A classic 1960s estate pub in a redeveloped area on the north side of the city, now converted to a religious centre.
The Norfolk Arms
An impressive late Victorian or Edwardian tiled pub with a curved frontage, in an industrial area on the north-eastern side of the city. Apparently the building is now used as a sauna.
The Lord Kelvin
An old pub with a more modern facade, situated on the eastern fringe of the town centre near the station. I’m not aware of any connection between the famous Victorian scientist and King’s Lynn.
The Nell Gwynne
A small corner pub with a rounded facade in a back street near the station, formerly called the British Oak. I stayed the night here on a CAMRA trip many years ago. It has since been converted to flats.
The Albion
A large inter-wars mock-Tudor Hyde’s pub in an area of council housing on the south side of the city. I’m not sure whether it is permanently closed or just boarded up “for the duration”, although it has given the impression of living on borrowed time for quite a white. Just down the road from the Green End, which has been demolished since I wrote that blogpost and the site redeveloped for housing.
(My own picture)
The Wheatsheaf
A characteristic large 1930s roadhouse, once owned by Greenall’s, on what was the busy main road between Warrington and Chester before being bypassed by the M56. In times past it was a very smart and popular pub with a good reputation for food. The StreetView images suggest that it closed some time between the summers of 2018 and 2019.
(My own picture - the first closed pub bagged as we emerge from lockdown)
The Corner Pin
An unusual small triangular pub overshadowed by industrial buildings on the north-east side of the city.
The Porcupine
An inter-wars cottage-style pub on a busy road junction in South-East London. There are plans to demolish the pub and build a a Lidl supermarket on the site. The aerial photo on the news report reveals that the pub is in fact deceptively large.
The Black Horse
A street corner pub with pointed doorway and gables, situated just to the north of the city centre, that has now been converted into flats.
The Dog
A mock-Tudor pub close to the town centre that went through a variety of incarnations, including a spell as an O’Neill’s. Although the StreetView image shows it closed, it has more recently been taken over and reopened by Black Country Ales.
The Sawyers Arms
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)
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