The Wiltshire Lamb, Gosport, Hants
A redbrick street corner pub with an unusual and possibly unique name, in this rather off-the-beaten-track Hampshire town.
The Leaking Boot
The Leaking Boot, Cleethorpes, Lincs
An imposing inter-wars pub-cum-hotel on the main road between Grimsby and Cleethorpes. The unusual name comes from a popular Victorian statue.
An imposing inter-wars pub-cum-hotel on the main road between Grimsby and Cleethorpes. The unusual name comes from a popular Victorian statue.
The Norfolk Arms
The Norfolk Arms, Marple Bridge, Cheshire
An attractive pub, formerly tied to Bass, in the centre of a prosperous commuter village. It is perhaps surprising that a pub cannot succeed in this location. My own photo – it still shows as open on StreetView.
An attractive pub, formerly tied to Bass, in the centre of a prosperous commuter village. It is perhaps surprising that a pub cannot succeed in this location. My own photo – it still shows as open on StreetView.
The Chequers
The Chequers, Lower Higham, Kent
An unexpectedly large and impressive late-Victorian redbrick pub in a small North Kent village near the Thames estuary.
An unexpectedly large and impressive late-Victorian redbrick pub in a small North Kent village near the Thames estuary.
The Oddfellows Arms
The Oddfellows Arms, Bury, Lancashire
This late-Victorian pub looks quite appealing on StreetView, but the recent photo shows it closed and since then it has been razed to the ground.
This late-Victorian pub looks quite appealing on StreetView, but the recent photo shows it closed and since then it has been razed to the ground.
The Crown
The Crown, Bury, Lancashire
A rather nondescript redbrick pub at a crossroads on the main Rochdale Road heading East from Bury town centre.
A rather nondescript redbrick pub at a crossroads on the main Rochdale Road heading East from Bury town centre.
The Sutton Way
The Sutton Way, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
A typical big suburban pub on a free-standing site, probably dating from the 1950s.
A typical big suburban pub on a free-standing site, probably dating from the 1950s.
The Pack Horse
The Pack Horse, Bury, Lancashire
An impressive corner pub on the main Manchester road out of Bury, that from the look of the signage has been given a modern-style makeover. Still shows as open on StreetView. The Staff of Life in the background is still trading.
An impressive corner pub on the main Manchester road out of Bury, that from the look of the signage has been given a modern-style makeover. Still shows as open on StreetView. The Staff of Life in the background is still trading.
The White Hart
The White Hart, Dawley, Shropshire
This small white-painted pub in a rural oasis in the middle of Telford New Town is caught actually in the process of demolition.
This small white-painted pub in a rural oasis in the middle of Telford New Town is caught actually in the process of demolition.
The Brown Cow
The Brown Cow, Bury, Lancashire
A former Enterprise Inns pub that shows as open on StreetView but has now been converted to a funeral directors’.
A former Enterprise Inns pub that shows as open on StreetView but has now been converted to a funeral directors’.
The Seven Stars
The Seven Stars, Wigan, Lancashire
An impressive redbrick Edwardian pub, formerly tied to Thwaites, that in the past has featured in the Good Beer Guide.
An impressive redbrick Edwardian pub, formerly tied to Thwaites, that in the past has featured in the Good Beer Guide.
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