This is a post that I doubted would ever see the light of day - the James Brindley pub, in Gas Street Basin, that had been boarded up for about five years, has now been resurrected as The Canal House.
My original blog post was back in 2011 and can be found here. This is how the James Brindley appeared on Tuesday 6th September 2011.
Boarded up and left to fester until 2016 when plans were announced for a redevelopment...and this is what has appeared.
We visited it on Monday 14th August 2017, just a few days after the grand opening. It was so busy that we couldn't find a seat to only have a drink (too old and knackered to stand these days!). It is now more of a restaurant than a pub, but it was well done out inside and if they can maintain that level of popularity on a dull Monday evening, then The Canal House will be a roaring success. I assume that it will setle down to a more regular pattern of trade, but I am hopeful that it will be with us for a good number of years to come.
If you fancy a visit, the website is here.
Nice to see the old place up and running again!
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