A large 1930s Robinson’s pub situated in a residential area away from the main street. Currently in the process of residential redevelopment – not sure whether this will involve demolition of the building.
The Windmill
A large and impressive post-war pub on a fairly smart estate on the north side of the city.
The Old Roundabout
A four-square stone-built pub in a run-down area where a lot of properties have been demolished. I assume the name refers to the fairground attraction rather than a traffic island.
The Swallow’s Nest
A distinctive gabled, three-storey pub in a council estate on the south side of the city. Although it looks like an older building, presumably it is contemporary with the surrounding houses. It has been closed for twenty years, but the site has only recently been approved for residential redevelopment.
The White Bear
A distinctive weatherboarded pub that for many years was a landmark next to Junction 28 of the M62. It has recently been demolished.
The Rutland Arms
A well-located pub in the centre of picturesque Baslow village, with its own car park, that surely has potential for reopening. I recall it being a Mansfield tied house in the past.
The Gainsborough
A typical post-war estate pub in a new development on the north side of Bristol, built by the local George’s Brewery in 1959, originally called the Blue Boy. See this post by Boak & Bailey for more information.
The Old House at Home
Once tied to Whitbread, this large suburban pub ended up in the hands of Greene King under their Meet and Eat brand. The site, including car park, will no doubt be very valuable for residential redevelopment.
(My own picture)
The Weld Blundell
A prominent white-painted corner pub in a well-populated suburban area, just down the road from the National Inventory-listed Scotch Piper.
The Crown
This large white-painted corner pub in a Derbyshire mining village makes a poignant sight in the Autumn sunshine.
The Roebuck
The only pub in a substantial village in the north of the county. I understand there may be plans for a community buy-out.
(My own picture)
The Pack Horse
A former Whitbread pub on the once heavily-pubbed Hillgate, which has been closed for a number of years. It recently has been boarded up following some alternative use, not directly from its time as a pub.
(My own picture)
The Leathern Bottle
Another classic post-war estate pub, still in M&B livery, not too far from the Eagle on the same road.
The Goose & Timber
A modern sports bar on the main road to the west of the town centre, previously known as Dukes.
The Old Bull & Butcher
A small roadside pub on the main road from Coventry to Banbury, near to the site of the former Rootes/Chrysler/Peugeot car plant, which appears in its last years to have become an Indian restaurant.
The Maskery
A Smith & Jones branded pub right in the centre of this busy Cheshire market town. Still open, although up for sale, on StreetView.
(My own picture)
The Saltbrook
A small roadside pub in a surprisingly rural corner of the Black Country.
The Stag
A prominent roadside inn on the main road between Ringwood and Salisbury, that in its latter years was more of a restaurant called the Café Continental.
The Healing Well
A modern roadside pub on the busy A34 near Kidsgrove, which changed its name from the Millstone a few years ago but does not seem to have prospered from its new identity, as reported here. I assume the pun in the name is deliberate. It still shows as being open on StreetView.
The Throstle’s Nest
A small terraced pub on the Buxton road to the east of the town, which has been closed for a number of years and now presents a very sorry sight. There’s an interesting comment on WhatPub? – “No further details as the landlord does not want to go into a real ale guide. Presumably, he does not want your custom.”
The Raven
An imposing three-storey brick-built pub on the main Leek Road in an area of retail and industrial premises to the north of Stoke-on-Trent city centre. It has recently been brought back into use as a pharmacy.
The Hollywood
A monumental Late Victorian or Edwardian pub in the back streets of Edgeley, formerly tied to Wilsons, which has now become Little Giggles day nursery.
(My own picture)
The Gardeners Arms
A stone-built street corner pub on a leafy suburban road opposite St Luke’s Hospital.
The Stormy Petrel
An imposing 1930s roadhouse that looks as though it might have doubled as a residential hotel. In the past was well-known for biker meets. It has been demolished in recent weeks.
This is the 600th pub to be featured on this blog.
The Bull & Stirrup
An impressive former Higson’s pub just to the north of the city walls, once famous for its tiled mural of “Edgar’s Eight”. Since the StreetView image was taken it has been restored to life as a Wetherspoon’s.
The Royal Oak
A four-square redbrick former coaching inn in the main street of this small market town.
The Eagle
A typical post-war pub on a housing estate on the north side of Walsall.
The Kite’s Nest
A white-painted pub with an unusual name in the fork of two roads on the south side of the town.
The Moss Tavern
A roadside pub just east of Droylsden town centre which now has the Metrolink running past it.
The Robin Hood
Once the town’s smartest hotel, it has been derelict since 1998 and is now scheduled for demolition. Note the illuminated neon sign just below the roofline.
The Angel
A double-fronted pub on a side street just west of the town centre, which I understand is soon to be reopened.
The Spotted Cow
A substantial stone-built inter-wars pub on the main Rochdale road to the west of the town, still displaying Bass livery.
The Greyhound
An attractive gabled pub on a corner site on the main Worcester Road to the south of the town. Still open on Streetview in July 2016.
The Alsager Arms
A substantial pub next to the station to the south of the town centre that has recently been demolished.
The Pudding & Pint
A typical West Midlands inter-wars suburban pub that StreetView shows as having been closed since at least 2009 and is now in a very sorry state.
The Little Bull
A modern mock-Tudor pub in the town centre that seems to have ended its days as a sports bar.
The Stamford Arms
A handsome mock-Tudor Edwardian roadhouse formerly tied to Whitbread. For many years it traded as a Beefeater, but in its latter days was rebranded as “Home”, as shown on the StreetView image. Not boarded up as such, but looking very sorry for itself now.
(My own picture)
The Liver Inn
Once a prominent landmark on the A5104 Chester-Corwen road, this pub closed in 2007, although it still looks in good condition on the 2009 StreetView image. The photo was taken in 2012 and it is now in a much sorrier state. There are plans to redevelop it as housing. In its latter days I recall it being owned by Hydes Brewery.
The Silver Springs
A handsome corner pub just north of the town centre next to the M67 motorway, which appears in the photo, taken on 2 January 2017, to have been freshly boarded up.
(My own picture)
The Four in Hand
The Four in Hand, Hattersley, Cheshire
A striking 1960s estate pub built in to one side of a tower block of flats, with the main drinking area on the first floor.
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