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!)

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

#058 Spotted Dog, Digbeth (RIP) : 1998 to 2011

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This is the other Spotted Dog in Digbeth that is on the corner of Meriden Street and Bordesley Street. When I took this photo in 1998 I...
Friday, 23 March 2012

#057 The Unicorn Inn, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent : 2002 to 2011

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Stoke-on-Trent is one of those places that I find very confusing! We don't visit that often on our canal trips, but I generally get los...
Sunday, 18 March 2012

#056 The Woodman, Digbeth : 1998 to 2011 (RIP??)

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The Woodman is one of the finest examples of what proper city pubs can be. It is one of the earliest of the pubs designed by James & Li...
Tuesday, 13 March 2012

#055 The Miners Arms, Milton, Staffs : 2002 to 2011

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The Miners Arms is a lovely little local pub in Milton just outside Stoke-on-Trent. Our first visit was in 2002 on our second cruise along ...
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Wednesday, 7 March 2012

#054 The Fountain, Digbeth :1998 to 2011

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The Fountain is a small street corner pub in Digbeth that in 1998 I'd never been in, but was on my route home from work so I passed it ...
Thursday, 1 March 2012

#053 Barley Mow, Newbold-on-Avon, Warks : 1995 to 2011

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My first ever visit to the Barley Mow was on the evening of 17th April 1980 on my first canal trip on Emma Jane. In those days I hadn'...
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Monday, 27 February 2012

#052 The Kerryman, Digbeth : 1998 to 2011

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When I first took this photo this was The Roscommon Bar , a small unprepossessing Irish pub along the main road in Digbeth . At the time I ...
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