Leeds lost pubs

Squatch_11 · Post by **Squatch_11** » Mon 04 Jun, 2007 12:16 pm

FarnleyBloke wrote: stevief wrote: rikj wrote: This is what I'd call a classic estate pub, until today I never even knew it was there. Any guesses? If not I'll edit in the name. It's massive. Too big to fit in the frame! What's the one in the last post drapesy? Looks very familiar, but I can't place it. This is like 'What and where'!!!Is it the Fearnville?or the Barnlea? Fearnlea on the Tong estate in Farnley? I used to live round the corner (Tong drive) and i've got to say this was a particularly scummy place. That's the one I was thinking of, but couldn't remember it's name. My mate used to live on Water Lane, so I walked past the end of it a lot.

AliceCake · Post by **AliceCake** » Mon 04 Jun, 2007 1:58 pm

I'd be interested to know if any pictures exist of the Cross Keys on Water Lane. I think it used to be a pub, again called the Cross Keys, back in the '40s. It is at 107 Water Lane, but am having trouble finding anything on Leodis. Any ideas? x

sarah_orange · Post by **sarah_orange** » Mon 04 Jun, 2007 3:21 pm

ooo do you know Cat that runs it (the cross keys) - I do taekwondo with her and she lives opposite me!

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 04 Jun, 2007 9:54 pm

drapesy wrote: Does anyone remember a pub near the bottom of Roundhay Road - on the corner of Barrack street. I've been in it- it didn't close that long ago (10 years maybe) then stood derelict for many years - demolished now.I think it was the Prince Arthur , or just Arthur- but might have been Prince Albert - can't remember! It was the Prince Arthur and it closed in the mid 90's.I called in onceout of curiousity and compassion,I drove passed it regularly and it always looked so forlorn and abandoned-it was exactly the same inside.There was a Prince of Wales on Chapeltown Road not far from there.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 04 Jun, 2007 10:11 pm

drapesy wrote: raveydavey wrote: That estate pub appears very similar to The Monkswood, which I think is still open.Does anyone remember The Crystal Palace on Sweet Street? I don't think it's been mentioned yet.I think it was still open in the mid / late 80's although it was boarded up for a long time before eventually falling prey to the developers bulldozers. I remember the Crystal Palace Ravey Davey - it was just down the road from the Commercial, owned by Peter Lorimer(other side of the road) - there was a strange block of Flats on Sweet Street too, a bit like a mini Leek Street, I remember seeing them derelict and very forbidding. Doesn't seem to be anything on Leodis though! No there is nothing on there at all about the pub. It's a shame it couldn't hang on a bit longer as the whole area is being regenerated now and it could have become a focal point again. That said, who needs a decent pub when you can have more empty offices and one bed flats owned by buy to sit speculators?I wonder what will become of The Commercial with all the trendifying of Holbeck? Last I heard it was getting a bit down at heel.Another few pubs that are no more, all in Leeds 14 this time:The Wilsons Arms - in the heart of South Seacroft, closed after a fatal shooting and never re-opened.The Pathfinder - demolished to make way for the new Tesco - although planning permission was recently applied for to build a new pub / restaurant on that development...The Lion and Lamb - famously had a musical written about it and was then closed at a few days notice when the owners got an offer from a supermarket for the site. Demolished within weeks and that is how it has stayed for over a year now with no signs of any supermarket being built. Nicely situated next to the original Lion and Lamb pub which is now a guest house.Finally, The Rising Sun on York Road was an 18th century pub with stables which is was divided into two houses long before I can remember, pic here: http://www.seacroft.freeuk.com/sctop.htm

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 04 Jun, 2007 11:17 pm

drapesy wrote: Here's the Scarboro' (or Scarbro' - the hanging sign seems to say one thing the wall signs another) from Leodis. My partner knew the daughter of the last owner at school in Armley - she can't remember their surname though! It was on the corner of Scarborough Street and Armley road Can you make out what it says on the hanging sign?It doesn't look like a Tetley huntsman.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 04 Jun, 2007 11:21 pm

stevief wrote: drapesy wrote: Does anyone remember a pub near the bottom of Roundhay Road - on the corner of Barrack street. I've been in it- it didn't close that long ago (10 years maybe) then stood derelict for many years - demolished now.I think it was the Prince Arthur , or just Arthur- but might have been Prince Albert - can't remember! It was the Prince Arthur and it closed in the mid 90's.I called in onceout of curiousity and compassion,I drove passed it regularly and it always looked so forlorn and abandoned-it was exactly the same inside.There was a Prince of Wales on Chapeltown Road not far from there. I thought it was prince Arthur- thanks. I remeber seeing the Prince of Wales - it had the typical green tiled front and an old sign that said 'Albion Ales'. it was demolished before I had the chance to go in. I did once go in another pub nearby - 'The Sheepscar Hotel'

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 04 Jun, 2007 11:25 pm

Here's a picture I took of the Old Lamb (was it called the Lion and Lamb, like the recently demolished one or just the Lamb?) a few days ago.You can see where there was a sign on the wall above the door.Is the old Rising Sun Building still there Raveydavey? I'd love to see it. (also see my post on the 'Parks' section(urban Cricket) for pics of the Cricketer's Arms)

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 04 Jun, 2007 11:39 pm

stevief wrote: drapesy wrote: Here's the Scarboro' (or Scarbro' - the hanging sign seems to say one thing the wall signs another) from Leodis. My partner knew the daughter of the last owner at school in Armley - she can't remember their surname though! It was on the corner of Scarborough Street and Armley road Can you make out what it says on the hanging sign?It doesn't look like a Tetley huntsman. Its an 'R' in an octogon - the symbol of Ramsden's Stone Trough Brewery in Halifax. It was taken over and the brewery closed by the Tetley empire in the 1960's.The etched window above is from a pub in Keighley.I dont think Ramsdens had many pubs in Leeds - but they did have the Green Man in Hunslet - There is a picture from Leodis on the thread about the Green Man that shows the Ramsden signs off very well.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 05 Jun, 2007 7:31 pm

drapesy wrote: Here's a picture I took of the Old Lamb (was it called the Lion and Lamb, like the recently demolished one or just the Lamb?) a few days ago.You can see where there was a sign on the wall above the door.Is the old Rising Sun Building still there Raveydavey? I'd love to see it. (also see my post on the 'Parks' section(urban Cricket) for pics of the Cricketer's Arms) The houses that were once The Rising Sun are still there.As far as I can remember, if you stand outside the Old Lion Guest House and look up the road as it heads towards Tesco, there are some old houses on the curve near the bus stop (same side as Netto) in what remains of the old Seacroft Village. The houses are amongst them. Next time I'm passing I'll try and have a proper look.The Old Lion was originally called The Lion and Lamb until the new one opened next door. I'm not sure when it became a guest house.