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!)

Sunday, 31 May 2020

The Harborne Run

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As we're still living in the time of coronavirus I thought that I'd combine my (semi) regular exercise with more photography/artist...
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Tuesday, 26 May 2020

#098 New Inn, Harborne, Birmingham : 1998 to 2020 (Revisited)

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The New Inn is still a pub that I visit infrequently and, before I chronicle the last eight years, here's what I put in 2012: - Harbo...
Tuesday, 5 May 2020

#101 The Patrick Kavanagh, Moseley : 1996 to 2020 (Revisited)

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As our restrictions continue, I thought that I'd visit Moseley to catch up on some more relatively local boozers to see how they'd ...
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Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Sunny Selly Oak under Shutdown

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Since the 'lockdown' started, I've grasped the opportunity to take pictures during my permitted daily exercise.  Selly Oak ...
Friday, 24 April 2020

#003 Goose at the OVT, Selly Oak : 1996 to 2020 (Revisited)

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The lockdown continues and you find me, still in Selly Oak, with another pub that has changed it's name, several times, over the years....
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Sunday, 19 April 2020

#005 Bristol Pear, Selly Oak : 1996 to 2020 (Revisited)

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I don't visit the Bristol Pear frequently, but this hostelry has the dubious honour of being the last pub I drank in before the current...
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Wednesday, 15 April 2020

#009 Country Girl, Selly Oak : 1996 to 2020 (Revisited)

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This is primarily a pub blog but, as we're now in 'lockdown' and practicing social isolation, my only recourse (other than to o...
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