Closed Pubs

Recording the slow, sad death of the British pub

The Tollgate

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The Tollgate, Aberystwyth. Cardiganshire A short-lived modern estate pub, formerly owned by Brains Brewery, on the south side of the town....

The Saracen’s Head

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The Saracen’s Head, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire A substantial stone-built street-corner pub close to the centre of this former mining town...

The Bee Hotel

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The Bee Hotel, Abergele, Denbighshire A substantial pub-cum-hotel with an unusual name, owned by Greater Manchester family brewers J. W. L...

The Bull

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The Bull, Spalding, Lincolnshire A modern pub, formerly owned by Home Brewery of Nottingham, on the east bank of the River Welland close t...

The Shakespeare

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The Shakespeare, Southport, Lancashire A substantial free-standing Victorian pub dominating a road junction on the east side of the town c...

The Oakdale

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The Oakdale, Poole, Dorset A typical large 1930s redbrick roadhouse. It faces on to Wessex Way and looks as though it once enjoyed access ...

The Aclet

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The Aclet, Bishop Auckland, County Durham A monumental 1930s pub serving a large estate on the south side of the town. Still open on Stree...

The Royal Oak

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The Royal Oak, Hazel Grove, Cheshire A large 1930s Robinson’s pub situated in a residential area away from the main street. Currently in t...
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The Windmill

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The Windmill, Lichfield, Staffordshire A large and impressive post-war pub on a fairly smart estate on the north side of the city.

The Old Roundabout

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The Old Roundabout, Stanningley, Yorkshire A four-square stone-built pub in a run-down area where a lot of properties have been demolished...

The Swallow’s Nest

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The Swallow’s Nest, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire A distinctive gabled, three-storey pub in a council estate on the south side of the city...

The White Bear

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The White Bear, Tingley, Yorkshire A distinctive weatherboarded pub that for many years was a landmark next to Junction 28 of the M62. It ...
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