Pubs: Then & Now

The Pub is one of the few great cultural icons of Britain. We are currently in a phase where the future of the pub is in doubt. This blog shows how pubs have changed (or not) over the past 20 - 30 years. I first started taking pictures of pubs in 1986 and have amassed quite a collection. Most of these pubs are within easy walking distance of the English Canals and most are based in the Midlands. Apart from a (very) few, I have drunk in every pub pictured (and sometimes been drunk in them!)

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Thursday, 18 February 2021

#016 The Old Crown, Deritend, Birmingham : 1998 to 2021

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  This is a real oddity - back in 1998 when I first took pictures of these pubs, The Old Crown was the only one that was not open! This is w...
Wednesday, 14 February 2018

#068 The Ruin, Floodgate Street, Digbeth : 1998 to 2018 (Revisited)

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When I first went around Digbeth and its environs in 1998 I came across many back-street boozers that I'd been completely unaware of pr...
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Friday, 16 September 2011

#016 The Old Crown, Deritend : 1998 to 2011

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This is the sixth in my ' Birmingham Eastside ' series. Back in 1998 The Old Crown was closed and boarded up, but I took a picture ...
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