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!)

Friday, 30 December 2011

#042 The Spotted Dog, Digbeth : 1998 to 2011

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There were two Spotted Dog pubs in Digbeth and I've been in both of them. This one is on the corner of Alcester Street and Warwick Stre...
Thursday, 29 December 2011

UPDATE : #027 The Old Wharf, Digbeth : 1998 to 2011 (RIP?)

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Sad to report that, since I took my photos in August, The Old Wharf closed on 5th December as reported here . It seems that my optimism fr...
Thursday, 22 December 2011

#041 The Fountain Inn, Tipton : 2003 to 2011

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This is a pub I wish I'd visited before 2003. The Fountain Inn has a long history and survived when the Tipton Green area was substant...
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Friday, 16 December 2011

#040 Moby Dick's : 1998 to 2011 (RIP?)

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Back in 1998 Moby Dick's was a completely new discovery for me down a side street I'd never been on before. A typical street co...
Sunday, 11 December 2011

#039 Saracen's Head, Weston, Staffs : 1987 to 2011

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The first time we visited the Saracen's Head in Weston was in 1987. We'd passed through in 1981, but were on a tight schedule and d...
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Monday, 5 December 2011

#038 Big Bulls Head, Digbeth : 1998 to 2011

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I'm not sure if I've ever been in the Big Bulls Head in Digbeth. Certainly in 1998 when I took this photo I'd never set foot ins...
Wednesday, 30 November 2011

#037 Tame Otter, Hopwas, Staffs : 1986 to 2011

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The first time I visited The Chequers (as it was known in those days) was by car in the early 1980's. Our first canal stop was on Thursd...
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