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UK’s oldest pubs exhibit throwback snaps as landlord shares key to survival

Despite a file variety of pubs closing their doorways for good this 12 months, a few of Britain’s oldest boozers are nonetheless going robust – see how they’ve modified down the years beneath…

Fascinating then-and-now photographs present how a few of Britain’s oldest pubs have modified down the years.

The snaps – some courting again centuries – embody England’s oldest boozer. And amazingly, lots of the exteriors seem nearly similar to how they was.

The thriving pubs are proof some are bucking the pattern as file numbers closed down this 12 months. Landlords say their success is right down to each loyal regulars and altering with the instances.

Landlord Karl Gibson runs Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham, which claims to be the oldest inn in England. He mentioned: “We have a real loyal set of regulars who have stuck with us through thick and thin but are fortunate to have a high number of tourists too.

“With each Nottingham Forest and Notts County doing effectively, we get a lot of soccer followers, guests to the citadel and many college students.

“So it’s down to being the right position but we’re a very unique place which obviously adds to its appeal.”

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