The Old Crown was a coaching Inn dating back to the early 1700’s and extended part way up the shopping precinct.  The Inn closed in 1983, and unfortunately the grade II listed building fell down during refubishment work. The Inn...

The pub has stood here on Sandford Street since the 1700’s on what was once one of the main ways out of the city. In the 1960’s the pub was located next door to a Newsagents and butchers, fast forward to 2018 and both the shops...

The Castle Inn was on Market Street for over one-hundred and fifty years before closing in 1963. The location has become home to the local Oxfam shop. The Tudor make over on the front of the building occurred sometime after 1900. Postcards...

For almost four hundred years a public house in one form or another had stood in the corner of the market square. The Malt Shovel was the last and with it’s closure in 1971 it brought to and end an amazing piece of history.

By the time this photo was taken the Smithfield had been renamed to the Sozzled Sausage.  The pub closed in 2007 and was demolished in August 2008 for the Tesco redevelopment. To me it would always be the Smithfield, a place where Dave...