A monumental inter-wars John Smith’s pub on the north-east side of the town, that was known locally as “The Big Boozer” or “The Club”. It was demolished in 2011 shortly after the StreetView image was taken, and has now been replaced by what looks like sheltered accommodation.
A rather forlorn-looking former Boddingtons pub in an isolated rural local in the middle of the Fylde peninsula, an area where a lot of nearby pubs have also closed.
An impressive building with an unusual name, situated on the Brighton Road on the south side of the town. It was built in 1896 for local brewers Page and Overton, but closed in 2010 and has now become a Tesco Express.
A Victorian pub with a distinctive arcaded frontage, situated in what is now an out-of-the-way location by the town’s former Fish Wharf.
A neat late Victorian or Edwardian pub with a distinctive gabled frontage, located in a former mining village close to the M1. A planning application has been submitted to convert the building into apartments, but retaining a small bar in the front of the property.
(Photo courtesy of Dan Bishop)
A cottage-style pub standing on a main road on the west side of the city, which in its latter days became the Radoni Indian restaurant. It closed around 2014, and the site has now been redeveloped for housing.
A substantial three-storey pub situated on the main street of this attractive village close to Calke Abbey. It closed in 2020, although the owning company have promised a major refurbishment.
An attractive white-painted pub in a semi-rural location on the north side of this Black Country town, commanding views to the north over the surrounding area. It closed in 2021 after a fire, and a planning application for change to retail use has now been submitted.
A large inter-wars pub originally built by Charringtons Brewery, situated next to a flyover on the Kingston Bypass. It now serves as a branch of Krispy Kreme Donuts.
A former Robinson’s tied house in an out-of-the-way location in the Fylde countryside. It seems to have been a victim of lockdown and had closed by the time the StreetView image was taken in 2021.
A redbrick country pub on a minor road not too far from the River Weaver. It had closed by 2019 and has now been converted to residential use.
A small street-corner local on the south side of the town. Originally called the Eclipse, it was one of two pubs in the town renamed after Great Lakes by local brewer James Lake in the 1870s, the other being the Lake Superior, also now closed. It was closed and converted to residential use in 2014.
A former Holt’s pub in a tucked-away location on the west side of the town in the shadow of the M60/M602 junction.
A former coaching inn dating back to the 18th century. Formerly the King’s Head, it was run by cricketer Burn Bullock and his wife until he died in 1954 and was renamed in his honour on her retirement in 1975. It closed in 2013 and was severely damaged by fire in 2024.
A distinctive Victorian red-brick pub with an arched frontage, across the road from the River Aire on the north side of the town centre. It has been closed since 2009, and planning permission has now been granted for its demolition.
A post-war pub, originally knoqn as the Stratton, in a back-street location in the Shirley district on the north-west side of the city. Demolition work began in September 2024.