SecretLeeds - History, culture and architecture in Leeds

Hi all, basically I am a student at the University of Leeds and i've decided to do a photography project on trending cultures. One of my interests are the currently closed Leeds pubs, which are still there,as pubs, but not open for trade. I'm from Birmingham, so Leeds is fairly new to me, I'm sorry if this forum is not for things like this, but if anybody could help give me a few closed pubs name/ streets this would be amazing, and you will be contributing to my degree!Thank youAmy

Hi amyart93, a good pub to check out would be The Royalty up on the top of Otley Chevin. Yorkgate is the name of the road its on. It used to be one of my favorite places to have a pint of Timothy Taylors 'Landlord' (as drunk by Madonna no less!) and enjoy the panoramic views. Sadly its been shut for a few years now and nobody seems to know if its going to reopen. As for the rest, well how long have you got...?

Sorry I've just learned that The Royalty will reopen on the 27th of February - next Thursday after being close for over 3 years. I would have been gutted if this landmark pub had been turned into holiday lets.

Here's a few for you Amy, not all of them are still standing so you best do a little research first.http://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn ... 28/detail/

And another closed pubs list.Again double check they still stand, haven't re-opened, or haven't been refurbished as another business before visiting. http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/yorkshire/leeds.html    

Thank you anyway jonleeds, if it doesnt reopen until the 27th, I may go take it a cheeky look at anyway and Thank you Phill_dvsn them two links look great, a great starting point, you're a star!

Close to Uni, I used to drink herehttp://goo.gl/maps/vGCrband one here somewherehttp://goo.gl/maps/ziVOBThe Old Royal Oak down Kirkgate near markets (both bits of it) still there- front http://goo.gl/maps/5oLWq and back (on New York Street) http://goo.gl/maps/rZoit, and you can go inside the block and see back of both http://goo.gl/maps/rjKUHUp at Moortown, just off the ring road - The Lingfield last time I lookedhttp://goo.gl/maps/Klarzcloser to (my home) there's The Eyrie closed pub off Otley Old Road Cookridgehttp://goo.gl/maps/iYF5FI'm sure I heard from an old resident that one of these very early stone Council Houses on the Hawksworth Estate was a pub, http://goo.gl/maps/LUUMV or that a similar pub was built as part of the project around/after WW1. The chap had visited it, though I never found it, "ask Phill", lol PS welcome aboard     [edit]- I'm too late on this one, had it's own threadhttp://goo.gl/maps/2wPBP    

Amy. If you want to wade through 27 pages of "Pubs closing now - in our time"http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... eadID=1271

uncle mick wrote: Amy. If you want to wade through 27 pages of "Pubs closing now - in our time"http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... eadID=1271 Which I think includes Hoagy's at the bottom of Eastgate. Might have to be quick to photograph that one bbt I suspect it may be years before the wrecking ball appears

Which reminds me (eastgage) this was a pub - The Marquis of Granbyhttp://goo.gl/maps/fiAoWThen just over the road, The City of Mabgate