A large modern pub on the main A61 road north out of the city where, bizarrely, one half has been turned into a Pizze Hut takeaway while the other half remains boarded up.
The New Talbot
A substantial street-corner pub in an area of terraced housing on the south-west side of the town, now converted to flats but still bearing its Marston’s lettering. The StreetView image shows it in Marston’s livery.
The Flora Hotel
A monumental former Irish pub in West London, backing on to the Regent’s Canal, wearing the Taylor Walker livery revived by Allied Breweries in the 1980s.
The Bridgewater Hotel
Once a showpiece pub for Holts, built about thirty years ago behind the previous pub of the same name that had to be demolished for road widening. Previously noted for its carvery. It is reported as having been sold subject to contract for a guide price of £800,000.
The Elephant & Castle
A small pub at the west end of the town’s High Street, colloquially referred to as Nellie’s, which has been demolished since the StreetView image was captured. The removal of the signage shows it was previously called Galbraith’s. I learned about one this from Tandleman’s blog.
The Rising Sun
A small village pub in a former coal-mining district, which failed to reopen after the first 2020 lockdown and now appears to be up for sale for residential use.
The Magnet
A compact inter-wars pub in the Banker’s Classical style in the eastern suburbs of the city. Presumably the name derives from its original ownership by John Smith’s brewery.
The Windmill
A handsome, four-square white-painted pub prominently situated in a village on the main road between Preston and Blackburn.
The Argyle Arms
A neat street-corner pub in an area of terraced housing on the south side of the town that has now been turned into a convenience store.
The Queen’s Hotel
An imposing former hotel tied to erstwhile local brewery Ward’s in a run-down industrial area on the north side of the city centre.
Players
A relatively modest 1930s mock-Tudor pub, originally the Cooper’s Arms, set back from the road on a housing estate to the west of the town. The extensive site must have considerable potential for residential development.
The Grapes
A characteristic large inter-wars pub on the north side of the city, where several attempts to redevelop the site as flats have so far been rejected.
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