The Gaffers Row

Firstly, let me apologise for the lighting in some of these photographs, I managed to tick this one off the list whilst visiting a neighbouring derp. Sadly I didn't have my tripod or lamp with me to I had to make do with my M7R. The Gaffers Row was my local Wetherspoon's which sat within a block of shops known as the Royal Arcade, I used to frequent the pub in my teenage years and have some good memories from within its walls.

Locally the Gaffers Row had a reputation for being dark and dirty which probably helped towards its closure in January 2018, I can remember drinking in the pub on its final day of trading and by that point they'd given up trying to maintain and level of cleanliness. Following closure most of the equipment inside has been removed with a few chairs dotted around the place. I spent about an hour in this place trying to cover as much of the building as possible, as I was probably not going to get a chance at this one again. Demolition work has already begun on parts of the Royal Arcade with the whole block expected to be flattened within the next few weeks.