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Pubs that have been turned into something else
« on: August 19, 2018, 08:55:27 AM »


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


(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?

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Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2018, 05:22:20 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.

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.

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Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2018, 05:30:22 PM »
Somebody even wrote a song about how much pokies in pubs suck

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Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2018, 05:36:10 PM »


This is what the cask fonts looked like in my local before they shut.  Glorious.

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Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2018, 05:37:00 PM »
Can someone move this to a private area of the site?

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Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
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Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2020, 02:11:07 PM »


The house that turned into a gingerbread house.
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Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Pubs that have been turned into something else
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2020, 09:40:00 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.
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