An impressive former coaching on the north side of the town that previously belonged to Stockport brewers Robinson’s, and before them to Hartleys of Ulverston. The first pub on this blog in the historic county of Westmorland.
The Fir Tree
A large post-war pub in a northern suburb of Stockport, that by the time it closed was the only pub for at least half a mile in any direction, despite there being plenty of nearby housing. In 2010 it won an award as Community Pub of the Year, but in more recent years had gone downhill, although it still looks smart enough in the 2019 StreetView image. It closed in the Autumn of that year.
(My own picture; the last I took before the lockdown)
The Travellers
A neat inter-wars Brewer’s Tudor pub on the east side of the city. The image dates from 2008; it has since been demolished and replaced by a Tesco Express.
The Ram
The former Young’s brewery tap, an impressive late-Victorian street-corner edifice. Pictured here in a boarded-up condition in August 2014, fortunately this one has later reopened.
The Hulstone
A classic post-war estate pub set back behind an extensive car park on a steeply sloping site on the north side of the town. The site is now going to be redeveloped into “affordable housing”.
The Cow & Calf
A four-square, brick-built pub, formerly a Robinson’s tied house, standing on a busy, elevated crossroads between Romiley and Bredbury. As the image shows, there is no shortage of nearby housing, and surely the site had potential that was never realised.
The Bingley Arms
A substantial early 19th century stone-built pub situated between the River Calder and the Calder & Hebble Navigation canal west of Wakefield. It has recently been acquired by the local Ossett Brewery and is currently undergoing refurbishment, although obviously at present it remains up in the air when this will come to fruition in view of the coronavirus crisis.
The Royal Oak
A large and rather plain inter-wars pub, built in 1937 and known locally as the Middle Oak. It is still bearing Ansells livery. It stands on the main road, and there is clearly no shortage of housing nearby to provide potential customers.
The Sportsman
An impressive, stone-faced pub in a somewhat incongruous location in a shabby industrial estate on the north side of the city, close to the M1. It has “1919” above the door, and the name of former owners Gilmour’s Brewery, later taken over by Tetley’s, is embossed at roof level.
The New Inn
A white-painted former Marston’s pub on the main road between Leek and Stoke-on-Trent, closed since 2006. This article from the local paper tells something of its story.
The Globe
A substantial pub-cum-hotel in this large village close to the Grand Union Canal, once the location of a major ordnance depot. It has since become a Tesco Express.
The British Oak
A substantial stone-built inter-wars pub situated on the north side of Wakefield near to Pinderfields Hospital. It appears to be in the characteristic house style of Bass predecessors Hammond’s. It is close to the much older, but still busy, Graziers Inn.
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