A former Shepherd Neame pub situated in the angle of the two roads in a suburban area on the south side of the town. It was severely damaged by fire in Februay 2025.
The Avenue
A rare image where all that remains is the pub sign on a vacant lot. A post-war estate pub on the west side of the town, built in 1953 on the bombed out site of the former Avenue Cinema by Birkenhead Brewery, as shown in the historic photo below.
Later passing into the hands of Whitbread, it had a brief spell as the Open Arms in the early 2010s. It finally closed in May 2015 and was demolishedin May 2017 for residential development, which does not yet appear to have taken place.
The Bull
A corner pub with a curved frontage and distinctive arched windows, situated across the road from Woolwich Arsenal station.
The Horseshoe
A four-square redbrick Victorian pub on the main road through the village. Originally tied to Greenalls, it later passed into the hands of Robinson’s, but has now become a Co-op convenience store.
The Lundwood
A monumental inter-wars John Smith’s pub on the north-east side of the town, that was known locally as “The Big Boozer” or “The Club”. It was demolished in 2011 shortly after the StreetView image was taken, and has now been replaced by what looks like sheltered accommodation.
The Eagle & Child
A rather forlorn-looking former Boddingtons pub in an isolated rural local in the middle of the Fylde peninsula, an area where a lot of nearby pubs have also closed.
The Swan & Sugar Loaf
An impressive building with an unusual name, situated on the Brighton Road on the south side of the town. It was built in 1896 for local brewers Page and Overton, but closed in 2010 and has now become a Tesco Express.
The Dolphin
A Victorian pub with a distinctive arcaded frontage, situated in what is now an out-of-the-way location by the town’s former Fish Wharf.
The Three Horseshoes
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
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
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
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.
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