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!)

Saturday, 24 January 2015

#157 Bridge End Hotel, Llangollen : 1996 to 2014

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Our first ever canal visit to Llangollen was  in 1996. Since beginning canal boating in 1980 I'd been eager to go along the Llangollen ...
Friday, 9 January 2015

#156 Gosta Green, Aston, Birmingham : 1986 to 2014

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I realise that I've neglected this blog somewhat over the past few months, but I'm back now with a new batch of pubs to add to the ...
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Friday, 5 December 2014

UPDATE 2 : #027 The Old Wharf, Digbeth : 1998 to 2014

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Back in 2011 when I last reported , the Old Wharf had closed with no immediate prospect of re-opening. However, as I was walking to a meeti...
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Friday, 7 November 2014

UPDATES - A New Trip to Old Haunts - The Warwickshire Ring

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When I started this blog I hadn't really thought through how I would present new visits to pubs that I'd already reported on. As de...
Monday, 13 October 2014

Is Long Itchington THE Most Expensive Place for Blackcurrrant & Soda?

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I don't normally use this blog for a rant, but today I'm going to make an exception. I've just returned from a two week canal c...
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Friday, 3 October 2014

#155 Eagle & Sun, Hanbury Wharf, Worcestershire : 1997 to 2013

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Although close to where our boat was moored, we only use the stretch of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal down to Worcester every five y...
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...
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