A tall, narrow pub in a characteristic Midlands style, situated on the south-western side of the town, that appears to be in the process of being converted to residential use.
Whitburn Lodge
A white-painted roadside pub situated to the north of the city on the main road to Marsden beach. It closed in 2012 and the site is now to be redeveloped to provide 32 homes.
The Green Man
A large stone-built pub on the Otley Road on the north-eastern side of the city, still bearing Tetley’s signage but most recently owned by Greene King. It closed around 2018 and now appears to be undergoing conversion to some kind of alternative use.
The Liverpool Arms
An attractive pub on the road between Douglas and Laxey, which in its later years went over to a food-led format. It closed in 2017, and planning consent has now been granted for conversion to residential use. This is the first Isle of Man pub on this blog. It is still shown as open on the latest StreetView image from 2010.
The Prince Arthur
A redbrick Tetley’s pub on the north side of the city centre, which is believed to have closed in the late 1990s, but remained derelict for about a decade before demolition. Apparently it had a bad reputation with frequent brawls occurring. The site is now a vacant lot following the demolition of a retail building erected after the pub itself was demolished.
The Wok Inn
A post-war estate pub in a rather bleak location near the coast on the north side of the town, originally called the Touchdown, but later, from the name, converted to a Chinese restaurant.
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