Trying to save Tetley's

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Wed 21 Oct, 2009 10:33 pm

stutterdog wrote: The Parksider wrote: uncle mick wrote: I will have to beg to differ. Like I said in a previous post I think it was Duke William The Duke William was a stand alone building in the end between the lorry park and car park inside the Tet's boundary wall alongside Waterloo Road.It was an old pub built many years ago.the Huntsman is the "Huntsman Bar" which was also known as the reception bar. Tour parties would often start their tour at the Duke William which was dry.They would end their tours at the Hunstman Bar where free drinks could be had. Some tour guests used to get in the bar and stay in it and not do the tour!!There were other places on site where you could be served free drinks but none of them official!! I bow to your superior knowledge.I have not heard about the Duke william before.My apologies . It,s not my superior knowledge, It's been a sad backstudd

Zuma · Post by **Zuma** » Thu 22 Oct, 2009 9:00 am

liits wrote: Looks like the Duke William was right up against the wall of Tetley's. It disappeared some time before 1947. It was there when I worked there in 2001- in the car park. It stood alone. It was demolished sometime after then.

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Thu 22 Oct, 2009 10:05 pm

liits wrote: Looks like the Duke William was right up against the wall of Tetley's. It disappeared some time before 1947. The Duke William dissapeared only a few years ago and was indeed a stand alone building inside the car parks northern wall.The old streets of Waterloo St, and Bowman Lane were realigned and that small street (was it cliff street?) dissapeared. As this happened the northern boundary of Tetleys moved north (as did it's other boundaries)So the Duke Wiliam started outside Tetleys and ended up inside Tetleys!!The oldest bit of the brewery is the fermenting/cellar block behind the old office block.It would be nice if that somehow could remain and be something to remember Tetley's by. The future is the Leeds Brewery though, and maybe a new brewery or two??

liits · Post by **liits** » Thu 22 Oct, 2009 10:40 pm

I was guessing it stopped being a pub because it stopped showing up in the trade directories.

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Thu 22 Oct, 2009 11:13 pm

liits wrote: I was guessing it stopped being a pub because it stopped showing up in the trade directories. 1923Duke WilliamGiles BernardPublic House27 Kendell Street Michael

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Fri 23 Oct, 2009 1:24 am

My uncles father(mums sister's husband's Dad)ran the Tets pub after retiring from the Leeds police many years ago.Will try to glean more.

wayniac · Post by **wayniac** » Sat 24 Oct, 2009 3:09 am

dogduke wrote: My uncles father(mums sister's husband's Dad)ran the Tets pub after retiring from the Leeds police many years ago.Will try to glean more. I would be interested to know more about your uncles father and the Duke William. My late Uncle and Auntie used to run the pub many years ago, I believe in the early 1950's.George and Mary Place. Uncle George's brother Bert lived quite close to the brewery years after that, I'll have to ask my Mum, she will remember the exact dates.I also remember one of the Tetley's draymen who lived in the Copperfields near Cross Green, my Aunt and Uncle knew him well, he lived around the corner from my great Aunt and Uncle, Fred and Eliza Walker. Uncle Fred was a very keen photographer who had many pictures published in the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening News when it was still around.