THEN: The Cavalier pub in St George’s Lane North, Worcester, in 2008 below.

(Image: Google Street View)A familiar scene back in the day for city residents with the Worcester City football ground and canal alongside.

With its handy location, the pub was a popular destination for football fans on match days as well as visitors from the canal and it was also much used for pub sports such as skittles, darts and pool.

It had been the site of a pub since around 1800 and was previously known as St George’s Tavern.

After being rebuilt in around 1970 it was renamed The Cavalier.

The road, a route to Merrimans Hill, was originally called Flag Lane after wealthy Claines landowners and then became Cut-throat Lane in the early 1800s — a fairly common name at the time which, although sounding alarming, probably suggested it was just a dark, quiet lane.

NOW: The same location in more recent times below.

(Image: Google Street View) After the loss of the football ground to housing in 2014, the empty pub followed in 2016 after closing the year before.

It made way for 13 supported living flats, a communal hub, office and car parking with the site named Charles Court and developed by Bromford Housing Group.

The demolition was delayed by work to remove asbestos found on the site and the project got completed in 2017.