A very old Establishment down the Skulls head yard (Part 1)

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:02 pm

Which one mate? The sign or the last pic?

Si · Post by Si » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:05 pm

Both! But I meant the pic looking down the yard. See edited post above!

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:10 pm

Apologies if I have got the wrong end of the stick, but if Dyson moved to Scott Hall Road and they took the skulls with them, then surely the building that they were on originally has to be the Dysons one?

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:12 pm

Forgetful Cat wrote: In the surrealist pamphlet, Gareth Brown says that the original location was occupied by a company called Ion Dyson, which relocated to a purpose built office block on Buslingthorpe lane in the 1970's, taking the skulls with them.Thishttp://www.leedsonline.co.uk/info/938/suggests the building still bears the company name, though they are no longer there.Gareth states that he tried to contact Ion Dyson without success. A quick google and companies house check shows that they are now registered at a pub in York, and still trading. This is the quote I was referring to......

Si · Post by Si » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:12 pm

That's logical, Captain! Sorry....LS1.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:16 pm

The sign is highlighted on the gable wall in white. From the overhead shot it looks like the building is all one apart from the little corner 'add on' that was the chippy. The last pic was taken at the end of the yard were the buildings finish. There is another gate there. To me the stables look to have been the lower triangle section perhaps?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:23 pm

The front of Dysons after the chippy. This has got to be the pub don't we think? It's a pity we can't find any archive shots. There must be some.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:24 pm

So Dyson's were in the pub itself, as that is where the sign is. Do you mean the triangular bit directly below the sign?

Si · Post by Si » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:26 pm

Phill_d wrote: The front of Dysons after the chippy. This has got to be the pub don't we think? It's a pity we can't find any archive shots. There must be some. I can't find any, Phill. The pub is behind the old lampost in your shot - the end building.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 2:27 pm

Well what we know is Dysons owned the property (stables) were the skulls were so we got to say they occupied the pub as well. The second picture shows Dysons to look more like a pub than the little chippy would you say? The pubs would have been quite big in the coaching days, stables e.t.c