Leeds lost pubs

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Tue 22 Apr, 2008 3:59 pm

Found one on flickr ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyg1955/2398538125/

JonSkyNews · Post by **JonSkyNews** » Tue 22 Apr, 2008 4:11 pm

Croggy wrote: Found one on flickr ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyg1955/2398538125/ Cheers

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 22 Apr, 2008 6:13 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: It used to be called the Cemetery Tavern. Here's a link to a photo of it then. http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... 2028445How much? Well, that one's gone for good - wife's car parked straight opposite in the Hospital carpark! (Home now though with aged Mum).I wonder if Sky might mention the skulls in return for the links.....?

johnnyg · Post by **johnnyg** » Tue 22 Apr, 2008 7:36 pm

Certainly looks as though this pub will not open again, most of the top half of the building is gone. The BBC have just said that the injuries were fairly minor, thankfully.Thanks for identifying my photo Croggy, Sky used my picture of the pub sign in their report mentioned above.

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Tue 22 Apr, 2008 7:53 pm

Did they ask first? lol

johnnyg · Post by **johnnyg** » Tue 22 Apr, 2008 8:36 pm

Sky didn't. But the BBC did, but I may have replied too late for them to use it. However, Now Public did ask and they have used the other two pics I had of the pub (http://www.nowpublic.com/world/five-hur ... -explosion).

Gandalf · Post by **Gandalf** » Wed 23 Apr, 2008 11:16 am

drapesy wrote: I have to admit I dont remember this - but I've been told,on good authority that this building (that used to be Thornton's chocolate shop) on Albion Street used to be a pub called the 'Mitre'You can see where a sign might have been fixed.It was a 'gay bar' apparently! When was this then? I don't remember it from the early 70s

uncle michael · Post by **uncle michael** » Wed 23 Apr, 2008 3:51 pm

Re:The Mitre pub.It appears it was on Commercial Street where i think Thorntons still is.It was formerly called the Horse and Jockey (imformation from Leodis and the back of my head)

Samson · Post by **Samson** » Mon 28 Apr, 2008 12:29 am

As I drove through Halton/Whitkirk on my way back to 'The land that time forgot' in the NE, I noticed that the Traveller's was all boarded up in Halton. I used to go in there with my father in the early 90's. Although I think it went downhill after that due to some rather unsavoury punters!Then to cap it all I got to the Brown Cow in Whitkirk and the lovely brickwork had been painted over and it was called The Brown Cow and Dragon, which I think was a restaurant, but I was driving past.The Woodman in Halton was still there but it looked a little shabby. I used to see Jack Charlton and Billy bremner in there 'training' hard on the John Smiths hand pulled and a packet of Bensons in c1968 and they used to have a great sing song on a Sunday with a lady playing the piano and as we said then "The oldies are singing along, lets push off to The Devon instead" Now of course I am one of the oldies!!The Irwin Arms has also gone in Halton and I think it is a Lidl? I used to go in there sometimes as well. It was always a rough and ready place and could always turn into a pint and a fight evening, but that was usually in the music room and the bar was OK. My father drank in there until he was in his 70's. The last time I was there with him he was with a friend who was an ex- paratrooper who I think dropped into Suez, another who was a pipe fitter and another one who had retired. Decent salts of the earth and I think a far cry to the sorts who got in there towards The Irwin's later days.If I do not stop now I could go on!.......

Hirdstreet · Post by **Hirdstreet** » Fri 02 May, 2008 7:41 pm

Another one bites the dust,unfortunately the Waggon & Horses,Elland Road,Holbeck closed it's doors for the final time on wednesday night.It was a pity that only about half a dozen people turned out for the final drink,although this place went downhill recently,in the same way as a few other Holbeck pubs it was at one time a great watering hole and will be sadly missed(especially by those on the way to see Leeds United).