Conor H

One point not mentioned here is the reason for all these demolitions and redevelopments. The publican lobby has stopped the government from issuing new licences, therefore the best way for a publican to make money is to knock down an old pub and build a large new theme pub. These are Ok in themselves, and will no doubt be redecorated according to fashion, but meanwhile whole chunks of our history are being eradicated. If developers could simply apply for new licences for these new pubs then maybe the old family pubs would be allowed to live. Thanks to those who have posted pub crawl recommendations by the way