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!)

Monday, 30 April 2012

#064 The White Swan, Digbeth : 1998 to 2011

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The White Swan in Digbeth is another example of the fine pubs designed by James & Lister Lea . This is what it looked like in the mid ...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012

#063 The Railway, Warwick : 1998 to 2011

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The Railway in Warwick is a unique looking building, but in reality it is a typical local pub. Our first visit was in 1998 when our boat Em...
Thursday, 19 April 2012

UPDATE 2 : #008 Navigation Inn, Lapworth : 1986 to 2012

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Back in November I reported the closure of the Navigation Inn in Rowington and hoped that it would be reopening soon. Well, I have good ne...
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Monday, 16 April 2012

#062 Town Crier, Digbeth : 1998 to 2011

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This is a pub I've never been inside although I've passed by on many occasions. This is how it looked in 1998. A rather unprepo...
Tuesday, 10 April 2012

#061 The Mary Arden, Wilmcote, Warks : 1997 to 2011

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If we hadn't recently sold our boat Emma Jane I would have been showing you a picture of this pub from 2012 taken only a few days ago o...
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Friday, 6 April 2012

#060 The Moseley Arms, Digbeth : 1998 to 2011

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The Moseley Arms is a pub I'd never been inside when I took this picture in 1998. In fact I hadn't really noticed it even though I ...
Sunday, 1 April 2012

#059 Tom o' the Wood, Rowington, Warks : 1986 to 2011

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When I first visited the Tom o' the Wood it was a great country pub in a perfect location just by the Grand Union Canal. This shot ...
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