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I was talking to a friend last week and the subject oflost pubs in the area east of York Road came up.He mentioned the Waterloo(which I can't remember)They used to have a scene from The Battle of Waterloomade of 'stone' behind the bar.The area between the 2 armies was laid out likea rugby league pitch.Can anyone else remember this and what happenedto the displayed item when the pub closed ?

I used to go in the Waterloo in 1980's. I don't recall any "battle scenes". I can recall it having lots of clocks all over the walls

I was a Friday/Saturday night regular at the Waterloo when I lived in East Park Mount (1983-85) and Raincliffe Street (1987-95), it was an integral part of the East Street pub crawl (Smiths Arms, Waterloo, Black Dog, Fisherman's Hut, Cross Green, Spring Close, Yew Tree?, Hampton, Slip, or vice versa depending on whether we wanted to end up at home or at the Casino under Kirkgate Market), but I can't say I can remember a battle scene. It did have an enormous tropical fish tank though.

I recall it being used in an episode of 'The New Statesman', (or at least the outside of it was) as a boxing gym.Regards.

Found this picture of the Waterloo courtesy of someone called Manx Phil:http://www.flickr.com/photos/manxphil/4 ... 3093905/Re: his comments, I'd forgotten about the Nelson, can someone confirm my vague recollection that it was right next door to the Waterloo? Uncle Mick?Now I'm not sure which of those two pubs had the giant fish tank.Interesting that for Manx Phil the Palace was at one end of the East St run, for us it was always the Smiths Arms, of which Manx Phil also provides a very nice picture.

I remember that relief display behind the bar. I think it was plaster rather than stone.Possibly the landlord and landlady of the time [possibly John and Marlene - the memory is not what it was] took it with them?

Geordie-exile wrote: I remember that relief display behind the bar. I think it was plaster rather than stone.Possibly the landlord and landlady of the time [possibly John and Marlene - the memory is not what it was] took it with them? There was a John and Margaret Young in the mid 1980's

It was late 70s when I used to go in, so probably the people before John and Margaret. Think it might have been Jack and Marlene actually.

Geordie-exile wrote: I remember that relief display behind the bar. I think it was plaster rather than stone.Possibly the landlord and landlady of the time [possibly John and Marlene - the memory is not what it was] took it with them? That sort of backs up what my friend said,it seemed to disappearafter a change of 'management' prior to closure.My friend is in his mid sixties so it might predate some of ouryounger members.