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!)

Thursday, 18 September 2014

#154 The Royal Oak, Crick, Northants : 2003 to 2013

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Crick is a village on the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal and the first time I passed through was in 1986. We were there again i...
Wednesday, 3 September 2014

#153 The Lock, Wolverley, Worcestershire : 1987 to 2013

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Our first ever visit to The Lock at Wolverley was on Tuesday 7th July 1987 as part of an epic journey that took us down to Worcester and a...
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Wednesday, 20 August 2014

#152 The Pheasant, Worcester : 1999 to 2013

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Worcester is a place we visit infrequently on our canal trips and, because there are a lot of pubs we don't get too many repeats (often...
Thursday, 7 August 2014

#151 The Wheatsheaf, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire : 1997 to 2013

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It's back to Stourport-on-Severn for yet another pub that town has to offer. Our first visit to The Wheatsheaf was on the evening of Tu...
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Thursday, 24 July 2014

#150 The Mitre Inn, Stourbridge, Worcestershire : 1996 to 2013

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Apparently, the original Mitre was demolished to make way for some road widening and a picture of the pub from about 1950 can be seen here ...
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Wednesday, 9 July 2014

#149 The Ram's Head, Grappenhall, Cheshire : 1991 to 2013

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I've only ever visited Grappenhall twice and we went in The Ram's Head on both occasions. The first visit was at lunchtime on M...
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Monday, 23 June 2014

#148 The Red Lion, Netherton, West Midlands : 2006 to 2013

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Our first visit to The Red Lion was at lunchtime on Sunday 4th June 2006 and, as reported earlier ( #125 ) we only ended up here because t...
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