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!)

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

#170 Prince of Wales, Llangollen, Denbighshire : 2007 to 2014

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Llangollen is a place we don't visit very often and on our first trip there in 1996 we didn't venture much beyond the town centre. ...
Tuesday, 14 July 2015

#169 The Red Lion, Knowle, West Midlands : 1996 to 2014

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Although Knowle is only a few miles from Lapworth where our boat was moored for many years, we very rarely visit the village by boat. This ...
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Wednesday, 24 June 2015

#168 Ring o' Bells, Marple, Cheshire : 2000 to 2014

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My first ever visit to the Ring o' Bells in Marple was during an epic canal trip from Lapworth (south of Birmingham) to Manchester and ...
Monday, 8 June 2015

#167 The Greyhound, Sutton Stop, Coventry : 1995 to 2014

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My first ever visit to The Greyhound was on my first canal trip back in 1980, long before I started taking photos of every pub we visited. ...
Tuesday, 19 May 2015

#166 Tilted Wig, Warwick : 1998 to 2014

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As previously reported, back in 1998 our boat broke down and we spent two days exploring the hostelries of Warwick at our leisure. It is qu...
Wednesday, 6 May 2015

#165 Bull Inn, Llangollen Denbighshire : 1996 to 2014

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On our first trip to Llangollen we only stayed in the town for the lunchtime session with the Bull Inn being one of the pubs we visited. ...
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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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