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, 26 January 2016

#035 UPDATE Rose & Castle, Ansty, Warwickshire : 2000 to 2015

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When I reviewed our canal trips and my photos I was amazed to find that the first time we ever stopped at Ansty was in 2000, on a week lon...
Tuesday, 22 December 2015

#178 Cuttle Bridge Inn (aka The Kingsley), Kingsbury Road, Birmingham : 1998 to 2015

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The first time we moored at The Kingsley was on the evening of Tuesday 2nd September 1997 , but it was late, dark and the picture I do have...
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Thursday, 26 November 2015

#177 Fool's Nook, nr Macclesfield, Cheshire : 2000 to 2015 (RIP?)

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Until the past year or so the Macclesfield Canal was a rare treat for us, only to be considered if we were doing the mammoth trip to Manche...
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Tuesday, 10 November 2015

#176 Rose & Crown, Warwick : 1998 to 2014

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There are lots of pubs in Warwick and, on a short stop, we don't manage to get to all of them. However, in the summer of 1998 our boat ...
Thursday, 22 October 2015

#175 Sun Inn, Llangollen, Denbighshire : 2007 to 2014

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As previously mentioned, we don't get to Llangollen very often, so we do like to have a look around. Our first visit was on the even...
Monday, 5 October 2015

#174 Hatton Arms (aka The Waterman), Hatton, Warks : 1998 to 2014

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As any regular narrowboater will know the lock flight at Hatton on the Grand Union Canal is a daunting, but magnificent challenge. At the t...
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Tuesday, 22 September 2015

#173 The Vaults, Knowle, West Midlands : 1999 to 2014

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This is going to be a short post about a pub that I've only been into once...and I don't remember what it was like inside! We d...
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