Pubs closing NOW- in our time.

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Sun 18 Sep, 2011 2:10 am

Cardiarms wrote: yorkiesknob wrote: I use to drink in the Peel, The Square I have no experience. Go into a crowded room, turn the volume up of a recording of panel beaters until you are almost in pain, drink a pint of someone else's sweat. You have been to the Square. Not missing much then. Was The Peel a Websters house way back when. My mam use to work at the Radio Rentals Store in the 60's,which was opposite the Peel . I remember it being trimmed green , so maybe it was just the colour scheme,but Websters sticks in my mind.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sun 18 Sep, 2011 11:21 am

yorkiesknob wrote: Not missing much then. Was The Peel a Websters house way back when. My mam use to work at the Radio Rentals Store in the 60's,which was opposite the Peel . I remember it being trimmed green , so maybe it was just the colour scheme,but Websters sticks in my mind. Websters it was indeed - and the colours as you say !!

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Sun 18 Sep, 2011 12:28 pm

Thanks Blakey. Nice to know I hve some grey cells still left. Now I'm trying to recall the name of their bitter. Seemed to go down well all those years back. When I worked in Halifax as a young lad it was my drink of choice. Are they still a going concern?

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Sun 18 Sep, 2011 12:55 pm

Not as you'd remember them. Bought out by Courage and then sold on I think. Webster's 'brands' are still brewed somewhere, Northhampton or Warrington probably.

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Sun 18 Sep, 2011 1:10 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Not as you'd remember them. Bought out by Courage and then sold on I think. Webster's 'brands' are still brewed somewhere, Northhampton or Warrington probably. Thanks Cardi, Wikipedia is every ones friend relating to Websters.Pretty comprehensive write up I reckon.Pennie Bitter "Drives out the Nothern Thirst"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster%27s_Brewery

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 04 Oct, 2011 12:15 am

When I passed the Albion on Armley Road this morning there was a squad of workmen "de-tinning" it, and removing the chipboard internal window coverings. No idea if this is promising for the pub's re-opening, or if it is for a change of use - or just improving security.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Tue 04 Oct, 2011 9:19 am

yorkiesknob wrote: Thanks Blakey. Nice to know I hve some grey cells still left. Now I'm trying to recall the name of their bitter. Seemed to go down well all those years back. When I worked in Halifax as a young lad it was my drink of choice. Are they still a going concern? I think it was Pennine Bitter.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Tue 04 Oct, 2011 4:30 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Not as you'd remember them. Bought out by Courage and then sold on I think. Me dad used to say you needed Courage to drink that stuff

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 11 Oct, 2011 2:58 pm

Latest on the Albion, Armley Road. Today there were three workmen on the roof (or what's left of it since the lead was removed some time ago...........) dismantling one of the chimney stacks, so I enquired of another of their number on the ground if demolition had started. He informed me it is to be converted into an office block. The interior seems to have been completely gutted.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Tue 11 Oct, 2011 4:05 pm

Thanks for the update Jim. That's the sad end to another Leeds pub. The Albion has a nice story with regards to model railways as well. I've some photos, and a bit of info about it here if anyone hasn't yet seenhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/439620514/