Closed Pubs

Recording the slow, sad death of the British pub

The High Bank

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The High Bank, Openshaw, Manchester A modern pub just off Ashton Old Road in East Manchester, built by Boddingtons in the 1960s to replace...

The Old English Gentleman

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The Old English Gentleman, Harston, Cambridgeshire Prominently situated in the fork of two roads on the A10 south of Cambridge, this pub d...

The Cricketers Arms

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The Cricketers Arms, Preston, Lancashire A backstreet pub close to the River Ribble on the western side of the city. (My own picture)

The Red Admiral

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The Red Admiral, Great Barr, Staffordshire A typical post-war pub on a large housing estate to the north of Birmingham.

The Folly

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The Folly, Ackleton, Shropshire A roadside pub on the B4176 between Dudley and Telford which is known locally at the “Rabbit Run”. Its clo...

The Mile House

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The Mile House, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham A large inter-wars pub on a main road on the north side of the town. It’s still open on StreetVie...

The Sneyd Arms

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The Sneyd Arms, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire A distinctive “flat iron” pub in the sharp angle of two roads on the west side of the city, ...

The Bird in Hand

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The Bird in Hand, Dunstable, Bedfordshire A substantial inter-wars pub on a main road to the north of the town centre. It still looks fair...

The Halfway House

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The Halfway House, Bontddu, Merioneth A rather impressive former Robinson’s pub on the scenic road between Barmouth and Dolgellau along th...

The Fleece

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The Fleece, North Cotes, Lincolnshire A substantial mock-Tudor roadside pub in a small village a few miles south of Grimsby, once tied to ...
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The Criterion

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The Criterion, Gloucester A long-closed Georgian pub on a side street just south of the city centre. (My own picture)

The Mermaid

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The Mermaid, Handforth, Cheshire A typical 1960s pub on a Manchester overspill estate just over the Cheshire boundary, which backs on to t...
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