Leeds lost pubs

BigSteveF · Post by **BigSteveF** » Tue 30 Mar, 2010 1:49 am

Hi Drapsey, was Brad the big lad on drums with the sideburns and greasy quiff?

Leeds-lad · Post by **Leeds-lad** » Tue 30 Mar, 2010 5:30 pm

BigSteveF wrote: Hi Drapsey, was Brad the big lad on drums with the sideburns and greasy quiff? Thats correct Big Steve and the bands name was Namesake.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 30 Mar, 2010 10:51 pm

I drove past the Bowling Green in Otley this afternoon, and the only visible representative of the "Army of Workmen" promised for Moinday was one contented looking chappie peering out of the upstairs window of a Portacabin.

BigSteveF · Post by **BigSteveF** » Wed 31 Mar, 2010 12:07 am

Strange but has anyone else noticed that the pub on the tv series "Shameless" is an exact replica of "The Staging Post" as it was, from the exterior. Is this a coincidence or were they built from the same plans maybe.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Wed 31 Mar, 2010 8:45 pm

BigSteveF wrote: Strange but has anyone else noticed that the pub on the tv series "Shameless" is an exact replica of "The Staging Post" as it was, from the exterior. Is this a coincidence or were they built from the same plans maybe. "The Jockey" is a fairly bog-standard 60's estate pub (from the days when housing estates were constructed with things like pubs, schools and shops as an intergral part of the development). The first two series of Shameless were filmed almost entirely on a council estate in Manchester, but following "concerns" with the local residents and the decision to expand the series, there is a purpose built set where the majority of the filming is now carried out, with the original estate only used when necessary. I'm not sure if the pub is still the original one, or if it has been recreated on the set now.The Sportsman on Stoney Rock is a similar pub design.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 06 Apr, 2010 2:17 pm

BLAKEY wrote: I drove past the Bowling Green in Otley this afternoon, and the only visible representative of the "Army of Workmen" promised for Moinday was one contented looking chappie peering out of the upstairs window of a Portacabin. There's a lot of work going on today, Blakey. Builders all over the place. They've opened up a doorway in the Newmarket end, where a mini-digger has removed the interior floor, exposing the cellar beneath. The poster on the fence which previously proclaimed "opening April 2010" has been patched with "opening June 2010." Somebody has thrown something unsavoury at it...

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Tue 06 Apr, 2010 5:06 pm

drapesy wrote: The New Inn at Guiseley, a fine old pub, has the metal shutters up. And a "for sale" notice up! £300k freehold!!!

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 06 Apr, 2010 8:55 pm

Lilysmum wrote: drapesy wrote: The New Inn at Guiseley, a fine old pub, has the metal shutters up. And a "for sale" notice up! £300k freehold!!! Executive apartments, anyone?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 06 Apr, 2010 10:49 pm

Si wrote: [The poster on the fence which previously proclaimed "opening April 2010" has been patched with "opening June 2010." Somebody has thrown something unsavoury at it... In Otley Si ?? - I find that hard to believe !!

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Tue 06 Apr, 2010 11:55 pm

raveydavey wrote: Lilysmum wrote: drapesy wrote: The New Inn at Guiseley, a fine old pub, has the metal shutters up. And a "for sale" notice up! £300k freehold!!! Executive apartments, anyone? Care home seems to be the aspiration du jour of the breweries.