Last orders at the Winslow Hotel – why we should raise a glass to the football pub

“Until recently, I’d never been through the doors of the Winslow Hotel to see, close-up, all the rich history and football nostalgia that makes it clear this isn’t just your ordinary pub. Over the years, however, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve looked up at its imposing, photogenic features and felt a certain kind of respect for its close proximity (we’re talking just a short throw-in) to the walls of Goodison Park, Everton’s home stadium. You didn’t need to be an Evertonian to admire that red-bricked facade or get a momentary thrill from the smell of beer fumes and all the excited chatter coming from inside. What a place. And what a story given that it was built in 1886, older than the football ground that was built directly next door. …”
NY Times/The Athletic