The Three Horseshoes

The Three Horseshoes, Pinxton, Derbyshire

A neat late Victorian or Edwardian pub with a distinctive gabled frontage, located in a former mining village close to the M1. A planning application has been submitted to convert the building into apartments, but retaining a small bar in the front of the property.

(Photo courtesy of Dan Bishop)

The Rose & Crown

The Rose & Crown, Chelmsford, Essex

A cottage-style pub standing on a main road on the west side of the city, which in its latter days became the Radoni Indian restaurant. It closed around 2014, and the site has now been redeveloped for housing.

The Wheel Inn

The Wheel Inn, Ticknall, Derbyside

A substantial three-storey pub situated on the main street of this attractive village close to Calke Abbey. It closed in 2020, although the owning company have promised a major refurbishment.

The Bull’s Head

The Bull’s Head, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire

An attractive white-painted pub in a semi-rural location on the north side of this Black Country town, commanding views to the north over the surrounding area. It closed in 2021 after a fire, and a planning application for change to retail use has now been submitted.

The Duke of Cambridge

The Duke of Cambridge, New Malden, Surrey

A large inter-wars pub originally built by Charringtons Brewery, situated next to a flyover on the Kingston Bypass. It now serves as a branch of Krispy Kreme Donuts.

The Running Pump

The Running Pump, Catforth, Lancashire

A former Robinson’s tied house in an out-of-the-way location in the Fylde countryside. It seems to have been a victim of lockdown and had closed by the time the StreetView image was taken in 2021.

The Maypole

The Maypole, Acton Bridge, Cheshire

A redbrick country pub on a minor road not too far from the River Weaver. It had closed by 2019 and has now been converted to residential use.

The Lake Huron

The Lake Huron, Ryde, Isle of Wight

A small street-corner local on the south side of the town. Originally called the Eclipse, it was one of two pubs in the town renamed after Great Lakes by local brewer James Lake in the 1870s, the other being the Lake Superior, also now closed. It was closed and converted to residential use in 2014.

The Ellesmere Inn

The Ellesmere Inn, Eccles, Lancashire

A former Holt’s pub in a tucked-away location on the west side of the town in the shadow of the M60/M602 junction.

The Burn Bullock

The Burn Bullock, Mitcham, Surrey

A former coaching inn dating back to the 18th century. Formerly the King’s Head, it was run by cricketer Burn Bullock and his wife until he died in 1954 and was renamed in his honour on her retirement in 1975. It closed in 2013 and was severely damaged by fire in 2024.

The Crimea Tavern

The Crimea Tavern, Castleford, Yorkshire

A distinctive Victorian red-brick pub with an arched frontage, across the road from the River Aire on the north side of the town centre. It has been closed since 2009, and planning permission has now been granted for its demolition.

The Shield & Dagger

The Shield & Dagger, Southampton, Hampshire

A post-war pub, originally knoqn as the Stratton, in a back-street location in the Shirley district on the north-west side of the city. Demolition work began in September 2024.