The Weavers

The Weavers, Cheadle, Cheshire

This is actually a modern pub in the centre of Cheadle village, converted from former shop premises. After a fairly short life it is now apparently to become a Turkish restaurant. It is believed that Wetherspoons took a look at it but decided it was too small for their format.

The Black Lion

The Black Lion, Stockport, Cheshire

A former Boddington’s pub on Hillgate with an ornate late Victorian or Edwardian exterior. Note the stone lion carving on the side wall.

The Old House at Home

The Old House at Home, Salford, Lancashire

A 1930s Holts pub tucked away in an obscure location close to the River Irwell.

The Eagle & Tun

The Eagle & Tun, Digbeth, Birmingham

An unusually named redbrick street-corner pub just east of the city centre in an area undergoing redevelopment.

The Romping Donkey

The Romping Donkey, Hassall Green, Cheshire

An old half-timbered pub near the Trent & Mersey Canal that was extended over the years and, judging by the extensive car park, became a popular destination venue. There’s no shortage of nearby population, or prosperity, here, so the question has to be asked why this pub has failed. It’s still open, although up for sale and looking a touch run-down, on StreetView.

(My own picture)

The Dog in a Doublet

The Dog in a Doublet, Peterborough, Northamptonshire

An isolated pub in a bleak Fenland location east of Peterborough. It gives its name to the nearby Dog in a Doublet lock, which is the furthest point reached by tides on the River Nene.

The Tredegar

The Tredegar, Cardiff, Glamorgan

A prominent street-corner pub in an area of working-class terraced housing in the Roath district of the city. It was recently reported as having been taken over by squatters. And yes, despite appearances, that is a colour photo.

The Three Crowns

The Three Crowns, Heaton Norris, Lancashire

A modern Boddingtons estate-type pub that went through a short-lived and unsuccessful incarnation as the Cosmopolitan entertainment venue – as shown on StreetView – before its final closure.

The Talbot

The Talbot, Tipton, Staffordshire

Yet another small back-street pub in the Black Country. Take a step back and it’s magically open again.

The Railway

The Railway, Salford, Lancashire

A small, narrow street-corner former Boddingtons pub now marooned in the inner-urban wastelands.

The Royal Mortar

The Royal Mortar, Stockport, Cheshire

Now looking very sorry for itself, this former Robinson’s pub in the once heavily-pubbed Hillgate area has now been closed for about ten years.

The Dudley Port

The Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffordshire

A Victorian pub with a modest road frontage that ranges a surprisingly long way back.