The Golden Lion, Eccles, Lancashire
A former Boddingtons pub right behind Holts’ impressive Royal Oak, now in a very sad state and looking as though it has been closed for a number of years.
The Woodcroft
The Woodcroft, Wavertree, Liverpool
An attractive cream-washed pub with inter-wars detailing opposite Aldi and ASDA in Liverpool’s inner-city wastelands.
An attractive cream-washed pub with inter-wars detailing opposite Aldi and ASDA in Liverpool’s inner-city wastelands.
The Queens
The Queens, Nottingham
A monumental former Shipstone’s pub right opposite Nottingham Station that is now a fireplace showroom.
A monumental former Shipstone’s pub right opposite Nottingham Station that is now a fireplace showroom.
The Ash Hotel
The Ash Hotel, Heaton Norris, Lancs
An impressive redbrick Edwardian pub that was reported as having a smoke-in on its last night of trading. My picture again – it still shows as open on StreetView.
This pub has now re-opened as "The Ash Tea Rooms" - an apparently unlikely venture in this location!
An impressive redbrick Edwardian pub that was reported as having a smoke-in on its last night of trading. My picture again – it still shows as open on StreetView.
This pub has now re-opened as "The Ash Tea Rooms" - an apparently unlikely venture in this location!
The Oban Inn
The Oban Inn, Oban, Argyllshire
A pub in a prime spot by the harbour, well-known to tourists for many years. Surely this one can’t be permanently unviable.
A pub in a prime spot by the harbour, well-known to tourists for many years. Surely this one can’t be permanently unviable.
The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak, Willenhall, Staffs
A compact Brewer’s Tudor pub in the fork of two roads on a 1930s housing estate.
A compact Brewer’s Tudor pub in the fork of two roads on a 1930s housing estate.
The Beaufort Arms
The Beaufort Arms, Wootton Bassett, Wilts
A cottage-style pub, possibly 1930s from the look of it, near the long-closed station of a town that has been much in the news recently.
A cottage-style pub, possibly 1930s from the look of it, near the long-closed station of a town that has been much in the news recently.
The Setter Dog
The Setter Dog, Walker Barn, Cheshire
Once the “other pub” on the famous Cat & Fiddle road, this former Marston’s tied house has been closed for a number of years now. It had a characterful interior with a number of small, cosy rooms.
Once the “other pub” on the famous Cat & Fiddle road, this former Marston’s tied house has been closed for a number of years now. It had a characterful interior with a number of small, cosy rooms.
The Old Fighting Cocks
The Old Fighting Cocks, Oakengates, Shropshire
A terraced pub in the shabby High Street of a small industrial town now engulfed by Telford New Town.
A terraced pub in the shabby High Street of a small industrial town now engulfed by Telford New Town.
The Citizen
The Citizen, Rochdale, Lancs
A three-storey pub silhouetted against the sunset in a run-down part of the town, just down the road from the Navigation. Take a step forward on StreetView and, miraculously, it’s open again.
A three-storey pub silhouetted against the sunset in a run-down part of the town, just down the road from the Navigation. Take a step forward on StreetView and, miraculously, it’s open again.
The Old Castle
The Old Castle, Abersychan, Monmouthshire
A white-painted pub in the backwaters of the South Wales mining valleys. And no, that isn’t smoke rising from the chimney. If you move forward in StreetView you will see that many windows are broken.
A white-painted pub in the backwaters of the South Wales mining valleys. And no, that isn’t smoke rising from the chimney. If you move forward in StreetView you will see that many windows are broken.
The Waggon & Horses
The Waggon & Horses, Wolverhampton, Staffs
A modern pub on the Cannock Road near to Molineux football ground.
A modern pub on the Cannock Road near to Molineux football ground.
The Butcher’s Arms
The Butcher’s Arms, Walpole Cross Keys, Norfolk
A long-closed pub on a bypassed road in a remote part of the Fens. Despite its semi-derelict condition, it appears to be occupied.
A long-closed pub on a bypassed road in a remote part of the Fens. Despite its semi-derelict condition, it appears to be occupied.
Jack Stamps
Jack Stamps, Streatham, London
A pub occupying part of a shopping parade in a busy South London high street. The pub next door – Taylors – is still trading.
A pub occupying part of a shopping parade in a busy South London high street. The pub next door – Taylors – is still trading.
The Mountblairy Arms
The Mountblairy Arms, Pole of Itlaw, Banffshire
A small single-storey pub at a remote roadside location in North-East Scotland. The sign says “High Road Pub & Steakhouse”.
A small single-storey pub at a remote roadside location in North-East Scotland. The sign says “High Road Pub & Steakhouse”.
The Hunters Lodge
The Hunters Lodge, Ringwood, Hants
An attractive pub with a large car park on the bypassed old main road through the town.
An attractive pub with a large car park on the bypassed old main road through the town.
The Seagull
The Seagull, Blackhall Rocks, County Durham
A modern pub near the shore in a bleak coal-mining area.
A modern pub near the shore in a bleak coal-mining area.
The White Hart
The White Hart, Wix, Essex
An attractive, white-painted, weatherboarded pub mouldering away in a village near Harwich now bypassed by the A120.
An attractive, white-painted, weatherboarded pub mouldering away in a village near Harwich now bypassed by the A120.
The Dock
The Dock, Birkenhead, Cheshire
A still fairly smart-looking 1930s pub in Birkenhead’s semi-derelict docklands.
A still fairly smart-looking 1930s pub in Birkenhead’s semi-derelict docklands.
The Globe
The Globe, Odd Rode, Cheshire
A small former Marston’s pub tucked away on a narrow country lane in the shadow of Mow Cop.
A small former Marston’s pub tucked away on a narrow country lane in the shadow of Mow Cop.
The Kings Arms
The Kings Arms, Norwich, Norfolk
A compact moderne-style 1930s pub in a suburban area, now skulking behind a tall fence.
A compact moderne-style 1930s pub in a suburban area, now skulking behind a tall fence.
The Horse & Groom
The Horse & Groom, Royston, Herts
A long-closed pub alongside the A505 west of Royston, which has over the years been developed into a fast, busy dual carriageway where passing trade might be reluctant to stop.
A long-closed pub alongside the A505 west of Royston, which has over the years been developed into a fast, busy dual carriageway where passing trade might be reluctant to stop.
The Railway Bell
The Railway Bell, Folkestone, Kent
An unassuming post-war pub on the main Dover Road out of the town.
An unassuming post-war pub on the main Dover Road out of the town.
The Highwayman
The Highwayman, Rainow, Cheshire
Yet another Thwaites pub, this one in an isolated location on the fringes of the Peak District on the road between Macclesfield and Whaley Bridge. In times past it was a true classic, with a warren of small, low-ceilinged, thick-walled rooms warmed by real fires. This is my recent photo – on StreetView it still shows as invitingly open.
Yet another Thwaites pub, this one in an isolated location on the fringes of the Peak District on the road between Macclesfield and Whaley Bridge. In times past it was a true classic, with a warren of small, low-ceilinged, thick-walled rooms warmed by real fires. This is my recent photo – on StreetView it still shows as invitingly open.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)