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 The Kingsley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Kingsley. Show all posts
Saturday, 26 May 2018

#245 The Station, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands : 2004 to 2018

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"But the Royal Borough of Sutton Coldfield isn't on the canal!", I hear you say. "And, you'd be right", I reply...
Tuesday, 22 March 2016

#180 The Boat, Minworth, West Midlands : 1986 to 2015

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In the early 1980's The Boat was, technically, my local pub as I lived just around the corner in Minworth for a few months. It sits at ...
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Tuesday, 22 December 2015

#178 Cuttle Bridge Inn (aka The Kingsley), Kingsbury Road, Birmingham : 1998 to 2015

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The first time we moored at The Kingsley was on the evening of Tuesday 2nd September 1997 , but it was late, dark and the picture I do have...
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012

#087 Beehive, Curdworth, Warks : 2006 to 2011

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I'd been aware of the Beehive in Curdworth for a long while and I'd visited for a business lunch many years earlier, but our first ...
Saturday, 18 February 2012

#051 White Horse, Curdworth, Warks : 1987 to 2011

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In the early 1980's I lived in nearby Minworth and drove by the White Horse on many occasions. In those days it was a fairly ordinary l...
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