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Report - The Alexandra, Talbot and Old Roan Pubs (Liverpool, 2017-20)

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urbanchemist

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Many UK cities have a lot of derelict or dying pubs - Liverpool in particular has a high concentration near the docks, due to the thirsty dockers.

In my experience the only pubs really worth exploring are nice, usually listed, Victorian buildings, and I’ve done a few of this sort in Liverpool (International Hotel, Westminster Hotel, Seaforth Arms).

However the three in this thread don’t fall into that category - they’re just run-of-the mill local boozers fallen on hard times.

I never visited any of them when they were still open, but I suppose the images may be of interest to those who did - there don’t seem to be any other reports of the insides.

Pictures are ordered from the basements up.


The Alexandra. This was on the main road past the Garston docks, closing some time after 2015 and demolished in 2019 to make way for a KFC.

According to the portrait of Princess Alexandra on the sign outside may be a clue to the date of this building, since she married the future Edward VII in 1863.

It’s shown as the Alexandra Hotel on an 1893 map.

There used to be a huge gas holder on the other side of the road which has also been demolished - I regret never having bothered to climb it now.

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The Talbot. On Derby road near the Liverpool docks, closed for at least 10 years - I don’t remember it ever being open for business.

Old maps show the building appearing sometime between 1850 and 1891, then named The Railway Inn.

Nothing inside except a dead weed farm on the first floor. Exterior from street view.

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The Old Roan. A once popular place not far from Aintree racecourse, predictably known in Liverpool as ‘de oldy’.

It shut in Aug 2013 after a brawl and never reopened.

According to “First licenced in 1620,in the 1800`s a smithy was built at the back with stables which are still there today. The wall surrounding the base had rings set in the wall to tie horses to.”

The present building looks like it was last modified in the 1940s or 1950s.

Little inside except pigeons, and some sad memorial plaques to young regulars who died, mostly in car crashes.

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jtza

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Nice to see inside the Old Roan. Drive past daily and didn't see myself every mooching in so thanks for sharing :)
 

Calamity Jane

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Decent set there. More in them than I was expecting. Some nice features from all three in places. Shame about the Old Roan 1620 wow, this should have been preserved. I get modifications have to happen, but its still sad the rate at which pubs are closing. Hard business these days with the smoking ban, and cheap supermarket drinks. Nice report this:thumb
 

urbanchemist

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Nice decay in the Old Roan, pubs are usually pants but these three are actually alright!
Someone's probably pinched the flashing from the less visible roof valleys of The Old Roan - you wouldn't expect that level of decay after only 7 years otherwise.
 

tigger

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When the gang of kids decided to attack the suit-clad blokes on Ladies Day the police were called to The Old Roan...baseball bats and the like, especially nasty.
The area had a court order for the rest of the race weekend to allow the police to disperse any crowds that formed (widely reportd in the local papers at the time). Here's the one left to monitor the situation afterwards.

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(from aintree council website)
 

Cortinalights

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Excellent! I took a walk down the Derby Road looking for that Talbot pub because I'd seen it the day before when I drove in to the city but hadn't realised how far out it was so stopped in a garage workshop to ask where it was and the geez in there said he used to drink there. But when I got there thought nah can't squeeze through there so pretty impressed you got inside, and then found an abandoned weed farm too. Couldn't believe how many old pubs line these dockside roads, and I do love these proper old boozers, I did have an interesting look round the Griffin though which is now an antique shop. Really enjoyed seeing your photos, especially the talbot
 

Tessiebear

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Great post, thank you! Live local to the Alexandra (now convid closed KFC) and remember it open. Never frequented though.
The Old Roan is mad, it’s absolutely wrecked! Shame more isn’t done to save historic pubs like this.
 

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