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!)

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

#284 Three Goats Heads, Oxford : 1998 to 2021

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This will only be a short entry, but it is a proper pub and well worth a visit...especially if you like Sam Smith's. Our first visit was...
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Wednesday, 16 June 2021

UPDATE: #264 The Bell, Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire : 1998 to 2021

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This isn't something that I'd normally do less than two years after the previous visit, but we live in strange times so, why not? My...
Monday, 7 June 2021

Canal Cruising in Continuing COVID Times (Part 2)

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  You left us last time as we were staggering back to Peggy Ellen after a 3/4 pub lunchtime session in a cool and damp Oxford. This gave us ...
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Wednesday, 2 June 2021

Canal Cruising in Continuing COVID Times (Part 1)

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  For our first boating trip of 2021 we waited until indoor hospitality was open again, albeit under Summer 2020 rules. Our destination was ...
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Saturday, 8 May 2021

Concluding the Digbeth/Eastside Update

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  With the pubs being back open again (well, for outdoor table service only) I realise that I've left a few of the Digbeth stragglers wi...
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Friday, 16 April 2021

It's Bandwagon Time!

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 To misquote The Bard of Avon, "Is this a bandwagon which I see before me, Come let me jump aboard!" Ever since the 'glorious...
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Wednesday, 14 April 2021

#025 The Anchor, Digbeth, Birmingham : 1998 to 2021

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  Whilst my fellow bloggers and pub tickers renew their acquaintance with beer gardens and blogging, I've still got one or two Digbeth c...
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