Time
Called
Pubs That Have Been Lost Forever
This
page contains pubs that we have visited that are no longer open,
a victim of depressed times in the pub trade. If you think that
village pubs are important, then frequent them, because once
closed or transformed, they hardly ever return to their former
glory. You might also be interested in reading about one particular
Lost Pub, the Green Man, a story
that has become all too familiar in recent years.
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Buck
& Bell, Long Itchington, Warwickshire.
In its day, this was a classic country pub, much loved
by all who frequented it. The building dates from
the 1800's and the layout and many of the fixtures
& fittings have not changed, other than gathering
a lot of dust. There was hope of a re-opening, but
such an occasion is looking increasingly unlikely.
UPDATE: Great news!!!!
The Buck & Bell, Long Itchington, Warwickshire
reopened earlier this year (2005). This once derelict
pub has been totally refurbished as a 'gastro-pub'
and serves good food and a fine range of beers. Thoroughly
recommended!
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Lamb
& Lion, Daventry, Northamptonshire.
I am counting this one as closed, even though it is
doing business as 'Fridays', in much the same way that
the Kentish Cricketers was a pub. I have scraped around
on the web to find information about Fridays, and the
only comment I could was "Fridays on a Thursday
(Its the best pub in Dav) a wide range of bands ranging
from crap to brilliant." That does not inspire
me at all. However, it was one comment more than I could
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Saracens
Head, Daventry, Northamptonshire.
Lovely little courtyard on this place, but out of business
for some time. There is a rumor going around that it
is re-opening in 2004 as a Wetherspoons, but open or
closed, the Saracens Head is no more. There are fans
of the Wetherspoons chain... click here
to see the website of the guy who has been to 587 of
the 636 Wetherspoon pubs! |
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Swan
Hotel, Broadway, Worcestershire.
When we went here it was the Swan Inn, a nice pub overlooking
the Green, and while, yes it was pushing the coffee
a little more than a self-respecting pub should, it
was not bad. Now research cannot decipher whether it
is a BeefEater restaurant, and Out & Out brand coffee
shop, or even if it is still called the Swan Inn. Roberto's
Coffee Shop even has the same address. A pub with an
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King
William, Bath, Somerset.
A proud-looking town pub, crammed up against the London
Road in Bath, with lovely etched-glass windows, now
all curtained and dark. If you could get inside, you
would see that it was a great example of a Victorian
two-room street corner pub. According to Swift &
Elliot's 'Bath Pubs', the King William is as much a
part of our heritage as the Royal Crescent and Beckford's
Tower, and now it is gone forever. |
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Fox,
Clay Coton, Northamptonshire.
I would not ever have known this pub was here but for
two tell-tale signs: First, the Ordnance Survey maps
have not yet caught up with the closure; and second,
there were rectangular marks on the walls of the house
with light fixtures above, where the pub sign used to
be affixed. This pub may come back, due to the rather
splendid 'Change of Use' laws in England. |
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Swan,
Pennsylvania, Gloucestershire.
When we visited this pub, we were walking the Cotswold
Way, and it was a very welcome break indeed. While it
was close the main road, it was warm and welcoming inside.
It closed its doors in 2003.
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Kentish
Cricketers, Canterbury, Kent.
One of my earlier memories of touring England with my
wife was wandering into the Kentish Cricketer in Canterbury
and having a leisurely, relaxed drink in the middle
of the day. Now it is 'Oranges Bar Cafe', and no longer
caters to the rather more relaxed crowd. Even more sad
is the fact that some people celebrate the Cricketers
demise, branding it a pub that didn't allow anyone 'who
can't remember the Boer War'. Some people do not understand
what they are losing. |
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