A redbrick former Greene King pub on the main A4 Bath Road to the west of the town, where plans for a drive-thru Greggs have met with local opposition.
The Palomino
An estate pub on the west side of the town opened by Tolly Cobbold of Ipswich in 1963. It retained its original interior and was named as one of England’s Ten Best Post-War Pubs. However, despite efforts to save it, it has now been demolished and housing built on the site.
The Crown
A pub with a distinctive tiled frontage and arched windows, located just over the Salford boundary from Manchester city centre, and now used as a massage parlour and nail salon.
The Prince of Wales
A pub at the westernmost extent of the borough of Solihull in the south Birmingham suburbs, which most recently traded under the Sizzling Pubs brand. It has recently been declared an “eyesore”and trashed by vandals. There are plans to build a £9 million care home on the site.
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