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, 21 October 2013

Kennet & Avon Canal - Part II (Bath to Pewsey Wharf)

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Next morning, after a quick trip up the Avon as far as Pulteney Bridge, we set off back towards Bradford-on-Avon along the Kennet & Av...
Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Kennet & Avon Canal - Part I (Bradford-on-Avon to Bath)

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Most of the pubs featured in this blog are ones that I've visited on our canal holidays over the years. Since we sold our boat Emma Jan...
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Monday, 7 October 2013

#130 Crown Inn, Alvechurch, Worcestershire : 1987 to 2013

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The Crown Inn at Alvechurch is just a few miles away from me, but the only times I've drunk there has been on our canal trips as it sit...
Friday, 27 September 2013

#129 Parr Arms, Grappenhall, Cheshire : 1991 to 2013

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This will be a short entry as I've only ever drunk in the pub once! Our first visit was at lunchtime on Tuesday 22nd July 1991 as part...
Friday, 20 September 2013

#128 Black Star, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire : 1999 to 2013

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The Black Star is a canalside pub in Stourport that should be thriving. Our first visit was on the evening of Tuesday 1st June 1999 , which...
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Friday, 13 September 2013

#127 The Red Man, Kidderminster, Worcestershire : 2008 to 2013

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Despite the fact that we've done the Stourport Ring on several occasions, we've only ever stopped in Kidderminster twice!  Bef...
Friday, 6 September 2013

#126 The Wheatsheaf, Crick, Northants : 1986 to 2013

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Crick is a village in the Northamptonshire countryside and sits on the Grand Union Canal Leicester Section. It is home to the annual Crick ...
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