A large inter-wars roadhouse on the main A41 to the south-east of the city, which has most recently traded as a Harvester, but is now in the process of conversion to a Costa Coffee drive-thru.
The Market Tavern
A stone-built pub at the bottom of a pedestrianised street at the south end of the town centre.
The Railway
A long-closed street-corner pub just outside the town centre close to the site of Middleton’s former railway terminus. It is boarded up in this photo, but now appears to be used as a beauty parlour.
The Newby Square
A modern pub set back from the road on the south side of the city, originally called the New Red Ginn. After a troubled history, its licence was revoked in 2016, and it remains in a derelict condition.
The Dockside Inn
A small backstreet pub in the apex of two roads close to Weston Point Docks, which has recently been auctioned off with the suggestion that it would be suitable for alternative use. Despite having been brought up in Runcorn, I was never aware that this pub even existed, possibly because it never sold real ale in recent years and so did not appear in any CAMRA guides.
The Castle Howard Ox
A white-painted back street pub on the north side of the city, where permission has been applied for to convert it into sixteen flats.
The Plough
A substantial stone-built pub in the Crosspool district on the west side of the city. It played a key role in the development of the rules of football, but is now to be demolished and replaced with eight houses.
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