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, 20 November 2018

#249 Sandbrook Vaults, Market Drayton, Shropshire : 1987 to 2018

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I was all ready to produce a tale of our visits to the Sandbrook Vaults starting in 1999 when, in a pique of thoroughness, I rechecked our ...
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Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Jolly Boys Outing to St Albans

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This was to be a first for me in more ways than one - first ever visit to St Albans; first Proper Pubs Day Out away from Birmingham; first ...
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Friday, 19 October 2018

#248 Wynnstay Arms, Llangollen, Denbighshire : 2007 to 2018 (RIP?) And A Flock of Seagulls Member!

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Our boating trips to Llangollen are quite infrequent, but is is a great section of canal to travel along. The town of Llangollen has some i...
Monday, 8 October 2018

#247 Horse & Jockey, Grindley Brook, Shropshire : 1996 to 2018

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Grindley Brook is a small village on the Llangollen Canal just outside Whitchurch. The only pub in the village is the Horse & Jockey wh...
Friday, 21 September 2018

#246 The Boat Inn, Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire : 1987 to 2018

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I'm back after a bit of a hiatus mainly caused by actually visiting pubs that I've already been to before! I've also resisted t...
Monday, 20 August 2018

A Tail of Digbeth's Two Spotted Dogs

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Until relatively recently there were two pubs, in Digbeth, that went by the name of The Spotted Dog. I've reported on both previously b...
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Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Digbeth in the Daytime - A Crawl Through Birmingham Heritage

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This stroll has been reported on by Pub Curmudgeon ( here and here ) and Retired Martin ( here , here and here ), so I thought I'd gi...
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