Leeds lost pubs

weenie · Post by **weenie** » Sat 27 Feb, 2010 11:50 pm

My nana was Nellie Peaker, her mother was Lilly Peaker nee Morton, my uncle said that Beatrice was his Gt auntapparently she was born in 1877 but i couldnt see her been in WWII at her age in 1939-45, but then he said she died of cancer at an hospital up chapletown around my uncle going in to army 1959-1961 i have found a death for Beatrice Morton for 1960 Leeds, aged 56, so i presume would be born 1903 but then i can only find a Beatrice Peaker born 1903, to add more confusion beatrice is also listed in 1911 census where my nana and her dad, and sisters are listed in the same house.

bikemadbaz · Post by **bikemadbaz** » Fri 12 Mar, 2010 9:51 am

drapesy wrote: The Star and Garter Kirkstall - a fine old coaching Inn and listed building. It fell on hard times and has gone through a few changes - notably the 'Barcelona Night Club' and 'Funtasia' bloody great pub. my brother used to sneek me in the back way, (only 15) pint of bitter and a bottle of forest brown. used to be a great place for rockers, music and the odd fight. what a way to start out your drinking career. loved it.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 12 Mar, 2010 10:13 am

[quotenick="bikemadbaz"] drapesy wrote: The Star and Garter Kirkstall - a fine old coaching Inn and listed building. /quote]bloody great pub. my brother used to sneek me in the back way, (only 15) pint of bitter and a bottle of forest brown. used to be a great place for rockers, music and the odd fight. what a way to start out your drinking career. loved it. I seem to remember that it was one of the first pubs to introduce plastic pint "glasses" ('orrible), presumably in a bid to cut down the injuries from skirmishes. I think last time I was in there (in perhaps the early 70s) it was to see the most unlikely turn - Hylda Baker. She arrived very late and had definitely "had a few" but the show was great as always. She had on some kind of a grey or silver two piece suit and matching hat, and was assisted silently of course by one of many six foot "Cynthias" in a pink gown. Poor old Hylda was going through a bad time privately, bless her, and I think her career was fading by then.

Si · Post by Si » Fri 12 Mar, 2010 10:33 am

[quotenick="BLAKEY"] bikemadbaz wrote: drapesy wrote: The Star and Garter Kirkstall - a fine old coaching Inn and listed building. /quote]bloody great pub. my brother used to sneek me in the back way, (only 15) pint of bitter and a bottle of forest brown. used to be a great place for rockers, music and the odd fight. what a way to start out your drinking career. loved it. I seem to remember that it was one of the first pubs to introduce plastic pint "glasses" ('orrible), presumably in a bid to cut down the injuries from skirmishes. I think last time I was in there (in perhaps the early 70s) it was to see the most unlikely turn - Hylda Baker. She arrived very late and had definitely "had a few" but the show was great as always. She had on some kind of a grey or silver two piece suit and matching hat, and was assisted silently of course by one of many six foot "Cynthias" in a pink gown. Poor old Hylda was going through a bad time privately, bless her, and I think her career was fading by then. She was probably late because she still hadn't got a little 'and for her watch!

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 12 Mar, 2010 10:39 am

[quotenick="SiPoor old Hylda was going through a bad time privately, bless her, and I think her career was fading by then.She was probably late because she still hadn't got a little 'and for her watch!Of course Si, that would explain it

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Fri 12 Mar, 2010 6:53 pm

bikemadbaz wrote: drapesy wrote: The Star and Garter Kirkstall - a fine old coaching Inn and listed building. It fell on hard times and has gone through a few changes - notably the 'Barcelona Night Club' and 'Funtasia' bloody great pub. my brother used to sneek me in the back way, (only 15) pint of bitter and a bottle of forest brown. used to be a great place for rockers, music and the odd fight. what a way to start out your drinking career. loved it. The Star and Garter was also known as Rafaels for a while in the late '70s.They had a 'rock' night on Sundays,for which I suffered many a Monday hangover.It later reverted to the S&G where I saw the late,great Bernard Manning on stage.

bikemadbaz · Post by **bikemadbaz** » Sat 13 Mar, 2010 2:40 pm

stevief wrote: bikemadbaz wrote: drapesy wrote: The Star and Garter Kirkstall - a fine old coaching Inn and listed building. It fell on hard times and has gone through a few changes - notably the 'Barcelona Night Club' and 'Funtasia' bloody great pub. my brother used to sneek me in the back way, (only 15) pint of bitter and a bottle of forest brown. used to be a great place for rockers, music and the odd fight. what a way to start out your drinking career. loved it. The Star and Garter was also known as Rafaels for a while in the late '70s.They had a 'rock' night on Sundays,for which I suffered many a Monday hangover.It later reverted to the S&G where I saw the late,great Bernard Manning on stage. it was the end of the sixties and earliy seventies when I used to go there, no plastic glasses then (were they invented then?) wee used to have a good old drink there on a sunday dinner, then off to kirkstall abby to have a word with the skin heads and cromby boys.also used to drink at a pub at the back of the mirion centre called the murtle tavern if anyone remembers it?

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sat 13 Mar, 2010 11:03 pm

bikemadbaz wrote: stevief wrote: bikemadbaz wrote: drapesy wrote: The Star and Garter Kirkstall - a fine old coaching Inn and listed building. It fell on hard times and has gone through a few changes - notably the 'Barcelona Night Club' and 'Funtasia' bloody great pub. my brother used to sneek me in the back way, (only 15) pint of bitter and a bottle of forest brown. used to be a great place for rockers, music and the odd fight. what a way to start out your drinking career. loved it. The Star and Garter was also known as Rafaels for a while in the late '70s.They had a 'rock' night on Sundays,for which I suffered many a Monday hangover.It later reverted to the S&G where I saw the late,great Bernard Manning on stage. it was the end of the sixties and earliy seventies when I used to go there, no plastic glasses then (were they invented then?) wee used to have a good old drink there on a sunday dinner, then off to kirkstall abby to have a word with the skin heads and cromby boys.also used to drink at a pub at the back of the mirion centre called the murtle tavern if anyone remembers it? I think the pub you have in mind was the Cobourg Tavern - The Myrtle is on Parkside Rd, Meanwood .

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sun 14 Mar, 2010 9:40 am

[quotenick="drapesy.also used to drink at a pub at the back of the mirion centre called the murtle tavern if anyone remembers it? I think the pub you have in mind was the Cobourg Tavern - The Myrtle is on Parkside Rd, Meanwood . Yes, the Cobourg - or there was a rather nice little pub in that "imitation" old shopping street within the Merrion Centre - that one was called, I think, The Highlander and was all furnished tartan style.

BJF · Post by **BJF** » Sun 14 Mar, 2010 12:57 pm

The Highlander is still the only pub I've ever been barred from. Me and two friends, the only customers in the pub, asked them to turn the muzak down