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I could be just being plain ignorant here, but a friend has posted a picture of a roadside attraction near Atlanta, Georgia called Goats on the Roof (because it has, er, goats on the roof) on Facebook. In the picture is a Tetley pub sign for a pub called The Belle Vue. Was this in Leeds? And what is its sign doing on a shop in rural Georgia?

Just watched a clip of it on You Tube.Sorry don't know how to do links

I'm not aware of a 'Belle Vue' in Leeds - there certainly was one on Manningham Lane in Bradford - now demolished - but I don't remember it as being Tetley's. of course Tetleys had pubs all over the west riding and even a few beyond.

Here it is on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF1mgvW_9PI

I think I'm correct in saying there is a Tetley's "Belle Vue" in Filey.

drapesy wrote: I'm not aware of a 'Belle Vue' in Leeds - there certainly was one on Manningham Lane in Bradford - now demolished - but I don't remember it as being Tetley's. of course Tetleys had pubs all over the west riding and even a few beyond. The only Belle Vue I know in West Yorkshire is the one where Wakefield Trinity play and the adjacent Tetleys pub (now gone) was called "The Graziers" funny really, the only pubs I've seen with this name have been in Wakefield, the one above, one at Stanley and one opposite the old Wakefield cattle market.

I have found a link to the store and sent them an email asking if they have any knowledge as to the pub in question. I'll let you know if they reply.

drapesy wrote: I'm not aware of a 'Belle Vue' in Leeds - there certainly was one on Manningham Lane in Bradford - now demolished - but I don't remember it as being Tetley's. of course Tetleys had pubs all over the west riding and even a few beyond. Yes, the Belle Vue in Bradford (near Valley Parade football ground) was a Hammonds house.

BLAKEY wrote: drapesy wrote: I'm not aware of a 'Belle Vue' in Leeds - there certainly was one on Manningham Lane in Bradford - now demolished - but I don't remember it as being Tetley's. of course Tetleys had pubs all over the west riding and even a few beyond. Yes, the Belle Vue in Bradford (near Valley Parade football ground) was a Hammonds house. It's possibly that then because in the mid seventies there was a great pub swap between Bass (successors to Hammonds) and Tetleys. In areas where Tetley dominated Bass took over some pubs and vice versa in areas where Bass dominated. The "Halfway House" at the top of Scotchman Lane in Morley is a case in point. It used to be Ind Coope, when they merged with Tetleys it became Tetleys, but in the Great Pub Swap it changed to Bass.

Trojan wrote: BLAKEY wrote: drapesy wrote: I'm not aware of a 'Belle Vue' in Leeds - there certainly was one on Manningham Lane in Bradford - now demolished - but I don't remember it as being Tetley's. of course Tetleys had pubs all over the west riding and even a few beyond. Yes, the Belle Vue in Bradford (near Valley Parade football ground) was a Hammonds house. It's possibly that then because in the mid seventies there was a great pub swap between Bass (successors to Hammonds) and Tetleys. In areas where Tetley dominated Bass took over some pubs and vice versa in areas where Bass dominated. The "Halfway House" at the top of Scotchman Lane in Morley is a case in point. It used to be Ind Coope, when they merged with Tetleys it became Tetleys, but in the Great Pub Swap it changed to Bass. ...and the Little Park on Hyde Park Road.