a quiet location south-east of Uttoxeter. Oddly, on the StreetView image, taken in 2009, it appears that the wing nearest the camera is in the process of being rebuilt from the ground up. Sadly the pub does not seem to have lasted long in its new guise.
The Red Lion
A stone-built pub on the main road through this small town, still open on StreetView. It appears to be in the middle of a busy shopping area. It is in John Smiths’ livery but the brewer’s name has been painted over.
The Earl of Warwick
A small cream-washed pub just off the large green of this surprisingly picturesque village, which still looks quite appealing on StreetView but certainly doesn’t now.
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