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!)

Friday, 18 September 2020

More Canal Cruising in a COVID World (Part 3)

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  The sun rose, the water levels dropped and, after a day and a half at Holt Lock, we were allowed to resume our journey upstream to Stourpo...
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Monday, 14 September 2020

More Canal Cruising in a COVID World (Part 2)

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  You left us in Alvechurch and, so far, our cruise had not been affected by the pandemic...until now! The Met Office forecast (and Rainfall...
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Thursday, 10 September 2020

More Canal Cruising in a COVID World (Part 1)

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  It truly is a remarkable time as we embarked on another canal trip just a month after the previous cruise. This time the pubs felt a bit m...
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Friday, 28 August 2020

#279 The Old Thatch Tavern, Stratford-upon-Avon : 1996 to 2020

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  The Old Thatch Tavern has been a feature of Stratford's pub scene for hundreds of years. We first discovered it on the evening of Frid...
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Tuesday, 18 August 2020

#278 Great Western, Warwick : 1998 to 2020 (RIP)

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  For all pub fans, I'm afraid that this is a sad tale, reflective of the general malaise affecting English pubs over the past few years...
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Monday, 10 August 2020

Canal Cruising in a COVID World (Part 3)

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  We resume our journey heading away from Birmingham via Farmer's Bridge and Aston Locks, hoping to reach the safety of Curdworth by nig...
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Tuesday, 4 August 2020

Canal Cruising in a COVID World (Part 2)

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Following a less than excellent evening out, we returned to Stratford-upon-Avon for our lunchtime session. After navigating our way down Wil...
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