Market Drayton, on the Shropshire Union Canal, is a fantastic stop for pub lovers with many in the town itself. The Talbot stands close to the canal which is a ten minute walk from the town centre. This goes some way to explaining why our first two visits were our last pub stops in each instance.
Our first encounter with The Talbot was on the evening of Tuesday 10th September 2002.
We'd had a session in Market Drayton and popped in to the pub for a 'night cap' (hence the dodgy photo!). As I recall it was a pleasant, friendly place.
We were back again on the evening of Monday 29th August 2005 - again the last stop for the evening!
Difficult to spot any changes, but some attempt to trim the ivy appears to have been made.
Our next stop there was at lunchtime on Tuesday 4th September 2007 on our way back from Llangollen. It was our second visit to Market Drayton on that trip, but on this occasion we only visited The Talbot.
Little, if no change apart from the growth/recession of the ivy over parts of the pub
Our most recent visit was at lunchtime on Monday 8th August 2016 and this is the scene we encountered.
The Talbot was closed and up for sale. But at least much of the ivy had been cut back!
As of writing it is still closed, but there is a petition to get it reopened. It will be a shame if The Talbot disappears, but unless there is a sudden upsurge in pub drinking, I don't think it will survive as a pub.
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