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Hi Zoe here im trying to track down the pubs my grandad drank in in holbeck, and to find out which ones are still in use please,my grandad was John William Hairyes born 1895 Holbeck /died 1948 one pub we know of is the Market Taven, he lived at and 14 Persevence Terrace in his formative years 1895/1914 and 38 Osweld Terrace 1920/1948 with wife Sarah Butler 1892/1944 and had 3 sons Jack Hairyes 1913/1987,Eric Hairyes 1921/ and Wilfred hairyes 1923/ .John worked at leeds city gas works and as a tailor, please help ,need your expertise in this forum,kind regards Zoe

Hi Zoe. Don't know if you have seen this or not, a pic of 38 Oswald Terracehttp://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIde ... SPLAY=FULL

thankyou uncle mick, that is brilliant to see. does anyone know any pubs that may still exsist adjacent to where 38 osweld terace,holbeck ,leeds was ? ,many thanks Zoe

There's a list of closed pubs at http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/yorkshire/leeds.html and for ones that are still open it's easiest just to look on Google Maps.

I have an 1890 map of Oswald Terrace which was by the cattle market, email me via my profile if you would like a copy.

hi tried goole maps to locate pubs however the address osweld terrace was knocked down in 1970s so i dont know where on map to search .please help,kind regards zoe

Get a copy of the Godfrey map for that area it will help loads. Museum shop or waterstones sell them.

Hi Zoe. I think the three nearest pubs would have been The Cattle Market, at the other side of Gelderd Road to the Oswalds, and the Smythe's Arms and the Druid's (?) Head, both at the then junction of Gelderd Road with Holbeck Lane/Copley Hill. Question mark against "Druid's" as the map is none too clear. The Smythe's was still open in comparatively recent times, as I went in a few times to hear live music. The Oswalds were on the south side of Gelderd Road between the Whitehall Road roundabout and the bridge that once carried the Leeds - Huddersfield railway.    

It was the Druids Head. There was also the 'Skew Bridge' nearby. I also remember the 'Smyths' and had a few pints in there but all these pubs are demolished now.    

Hi thanks its a crying shame most of the old pubs have closed. Does anyone know of any pubs near where Osweld terrace used to be that are still open ? that would have been open in my granadads time? also what is built on where Osweld terrace once stood . many thanks