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how about the melbourne on york road that sold melbourne bitter much admired by the locals that got taken over by Tetleys Wilfbarr

wilfbarr wrote: how about the melbourne on york road that sold melbourne bitter much admired by the locals that got taken over by Tetleys Wilfbarr Yes already in the lost pubs somewhere, close to Mum's old house where Igrew up so know it welll. Used to get very good deals on evening meals. Mum worked there for a while too.The clock on the now Halfords roof is a replica of the one that was on the bowling green pavillion that was between the pub and the shops.Massive living quarters upstairs too.

chameleon wrote: wilfbarr wrote: how about the melbourne on york road that sold melbourne bitter much admired by the locals that got taken over by Tetleys Wilfbarr Yes already in the lost pubs somewhere, close to Mum's old house where Igrew up so know it welll. Used to get very good deals on evening meals. Mum worked there for a while too.The clock on the now Halfords roof is a replica of the one that was on the bowling green pavillion that was between the pub and the shops.Massive living quarters upstairs too. One of the last times I was on a bus, I asked without thinking for the Melbourne and the driver knew where I meant!

chameleon wrote: One of the last times I was on a bus, I asked without thinking for the Melbourne and the driver knew where I meant! It's funny that. The stop at the top of Churwell Hill, before you turn left to go down to Morley Bottoms, is called "The Prospect" after the pub that ceased to be there after about 1970, even though the stop is outside the "Nelson" pub opposite.

I still ask for the 'Woodpecker' junction, a similar thing. Also it comes up as such on Radio2 traffic news with Sally Traffic and her friends.        

railnut wrote: I still ask for the 'Woodpecker' junction, a similar thing. Also it comes up as such on Radio2 traffic news with Sally Traffic and her friends.         Funnily enough the junction at the former site of The Melbourne is still referred to as "Melbourne Roundabout", despite it being years since there was either a pub of that name or a roundabout there.You can also hear people on the bus asking for "Seacroft Centre" which was demolished a decade ago.

i lived down bridle path in the 80s my mum and dad were bikers and allways drank in the melboure evan as a lil one i had many happy times in their with my crisps and glass of pop