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Title: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: Tequila on August 19, 2018, 08:55:27 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/2Hd6aVv.jpg)

This used to be a town centre pub in Wigan.  I took this photo in 2007.  It is now a Thai restaurant.

(https://i.imgur.com/Ayd1P3z.jpg)
(from TripAdvisor)

Are there any other places from near where you live that have been repurposed, and if so, how are they now?  Can you do a before-and-after?
Title: Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: Minister Of Silly Walks on August 19, 2018, 05:17:08 PM
Repurposing old pubs isn't abig thing here.

Unless you count filling them with poker machines and making most of your revenue from gambling instead of beer. That's actually a big thing here.
Title: Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: Tequila on August 19, 2018, 05:22:20 PM
Quote from: Minister of silly walks on August 19, 2018, 05:17:08 PM
Repurposing old pubs isn't abig thing here.

It is a big thing here.  A lot of pubs have closed down and they either become houses, flats or restaurants.  My local became a block of flats a couple of years ago.  People live there now.

Quote from: Minister of silly walks on August 19, 2018, 05:17:08 PM
Unless you count filling them with poker machines and making most of your revenue from gambling instead of beer. That's actually a big thing here.

Pokies really are a big thing there it seems.  I've seen photos of bars with massive crude signs outside.  It really does look an unsightly mess.
Title: Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: Minister Of Silly Walks on August 19, 2018, 05:30:22 PM
Somebody even wrote a song about how much pokies in pubs suck

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FZAhbhfcrhg
Title: Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: Tequila on August 19, 2018, 05:36:10 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/z7lUbx2.jpg)

This is what the cask fonts looked like in my local before they shut.  Glorious.
Title: Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: Tequila on August 19, 2018, 05:37:00 PM
Can someone move this to a private area of the site?
Title: Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: Tequila on August 20, 2018, 07:37:35 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/o47jCOn.jpg)
Title: Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: SBI_Patience on August 13, 2020, 02:11:07 PM
(https://bristol-barkers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/The-Queen-Vic-Priddy.jpg)

The house that turned into a gingerbread house.
Title: Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: FourAceDeal on August 14, 2020, 04:10:07 AM
All the pubs are now Indian Restaurants.

All the closed down shops are now boutique ale houses.
Title: Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
Post by: renaeden on August 25, 2020, 09:40:00 PM
Quote from: Minister Of Silly Walks on August 19, 2018, 05:17:08 PM
Repurposing old pubs isn't abig thing here.

Unless you count filling them with poker machines and making most of your revenue from gambling instead of beer. That's actually a big thing here.
I'm not sure, but I don't think pubs have ever allowed poker machines here in WA. They're only at the casino.

I was in Toowoomba, QLD in 2012 - 13 and I saw a fair few pokies there.