Whatever possessed them to recently change the name of the Deansgate pub, on Deansgate in Manchester, by Deansgate train / tram station to The Smokehouse And Liquor?

New management - fine, but why change the pub name to prove it, and from a decent name to one that is barely memorable too.

The Deansgate sign was a stylish portrait of the street in the 1930's, but the new sign is just the pub name and address - there's progress for you.