Pubs worth celebrating

tippi · Post by **tippi** » Mon 04 Feb, 2008 9:21 am

Thanks for the pic Drapesy. I did go once about twenty years ago with my dad and uncle who were from the Armley and went there regularly in the 50's and 60's. It would be interesting to know why they picked the name Beulah back in the early 1800's, it's not a typical pub/inn name.

Si · Post by Si » Mon 04 Feb, 2008 10:22 am

A quick Google of Beulah suggests the word comes from Issiah in the Bible, and means "married." Strange name for a boozer!

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Mon 04 Feb, 2008 10:29 am

I used to live on the poplars in Bramley. during the summer we used to walk up to the Beulah on a warm summers evening. Sitting over the road on the wall with mi pop

Si · Post by Si » Mon 04 Feb, 2008 10:37 am

I sat in pub car parks all over Pudsey with a bottle of dandelion and burdock and a bag of Seabrook's!

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Mon 04 Feb, 2008 10:44 am

I spent quite a bit of my youth around the pubs in Lowtown. My auntie still lives in Hough side close, bottom of the lane, so it was never such a hardship to be walked up the lane to the few pubs up there. Even though at the time I probably whinged like a bitch about walking, I do look back with a great deal of fondness those warm summer evenings.

Si · Post by Si » Mon 04 Feb, 2008 10:48 am

Lot of pubs down there, Simon. White Horse, Victoria, Britannia, Masons etc!

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 08 Feb, 2008 6:24 pm

The Black Horse on Mabgate/A wonderful old building (look at those mini dormers!)and now the only pub on Mabgate.I used to work nearby and occasionally went in for a pint - but always preferred the 'City of Mabgate'. - The Black Horse then was always the more 'down at heel'. its now having a refit and hopefully the new building in the area will give it a new lease of life.

Si · Post by Si » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 1:40 pm

I'm not sure where to put this, but I've noticed that the old Warrington's (?) signs on The Albion, Armley Road, have been covered up with silver cladding. I'll try and find out why.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Fri 07 Mar, 2008 1:57 pm

drapesy wrote: The Bay Horse in Hunslet my step sister used to keep the bay horse back in the 80swe were in a quiz league and there was a team from the new inn at Headingley that was all professors from the uni.we were runing them close one night and a crucial question which I can't remember had the answer 'a thousand million'. Their caaptain answered 'a bliion'. He was told he was wrong, which gave us the game. The captained spluttered in protest 'but in america a thousand million is a billion', to which the question mater replied without a sign of hesitation-'thiss is hunslet pal and abillion is a million million'.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sat 08 Mar, 2008 6:38 pm

The Adelphi is worth celebrating for many reasons. However, I have a personal reason. The table pictured is identical to one I had in my house up to about 1989, when we gave it to my mum, when she died all her furniture that was any good went to an auction at Ossett. I've never seen another like it. We bought it in the seventies and it was by Nathan. I wouldn't be surprised if brewery estate people frequent old furniture auctions to pick up atmsopheric peices for pubs, anyway there it is. It's a lot more battered and rickety than I remember - it was really heavy and solid.