Leeds lost pubs

FarnleyBloke · Post by **FarnleyBloke** » Thu 19 Jul, 2007 11:49 am

Also Drapesy, the William 1V on Lower Wortrley Road appears to be open again judging by the amount of old men stood outside the front door smoking last night

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Thu 19 Jul, 2007 10:35 pm

I'm assuming Otley counts as Leeds,so does anyone know the history of the Royal Oak? It's situated on Bridge Street,coming up from the river passed the Three Horse Shoes,it's the building on the right corner opposite Courthouse Street.The sign is carved in stoneand there is a date below 1631.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 12:09 am

FarnleyBloke wrote: Great find Drapesy but where in Horsforth is it, i know of Low Lane but can't find a Low Road anywhere? Sorry - slip of the tongue (???)slip of the keyboard - I meant Low Lane. I've edited it to be correct now.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 12:10 am

FarnleyBloke wrote: Also Drapesy, the William 1V on Lower Wortrley Road appears to be open again judging by the amount of old men stood outside the front door smoking last night

That's good news - the painted sign at the back is brilliant.

AliceCake · Post by **AliceCake** » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 10:55 am

Hey ThereI'm a regular at the Cross Keys on Water Lane in Holbeck. The building used to be a pub in the '40s, I think by the same name, and I've been trying to find pics on Leodis, etc, to no avail... Does anyone know where i might find one? x

dERvXeroX · Post by **dERvXeroX** » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 6:49 pm

rikj wrote: I don't think I'd have recognised this from the photo, but it was quite a Leeds landmark until not so very long ago.Photo from Leodis - a photographic archive of Leeds Forgive me if it's already been mentioned else where or if I'm completely mistaken, but I heard this was the Yorkshire Rippers favourite watering hole. Apparently a lot of prostitutes looked for clients there and a friend of mine used to buy drugs there.I wonder whey they closed it?

pid · Post by **pid** » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 7:06 pm

someones made a nice job of fly posting it tho . good work that ... nice and square . aaaaaaaah we could have a whole thread about this place i reckon

Beefish · Post by **Beefish** » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 9:59 pm

I'm glad someone else knows about this old pub near/opposite the viaduct. I've been told it's the place Charlotte Bronte stayed in on her way to Belgium where she was at the Heger School and fell in love with M Heger. She recollected the pub (or Inn as she called it) in Jane Eyre and called it the OLd George which I mentioned some time ago on this thread or another one and was told I'd got the place wrong. Of course the real building might have had a different name - Charlotte Bronte calls Leeds Millcote after all.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 20 Jul, 2007 10:40 pm

Beefish wrote: I'm glad someone else knows about this old pub near/opposite the viaduct. I've been told it's the place Charlotte Bronte stayed in on her way to Belgium where she was at the Heger School and fell in love with M Heger. She recollected the pub (or Inn as she called it) in Jane Eyre and called it the OLd George which I mentioned some time ago on this thread or another one and was told I'd got the place wrong. Of course the real building might have had a different name - Charlotte Bronte calls Leeds Millcote after all. There was an Old George on Lower Briggate that is the pub that Charlotte Bronte stayed in, I wasn't aware that anyone had denied it or contradicted you, if they did then they're wrong!It was literally hundreds of years old and had previously been called 'Ye Bush' then The George then The Old George. Sadly it was closed in 1919 and demolished shortly afterwards.There are several photos of it on Leodis - this is probably the best.

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sat 21 Jul, 2007 8:07 pm

drapesy wrote: Beefish wrote: I'm glad someone else knows about this old pub near/opposite the viaduct. I've been told it's the place Charlotte Bronte stayed in on her way to Belgium where she was at the Heger School and fell in love with M Heger. She recollected the pub (or Inn as she called it) in Jane Eyre and called it the OLd George which I mentioned some time ago on this thread or another one and was told I'd got the place wrong. Of course the real building might have had a different name - Charlotte Bronte calls Leeds Millcote after all. There was an Old George on Lower Briggate that is the pub that Charlotte Bronte stayed in, I wasn't aware that anyone had denied it or contradicted you, if they did then they're wrong!It was literally hundreds of years old and had previously been called 'Ye Bush' then The George then The Old George. Sadly it was closed in 1919 and demolished shortly afterwards.There are several photos of it on Leodis - this is probably the best. I was wondering if someone would mention the Old George,which was WAY before my time.The place I called in was just above the railway viaduct,literally opposite the Viaduct pub.It was a really old 2 storey building with the bar upstairs.I wish I'd made a second visit,perhaps I'd have remember more.