SecretLeeds - History, culture and architecture in Leeds

As a private hire driver back in the early 90s, I used to pick up customers from Winstons regularly.It was always difficult to keep a straight face after one of my colleagues commented "Everybody you pick up from there smells of baby oil...."

chameleon wrote: buffaloskinner wrote: You mean the Winstons on West Street, close to the casinohttp://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIde ... SPLAY=FULL Just noticed the name on the front above the glass frontage - NOWT TO DO WIV ME!!!! Didn't a French bloke design this paint job? I seem to remember reading in the YEP at the time?It's quite good for French lettering!

shutthatdoor wrote: chameleon wrote: buffaloskinner wrote: You mean the Winstons on West Street, close to the casinohttp://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIde ... SPLAY=FULL Just noticed the name on the front above the glass frontage - NOWT TO DO WIV ME!!!! Didn't a French bloke design this paint job? I seem to remember reading in the YEP at the time?It's quite good for French lettering! Remember it happening, always looks as though the place is falling over from my office stairwell!

Thanks for some great responses there - the picture there seems to be the Winstons that was near Hyde Park (in Kirkstall) so great to know where exactly it was located. Also thanks for some great info about entrance fee and what it was like inside - really helps me when trying to write something about it.