Yes I would definitely miss them. It's a sorry state of affairs that there's so many fewer places to have a drink with friends and meet new people these days.
In my youth (about 20 years ago) we used to go from: The Dale, to The Sandbank, La Banque, Five Bars, PA, Leasowe, Seacobme Ferry. Out of these 7 there's only 2 left!
There are many, varied and debatable reasons for this sad decline in pubs.
1) The economy in general
2) Changing attitudes
3) Smoking ban
3) And most importantly, imho, the breweries/landlords demanding £x profit when supermarkets can sell it so cheaply.
If the breweries didn't want so much profit pubs could charge cheaper prices, get more customers and stay in business. They're currently open from 9am (Wetherspoons) til about 1/2am (Five Bars) and have to pay staff to be on duty plus all of their other overheads. The breweries will end up cutting their noses off to spite their faces, no customers, no pubs, no profit.
Obviously supermarkets can sell alcohol more cheaply and always have done but I don't think the difference has ever been so great or felt so keenly.
Answers to this quandry on a postage stamp please