A distinctive three-storey early Victorian pub dated 1840, situated on the south side of the town just down the hill from the Branch. Note the house next door with conical turrets in the style of a French chateau.
The Stanley Arms
A roadside pub in a West Lancashire village notable for the main road through it negotiating a hairpin bend to descend a steep hill. It closed just before Covid struck, and after being occupied by squatters it is now to be converted to housing.
The White Horse
A stone-built pub standing at an angle to the road on a steep section to the south side of the town centre. It has now become Kasa Rosa restaurant, but the building itself is largely unchanged.
The Blacksmith’s Arms
A plain-looking pub standing below the level of the road at a rural crossroads south-east of Sheffield. Planning permission has been granted for it to be demolished and replace by a house and shop.
The Punch Bowl
A roadside pub in a rather out-of-the-way location between Longridge and Clitheroe. After some years of closure, it was illegally demolished in early 2021, but its owners have now been ordered to rebuild it. It remains to be seen whether that will actually happen.
The Branch
A landmark pub on a sloping site commanding a road junction on the south-west side of the town. It has since been demolished, but nothing has been built in its place.
The Silver Jubilee
A modern estate-style pub on the north side of the city, that was still open in 2009, but doesn’t seem to have made it to 35 years, and was in a very bad state by the time it was pictured in 2018. It was demolished in early 2022 to make way for a school.
The Ovenden Cross
A four-square, stone-built pub on a steep incline on the main Keighley Road on the north side of the town. It has now become Minibugs Nurseries.
The White Horse
A four-square Edwardian pub in a prosperous village south of Chester close to the River Dee. The asking price has been reduced by £150,000, but it is being suggested that the property would be suitable for alternative use.
The Waterwheel
A remarkable pub occupying most of the ground floor of a thirteen-storey block of flats on the east side of the town centre. The block is still there, but is now protected by a gate and fence.
The Royal
A four-square, brick-built pub with tall chimneys facing some functional early post-war flats on the south-east side of the town. It has since been replaced by a plain terrace of four modern houses.
The Dog & Partridge
A substantial pub on the main A6 road through this well-populated village a few miles south-east of Stockport. For some years it was a Brewer’s Fayre, before making the journey down through the dining pub brands to end up a Crown Carvery.
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