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!)

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

#160 Three Tuns Inn, Fazeley, Stafforshire : 1987 to 2014

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At the northern end of the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal is Fazeley Junction where it joins the Coventry Canal. The small town of Fazeley ...
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015

#159 George & Dragon, Stoke Golding, Leicestershire : 1995 to 2014

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Stoke Golding is a village on the Ashby Canal which, until 1995, was virgin territory for us. We were moving our narrowboat Emma Jane back ...
Monday, 2 February 2015

#158 The Great Stone, Northfield, Birmingham : 1953 to 2014

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The Great Stone Inn has stood on this site for centuries and it is named for a huge boulder that used to stand on the corner. This boulder ...
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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...
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