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!)

Showing posts with label Ma Pardoe's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ma Pardoe's. Show all posts
Friday, 18 September 2020

More Canal Cruising in a COVID World (Part 3)

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  The sun rose, the water levels dropped and, after a day and a half at Holt Lock, we were allowed to resume our journey upstream to Stourpo...
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Tuesday, 17 December 2013

#134 Old Swan (Ma Pardoe's), Netherton, West Midlands : 2004 to 2013

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I'm fairly sure that I'd been to Ma Pardoe's before our first canal visit, but I can't remember when! The centre of Nethert...
Friday, 30 August 2013

#125 The Dry Dock Inn, Windmill End, West Midlands : 1996 to 2013 (RIP)

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The first time I ever visited The Dry Dock Inn was some time in the 1980's. I remember it very well as I'd been given the use of a ...
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Thursday, 9 May 2013

Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs

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As regular readers know, I normally write about the exterior of pubs and how they have/haven't changed over the past 20+ years. However...
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