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 December 2013

#135 Red Lion, Crick, Northamptonshire : 1986 to 2013

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Crick is a small village in Northamptonshire, but in the 'canal' world it is a significant place, being the site of the annual Cric...
Tuesday, 17 December 2013

#134 Old Swan (Ma Pardoe's), Netherton, West Midlands : 2004 to 2013

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I'm fairly sure that I'd been to Ma Pardoe's before our first canal visit, but I can't remember when! The centre of Nethert...
Monday, 9 December 2013

#133 The Boat and Railway, Stoke Prior, Worcestershire : 1999 to 2013

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Sadly, I don't have a picture from the first time I visited The Boat and Railway. That was on Saturday 26th August 1984. We moored up ...
Tuesday, 26 November 2013

#132 White Swan, Harborne, Birmingham : 1967 to 2013

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As I didn't first visit Birmingham until 1975, you can probably guess that this photo isn't one of mine! © Phyllis Nicklin 1...
Monday, 18 November 2013

#131 The Vine, Kinver, Worcestershire : 2001 to 2013

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After regaling you with tales of our trip along the Kennet & Avon Canal and the pubs to be found there, its now time to get back to the...
Monday, 11 November 2013

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

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Following our evening in Devizes , it was an early start to take on the challenge of Caen Hill Locks for a second time. It was my turn to s...
Monday, 4 November 2013

Kennet & Avon Canal - Part IV (Newbury to Devizes)

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After the previous evening's excesses it was time to turn our boat Anitra and start the journey back towards Bradford-on-Avon. It was a...
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