Leeds lost pubs

Ward Cleaver · Post by **Ward Cleaver** » Wed 23 Jul, 2008 9:23 am

Chrism wrote: Tasa wrote: The Fox & Newt on Burley Road is open again - I passed by it on a bus an hour ago! My apologies for being pernickity here but the Fox and Newt is on Burley Street! Good to see it open again, it looked like someone was living here anyway.

Ward Cleaver · Post by **Ward Cleaver** » Wed 23 Jul, 2008 9:24 am

Trojan wrote: robontheroad wrote: The Spotted Cow together with the I remember the Spotted Cow in Drigh being famous in the sixties for having a "talking dog" I suppose it was a bit like the one on That's Life that allegedly said "sausages" I have a book on haunted Leeds which mentions that dog, it also served drinks according to the book....that I would have liked to have seen.............

robontheroad · Post by **robontheroad** » Wed 23 Jul, 2008 4:27 pm

Si wrote: Hi Rob,Do you remember The Bankhouse when Peter Day had it?I used to go in there a lot in the late 70s early 80s. Cnosni and I went in a few weeks ago, and it certainly didn't have the same atmosphere as it once had, unfortunately.Cheers, Si. Yea I started drinking in there about 1997/8 and Peter had it then... proper local. He then retired to Whitby and unfortunately die shortly after. Doggie and Elaine took it over and turn the place into a gold mine with excellent food, guest ales etc. When they left some people who run the Windmill in Linton got it and its never been the same since. I only go in about once a month now.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 24 Jul, 2008 10:27 am

Yeah, Peter had it for donkey's years. His father-in-law, Sam, ran the Fox and Grapes at the bottom of Smalewell Road, opposite Smalewell Drive. It was Whitbreads, so I only went in there to get a lift home from me dad after last orders! Sam could be a funny bugger. Sometimes he'd say, "Come in! Have a pint on the house, we'll have a lock-in." Other times it would be, "I'm not serving you, coming in at this time! Sod off!"

Mucky Mandy · Post by **Mucky Mandy** » Sun 03 Aug, 2008 1:07 am

Ward Cleaver wrote: Catweazle wrote: I've had a pretty good look through the pages and don't remember seeing these which I've noticed boarded up on my travels round town....apologies if any were mentioned or have reopened...Kirkstall Lights Here you go mate, taken with permission from a similar thread herehttp://www.urbexforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=250Another one in Kirkstall, The Ancestor Wow the Ancestor - that was a good pub. I remember watching Leeds being robbed blind in the 1975 European Cup Final in there - LORIMER!!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sun 03 Aug, 2008 3:21 pm

is the shoulder of mutton at chapel allerton still open??

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sun 03 Aug, 2008 6:01 pm

wiggy wrote: is the shoulder of mutton at chapel allerton still open?? Yes , or it was last time I drove past a few weeks ago.

sundowner · Post by **sundowner** » Sun 03 Aug, 2008 9:15 pm

robontheroad wrote: The Spotted Cow together with the Indian Restaurant in Drighlington have closed. Think they closed about a week ago.In Pudsey everything is closing... I used to work at Fulneck School and then the Cross/Fleece/Bankie used to be my haunts. We also use to go to all the pubs in Pudsey but alot have closed now. Fleece is still packed on Wednesday's though. Current owners of the Bankhouse have run the place down since the "upgrade" Hi robontheroad nothing to do with this thread but i worked at Fullneck School for over nine years retired in 2006 do i know you?Sid

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