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.
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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.
The Hourglass
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 Salem
A functional redbrick pub in the Hendon district on the south side of the city. It was once popular with students before the university campus was relocated away from the area, but has been closed since 2006. Plans have now been approved to convert it to apartments.
The Station
A plain redbrick roadside pub in a village to the west o Bishop Auckland, which has been empty for over a decade, and which local residents are now describing as a monstrosity.
The Mile House
A large inter-wars pub on a main road on the north side of the town. It’s still open on StreetView in 2017, but since then has deteriorated to the extent that the local MP has called it a dangerous eyesore.
The Aclet
A monumental 1930s pub serving a large estate on the south side of the town. Still open on StreetView.
The Earl of Warwick
A small cream-washed pub just off the large green of this surprisingly picturesque village, which still looks quite appealing on StreetView but certainly doesn’t now.
The Seagull
A modern pub near the shore in a bleak coal-mining area.
The Melrose Arms
A pub well away from my home patch, suggested by a reader. Apparently there are plans to convert this pub into a mosque, of all things.
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