Leeds lost pubs

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 12 Aug, 2009 8:15 pm

stutterdog wrote: Hi stevief! Yes I remember the Oak at the end of Oak rd.There is a photo on Leodis .My brother used this pub in the late 60,s and early seventies. The landlord was Bill Pope if I remember. He moved to the Bedford Arms but I forget the name of the village. There's a Bedford Arms at East Ardsley - that's probably the one.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 12 Aug, 2009 8:18 pm

raveydavey wrote: Looks like The Rising Sun on Kirkstall Road is doomed - currently closed and on the market for £175,000 (seems cheap when you look at the size of the place). The agents report no interest at all in buying it as a pub with anyone interested looking at "other uses" according to tonights YEP. Not dead yet ... it was open when I drove past earlier.The Sun at Stanningley looks closed - anyone know what's happening?The Swan with two Necks is being converted to flats I hear - shame - it's a great name if nothing else!. The nearby 'Marquis of Lorne'( latterly Beer Engine) is also being turned into flats.

Si · Post by Si » Wed 12 Aug, 2009 8:23 pm

The Sun at Stanningley? That used to be a cracking pub. It was where you "turned the corner" on the Stanningley Run!

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Wed 12 Aug, 2009 9:51 pm

Si wrote: The Sun at Stanningley? That used to be a cracking pub. It was where you "turned the corner" on the Stanningley Run! Was in there a few months back.Sat night ,6 people in! How do they keep going?

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Wed 12 Aug, 2009 9:55 pm

drapesy wrote: stutterdog wrote: Hi stevief! Yes I remember the Oak at the end of Oak rd.There is a photo on Leodis .My brother used this pub in the late 60,s and early seventies. The landlord was Bill Pope if I remember. He moved to the Bedford Arms but I forget the name of the village. There's a Bedford Arms at East Ardsley - that's probably the one. Yes Drapesy,That is the place.

Leeds-lad · Post by **Leeds-lad** » Wed 12 Aug, 2009 10:07 pm

Royal Hotel at Armley has steel shutters upWho cares?

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 12 Aug, 2009 11:42 pm

Si wrote: Work is progressing apace on the old Curlew Cafe in Otley (opposite the bus-station.) I mentioned before that I'd heard a rumour that it was to re-open as a real-ale bar. Let's hope so. Are there any other "new" pubs opening in Leeds, bucking the trend of mass closure? Si - can you tell me what's happening in Otley these days - i haven't been up for a couple of months. Last I heard the Bowling Green (obviously) The Woolpack, the Black Horse, the Fleece and the Spite were all closed - is this still the case???

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 12 Aug, 2009 11:44 pm

Leeds-lad wrote: Royal Hotel at Armley has steel shutters upWho cares? I cares! Armley has been decimated pub wise- and the loss of any pub, even one that you might not go in, diminishes choice and has a negative impact on the area as a whole- as does a closed and shuttered business , whether pub shop or whatever.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 12 Aug, 2009 11:49 pm

Leeds-lad wrote: Royal Hotel at Armley has steel shutters upWho cares? I do, they'll be drinking somewhere else now.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Thu 13 Aug, 2009 12:25 am

Cardiarms wrote: Leeds-lad wrote: Royal Hotel at Armley has steel shutters upWho cares? I do, they'll be drinking somewhere else now. that's also true...[Brace yourself Malt Shovel...]