A long, white-painted pub just out into the countryside on what was once the main road between Widnes and Liverpool before the “Speke Road” was built.
The Lord Nelson
A distinctive inter-wars mock-Tudor corner pub about half a mile inland from the Mersey estuary. StreetView shows it as still open in 2020, so it is a relatively recent casualty.
The Village Gate
A large, attractive roadside pub at the north end of the town, which has been closed since 2018 following a fire, and is now in a ruinous state.
The Dun Cow
A distinctince green and white pub in Manns livery on the north side of the town centre. According to StreetView, it had been demolished by 2014.
The Horseshoe
A neat inter-wars cottage-style pub with pitched roofs, now converted to a Tesco Express. According to StreetView, it closed some time between 2009 and 2012.
The Lilycroft
A modern estate-style pub in the shadow of the giant Manningham Mills, one of the largest in Britain. It is now given over to variety of non-pub businesses. The building immediately in front of the mill is the “Pile Pub”, also long since closed, which is believed to have been a social club for mill workers.
The Hare & Hounds
A much-extended Marston’s dining pub prominently situated on the main road between Altrincham and Stockport. Given the number of surrounding houses you would think it had potential as a pub, but on the other hand the large site must be attractive to developers.
The Queens Arms
A redbrick street-corner pub close to the BAe Systems shipyard, which appears to have been closed for a long time and is now sprouting vegetation.
The Old Red Lion
An attractive old pub on the now-bypassed former main road towards York, which has been closed down by the police due to the level of antisocial behaviour, possibly stemming from the neighbouring estate.
The Woodcutters
A small, long-closed rural pub now converted to residential use but retaining its nameboard, situated just south of the village of Foxt in deep countryside not far from Alton Towers.
The New Holly
A large pub on the A6 between Preston and Lancaster, which has gone through a variety of incarnations, most recently trading as a restaurant called Mediterraneon at the Holly. A planning application to demolish it and redevelop the site for housing has recently been judged inadequate. Very much a contre-jour shot on StreetView.
The Coniston
A back-street pub rather resembling a chapel, which was originally the Idle Liberal Club. It was situated behind the Oddfellows Hall.
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