A large inter-wars roadhouse on the main A41 to the south-east of the city, which has most recently traded as a Harvester, but is now in the process of conversion to a Costa Coffee drive-thru.
The Market Tavern
A stone-built pub at the bottom of a pedestrianised street at the south end of the town centre.
The Railway
A long-closed street-corner pub just outside the town centre close to the site of Middleton’s former railway terminus. It is boarded up in this photo, but now appears to be used as a beauty parlour.
The Newby Square
A modern pub set back from the road on the south side of the city, originally called the New Red Ginn. After a troubled history, its licence was revoked in 2016, and it remains in a derelict condition.
The Dockside Inn
A small backstreet pub in the apex of two roads close to Weston Point Docks, which has recently been auctioned off with the suggestion that it would be suitable for alternative use. Despite having been brought up in Runcorn, I was never aware that this pub even existed, possibly because it never sold real ale in recent years and so did not appear in any CAMRA guides.
The Castle Howard Ox
A white-painted back street pub on the north side of the city, where permission has been applied for to convert it into sixteen flats.
The Plough
A substantial stone-built pub in the Crosspool district on the west side of the city. It played a key role in the development of the rules of football, but is now to be demolished and replaced with eight houses.
The Staplegrove Inn
A long, white-painted pub with a projecting front section, overlooking a roundabout on the north-west side of the town. It was reported in March this year that demolition was under way.
The Woodbine
An inter-wars pub with a distinctive corner tower feature, situated on the north side of the city and clearly visible from the main line railway to Stafford and the North. From the historic StreetView images, it appears to have closed between 2012 and 2015, and has since been demolished.
The Ship
A mock-Tudor pub facing an open area of common land in the countryside south-east of Dartford. There are now plans to reopen it and build new housing next door.
The Kingswood Arms
A modern Tetley pub dating from the 1970s, with unusual timber cladding, situated in the angle of the two roads. It closed in the 2000s due to the decline of local industry, and has since been demolished, although the site remains undeveloped.
The Fox
A pub on the eastern outskirts of the town situated on a section of road bypassed by the construction of a new roundabout. It has been closed for a decade, but is currently reported as being under offer. The new housing being built opposite must surely represent a potential source of trade.
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