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, 23 April 2015

#164 Wharf Inn, Hinckley, Leicestershire : 1995 to 2014

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Our first ever trip along the Ashby Canal wasn't originally planned. We were moving our boat from Winkwell near Berkhamsted on the Gran...
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Wednesday, 8 April 2015

#163 The Railway, Ellesmere, Shropshire : 2007 to 2014 (RIP)

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The Llangollen Canal is always a pleasant trip, but one we don't do very often. Ellesmere is a regular stopping point, but there are ma...
Tuesday, 24 March 2015

#162 The Wild Boar, Warwick : 1998 to 2014

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Back in 1998 our trusty narrowboat Emma Jane let us down and we were stranded for two days in Warwick. It was the Bank Holiday weekend and ...
Thursday, 12 March 2015

#161 The Bridge Inn, Chirk Bank, Shropshire : 1996 to 2014

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Our first trip along the Llangollen Canal was back in 1996. This photo was taken on the evening of Tuesday 27th August 1996 on our way bac...
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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