An unusually austere-looking 1950s pub on the giant Middleton estate on the southern side of the city, now planned for conversion to a care home.
The Royal Hunt
A small white-painted pub in a leafy suburban setting close to the famous racecourse.
The Ram Jam Inn
A historic stone-built coaching inn and famous landmark on the A1 between Stamford and Grantham, once allegedly frequented by Dick Turpin. Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band took their name from this inn, which was a regular stop-off for musicians in the 1960s when touring the UK. It is the first pub featured on this blog in the county of Rutland.
The Marlborough
A three-storey redbrick pub with a prominent clock tower in the sharp angle of two streets on the eastern side of the city.
The Ostrich
A roadside pub in a small village in the heart of the Norfolk countryside, latterly renamed the Plume of Feathers. There are now fears that it will be converted to housing. Still open – as the Ostrich – on the StreetView image dating from 2011.
Edit 26/05/2001: It's now reported that this pub is to reopen and revert to its original name, which is good news.
The High Bank
A modern pub just off Ashton Old Road in East Manchester, built by Boddingtons in the 1960s to replace an earlier one of the same name.
The Old English Gentleman
Prominently situated in the fork of two roads on the A10 south of Cambridge, this pub didn’t prove a success as an Indian restaurant either, and is now planned for conversion to a convenience store.
The Cricketers Arms
A backstreet pub close to the River Ribble on the western side of the city.
(My own picture)
The Red Admiral
A typical post-war pub on a large housing estate to the north of Birmingham.
The Folly
A roadside pub on the B4176 between Dudley and Telford which is known locally at the “Rabbit Run”. Its closure back in 2011 was blamed on excessive rents from Marston’s: it doesn’t look as though it’s been open since then.
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 Sneyd Arms
A distinctive “flat iron” pub in the sharp angle of two roads on the west side of the city, that eventually become “Harry Ramjams” Indian restaurant.
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