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, 22 February 2018

#242 The Bridge Inn, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire : 1997 to 2017

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Stourport-on-Severn isn't a place we visit frequently on our canal trips, but it is always a joy for those of us who like a good variet...
Wednesday, 14 February 2018

#068 The Ruin, Floodgate Street, Digbeth : 1998 to 2018 (Revisited)

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When I first went around Digbeth and its environs in 1998 I came across many back-street boozers that I'd been completely unaware of pr...
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Thursday, 1 February 2018

#241 Hopwood House, Alvechurch, Worcestershire : 1999 to 2017

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The first time we stopped at Hopwood House was way back on Monday 27th August 1984 for a lunchtime visit, but back in those days I hadn...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018

#040 Eagle & Ball, Eastside, Birmingham : 1998 to 2018 (Revisited)

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Back in 2011 when I started this blog I had two sets of pictures that I wanted to show to a wider world. Firstly was my collection of canal...
Friday, 12 January 2018

#240 The Anchor Inn, Cross Green, Staffordshire : 1991 to 2017

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For our first visit this pub was known as The Anchor, Inn then it became the Fox & Anchor (when it became a Vintage Inn) but, as I rece...
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Sunday, 24 December 2017

#239 The Station Hotel, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire : 1997 to 2017 RIP

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This is a sad tale that begins in the days following the death of Princess Diana. We were in Nottingham on that fateful night and our journ...
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Tuesday, 12 December 2017

#238 Salopian Star, Market Drayton, Shropshire : 1987 to 2016

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Market Drayton is a place I always look forward to visiting on our canal holidays because it has a wide selection of pubs to choose from. O...
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