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Picture source: Darkstar
The Doctor Johnson was situated in Longwood Gardens. A large grade-II listed art deco pub from 1937/1938, it closed in July 2010 and is currently boarded up. This pub was built in the 1930s in the belief that a main road would go past its location. This road was eventually built about half a mile to the south, resulting in the pub being in a more cut off location than intended.
Source: Colin Price
The pub closed in 2010. Although the premises are locked and secured it has been vandalised by squatters.
Ron Coles (June 2014)
Permission has been granted to convert this former Camra National Inventory pub into a Co-op store, whilst retaining many of its existing internal fittings.
Diachronism01 (November 2018)
Now converted to a Co-op convenience store.
Colin Price (January 2020)
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Date of photo: 2012	Picture source: Colin Price
Date of photo: 2017	Picture source: Colin Price