The number of pubs across Bristol is dwindling. Today, it’s believed there are today around 400 locals - and many will look very different to the pubs used by people half a century ago.
Go back 50 years and many were owned by breweries like Georges & Co. Some could serve an off-licence as well as a shop, while others took up each buildings with no lounge sofa in sight.
Ultimately, with a change of habits, and more recently the cost-of-living crisis, some pubs have struggled and shut down. Some have simply made way for new housing developments or even new roads and junctions.
What’s left is sometimes very little. Take a look at these 11 pubs - some will be instantly recognisable, others will require a think.
9. Foresters’ Arms, Westbury Hill, Westbury-on-Trym
A former ‘country inn’ it was rebuilt in by George’s Bristol Brewery in 1933 - but like several other pubs across the country it became a Tescvo Express store after closing in 2012. | Know Your Place
10. King George VI, Station Road, Filton
Built in the 1930s, the pub stood proudly at the junction of Station Road and the A4174 - before it closed in 2012. Today it is a DIY shop. | Know Your Place
11. Tramway Tarvern, Bell Hill Road, St George
Now a residential property, the Tramway Tavern opened in 1893 and received its name in in the early 1900s following the arrival of the tramway from Clouds Hill to Kingswood. It was taken over by Maud Hiscox in 1928 and later by Georges & Co. | Know Your Place