Looks like they've added a start date and end date field to existing features of OSM. Couldn't this just be fed back into the existing OSM database?
We could add dates when pubs opened. Then when they shut we can add their closing dates; adding to the historical record and they could then be removed from the OSM map.
We could add dates when pubs opened. Then when they shut we can add their closing dates; adding to the historical record and they could then be removed from the OSM map.