The Wheatsheaf

The Wheatsheaf, Whitbourne, Herefordshire

An attractive white-painted roadside pub situated on the A44 between Worcester and Bromyard. An application has been made to convert it into a private house.

The Brighton Hotel

The Brighton Hotel, Egremont, Cheshire

A monumental stone-built street-corner pub in the Gothic style with a corner turret, situated on the Wirral on the main road between Birkenhead and New Brighton.

The Hourglass

The Hourglass, Hartlepool, Durham

An archetypal post-war estate pub on the west side of the town, that has suffered several fires and is now described as blighting the lives of local residents. Permission has now been granted to demolish it, and there are plans to built retirement bungalows on the side.

The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak, Haslemere, Surrey

An attractive tile-hung pub in a wooded area to the north-west of the town. There are now plans to demolish it and build houses on the site.

The Nag’s Head

The Nag’s Head, Bowdon, Cheshire

What was once a straightforward roadside pub became progressively isolated by various road improvements, and was eventually dealt the coup de grĂ¢ce by the A556 upgrade in the mid-2010s. In its last years it had a brief incarnation as the Cheshire Lounge. There are some photos of the derelict interior in this article.

The Wheatsheaf

The Wheatsheaf, Bradford, Yorkshire

A stone-built pub on the south-west side of the city on the opposite corner of a crossroads from the Southfield Hotel, although the Fire Brigade immediately across the road is still trading.