The Windmill

The Windmill, Tabley, Cheshire

A substantial white-painted pub prominently situated right next to M6 Junction 19. In the 2000s, it was expensively converted by Robinson’s Brewery to an upmarket dining format, but obviously this did not prove enough to save it. Still open on StreetView.

(My own recent pictures)

The Sundowner

The Sundowner, Hough Green, Lancashire

A characteristic post-war estate pub situated on the western side of Widnes. StreetView indicates that it closed at some time between 2008 and 2012, and now appears to have been converted to residential use.

The Steamship

The Steamship, Poplar, London

A back-street pub with a nautical name located on Naval Row in the old London docklands, but without any view of the river itself.

The Old Dog

The Old Dog, Preston, Lancashire

A traditional city-centre pub that in its latter years operated as a late-night venue, only opening at 11 pm. It closed in July 2018.

The Bald Faced Stag

The Bald Faced Stag, Southampton, Hampshire

An impressive street-corner pub in the Shirley district on the north-west side of the city, which clearly predates the surrounding housing. It closed in 2011 and has since been converted to residential use.

The Old Tavern

The Old Tavern, Bristol, Gloucestershire

A once attractive free house in a leafy location in the Fishponds district on the north-east side of the city. Planning permission has been applied for to turn it into student flats.

The Phoenix

The Phoenix, Bedford

A former Charles Wells pub overlooking a busy road junction just outside the town centre on the south side of the Great Ouse.

The Bull

The Bull, Blackmore End, Essex

Now a smart-looking residential property deep in the Essex countryside north of Braintree, if you look back to 2009 on StreetView it becomes a pink-washed country pub with extensive car park and beer garden.

The Montague Arms

The Montague Arms, Peckham, London

A street-corner pub with a characteristic London layout of projecting ground floor, still bearin Truman’s livery. It closed in October 2019 and has since become heavily graffitied. Since then it has been the subject of multiple unsuccessful planning applications for refurbishment and conversion of the upper floors to flats.

The Queen

The Queen, Leeds, Yorkshire

A large and ornate Victorian former Tetley pub on the Burley Road to the west of the city. It closed around 2008 and was later converted to a Tesco Express.

The Punch Bowl

The Punch Bowl, Warwick

An old pub in the fork of two roads at the top end of the town, which is rumoured to have secret tunnels. It never reopened after lockdown, and is now set to be converted into an eight-bedroom house.

The Red Lion

The Red Lion, Leigh, Lancashire

A small white-painted street-corner pub on the north side of the town, which was severely damaged by fire in March of this year.