Leeds lost pubs

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 23 Oct, 2009 8:34 pm

drapesy wrote: Not boarded up but there doesn't seem much sign of life at the Rising Sun on Kirkstall Rd. hopefully only temporary.In a perverse twist of logic most of the windows of the Brown Hare on Harehills Lane are boarded up - but its still open!! I was right, sadly, about the Rising Sun - it's boarded up now.

Eateroftoast · Post by **Eateroftoast** » Fri 23 Oct, 2009 10:24 pm

Right, if the photo upload thing works there should be a few of the ones we've seen while going round and I can't find on this thread (which isn't many) however if there are any that have already been posted, many apologies.There seems to be quite a few pubs we've been into recently which have closed as well (I think we were in the albion about two days before it shut!), which seems to be a real pity.

Eateroftoast · Post by **Eateroftoast** » Fri 23 Oct, 2009 10:29 pm

The Monkswood

Eateroftoast · Post by **Eateroftoast** » Fri 23 Oct, 2009 10:31 pm

The Dalesman

Eateroftoast · Post by **Eateroftoast** » Fri 23 Oct, 2009 10:38 pm

Royal Hotel - know this was mentioned but haven't seen a picture yet. Doesn't sound like somewhere I missed out on from the previous comments

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Fri 23 Oct, 2009 11:32 pm

Eateroftoast wrote: Right, if the photo upload thing works there should be a few of the ones we've seen while going round and I can't find on this thread (which isn't many) however if there are any that have already been posted, many apologies.There seems to be quite a few pubs we've been into recently which have closed as well (I think we were in the albion about two days before it shut!), which seems to be a real pity. Fairways not shut!Its back open under new management.......................for nowFrom what i can gather the yardies have left the building lol

Eateroftoast · Post by **Eateroftoast** » Sat 24 Oct, 2009 12:56 am

Good stuff, a pub that's reopened! That photo was taken two weeks ago, I'll be sure to pay it a visit now!

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sat 24 Oct, 2009 2:02 pm

Pubs are getting rather sparse round here(gipton) we didnt have that many to start with, But what with the shafs and the starfighter gone,then couple that with the courtier and the oakwood and the city lights that only leaves the fairway and after the $hit that was going down there with the drugs i didnt think it would bounce back!

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Sat 24 Oct, 2009 2:39 pm

Brandy wrote: Pubs are getting rather sparse round here(gipton) we didnt have that many to start with, But what with the shafs and the starfighter gone,then couple that with the courtier and the oakwood and the city lights that only leaves the fairway and after the $hit that was going down there with the drugs i didnt think it would bounce back! O n what, would anyone on this thread ascribe the demise of so may of our locals over the last 5-10 years? My personal view is that people's lifestyles have changed a lot ie. more people own their own homes and have mortgages.The smoking ban. The high cost of a pint of beer in a pub these days.Oh! I nearly forgot! The supermarkets selling beer a very low cost! Anyone think of other reasons?

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 24 Oct, 2009 2:47 pm

stutterdog wrote: Brandy wrote: Pubs are getting rather sparse round here(gipton) we didnt have that many to start with, But what with the shafs and the starfighter gone,then couple that with the courtier and the oakwood and the city lights that only leaves the fairway and after the $hit that was going down there with the drugs i didnt think it would bounce back! O n what, would anyone on this thread ascribe the demise of so may of our locals over the last 5-10 years? My personal view is that people's lifestyles have changed a lot ie. more people own their own homes and have mortgages.The smoking ban. The high cost of a pint of beer in a pub these days.Oh! I nearly forgot! The supermarkets selling beer a very low cost! Anyone think of other reasons? I think the one thing is being overlooked. If people do not patronise a particular shop, recreational venue or anything else, why is it/The answer is that they, the people, don't feel it is what they want or where they want to be. Isn't it the case then perhaps that the present/up and coming generation simply don't relate to the traditional establishments that the generation above them grew up with and accepted as 'the place to be?Cheap alcohol can be a factor but a minimal one - take a look at the ernormous number of bars of the newer style in town, more than you can count and onevery street, well supported, making good profit and more than surviving.Isn't it just 'change' which is primarily responsible - and our reluctance to acknowledge this - which is the root?