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10 Bristol pubs turned into mini supermarkets
Top image: The Friendship in Knowle and The Fellowship in Horfield, which have both been converted into Tesco Express stores
An estimated two UK pubs a week are being converted into mini supermarkets. Accompanying our feature on this worrying trend, here are some of the pubs in Bristol that have been lost in recent years:
1. The Standard of England, Southmead
Converted to a Tesco Express in 2011
is needed now More than ever
2. The Bell, Congresbury
Demolished and rebuilt as a Tesco Express in 2011 despite a petition by local residents to stop it happening
3. The Bell, St George
Converted to a Tesco Express in 2012
4. The Lord Rodney, St George
Demolished, and rebuilt as a Co-op 2013
5. The Royal Oak, Portishead
Converted to a Tesco Express in 2013
6. The Wayfarer, Brentry
Being demolished and will be replaced by Co-op and shops
7. The Wingrove, Keynsham
Converted to a Co-op and flats in 2013
8. The Foresters, Westbury- on-Trym
Converted to a Tesco Express in 2013
9. The Parkway Tavern, Stoke Gifford
Converted to a Co-op in 2014
10. The Farriers Arms, Fishponds
Boarded up and owned by Morrisons with an uncertain future
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