Leeds lost pubs

Aeldfrith · Post by **Aeldfrith** » Mon 05 Jul, 2010 12:34 am

Just noticed on the Yorkshire Evening Post Website, a link to Leeds Pubs in the 70's.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 253.jpIt's worth a look. There are a few lost pubs in the gallery, including my local, the Oak Tree. Don't know where the Viking Hotel was supposed to be though. It says North Street, but I'm not convinced. It looks more like York. (Could anybody confirm this?)

Aeldfrith · Post by **Aeldfrith** » Mon 05 Jul, 2010 12:43 am

There's also a link to Leeds pubs in the 1960's.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 6398119.jp

Si · Post by Si » Mon 05 Jul, 2010 11:47 am

yorkiesknob wrote: BLAKEY wrote: Although Wetherspoons have missed yet another opening date for the Bowling Green in Otley (was to be April, then June) at least it looks today as if the very extensive work is progressing well, so perhaps end of July or early August ?? Heard from a local thats 20 July is the latest updated opening date. It says the 9th on the sign outside. The fencing has been removed revealing a newly laid seating area with an oak sappling out front. New signage adorns the building, and the glass conservatory at the back seems almost finished.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 05 Jul, 2010 7:03 pm

There is a report on the Bowling Green in tonight's YEP. It confirms that the reopening is on Friday July 9th after a £960,000 revamp and will specialise in real ales from local and regional brewers. I may have to buy less though to compensate for the YEP going up to 45p from 42p today!

liits · Post by **liits** » Tue 06 Jul, 2010 10:46 pm

The recent YEP photo thing about “Leeds Pubs from 100 Years Ago” shows a picture of the Eagle on Carver Street. Where was Carver Street?

liits · Post by **liits** » Tue 06 Jul, 2010 10:50 pm

Ignor that last post, I found it.

ClaphamCommoner · Post by **ClaphamCommoner** » Tue 06 Jul, 2010 11:04 pm

The Parksider wrote: I live in Cookridge and Don Cole's super history booklets always show the "Halfway House" on otley old road. It appears on ordanance survey maps too.It's halfway between Leeds and Otley of course and if you go to the site, there's rough overgrown ground there and the only sign of a building is a old gate on older gateposts at the entrance.Why it went (probably in the 60's)?? Well I was amazed and delighted to see two pictures of it on Leodis and it's actually an old farmhouse that probably set up a bar!! In my time up here the Eyrie has taken over as the local, but it's always been one of those 60's box type pubs.Twould have been nice to have a pint of Landlord in and old farmhouse with low beams and roaring fire in decent walking distance....Still the Queens will do..... My family lived opposite Halfway House, at 27 Cookridge Lane, from 1963 to 1970. As far as I remember it was demolished in 1966 or '67. It had been derelict for many years before that (it was built in the 17th century, I believe, as a coaching inn between Leeds and Otley) and was inhabited by a huge number of hens that used to look at us from out of the windows. For years after it had been demolished, the rubble and stones just lay there, untouched - nothing was done with the land. I believe it was knocked down as it was unsafe.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 07 Jul, 2010 1:48 am

Aeldfrith wrote: Just noticed on the Yorkshire Evening Post Website, a link to Leeds Pubs in the 70's.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 253.jpIt's worth a look. There are a few lost pubs in the gallery, including my local, the Oak Tree. Don't know where the Viking Hotel was supposed to be though. It says North Street, but I'm not convinced. It looks more like York. (Could anybody confirm this?) Some great pics there many pubs that have been mentioned a few times on here notably the Pioneer and the Newlands. I think you're right about the Viking Hotel - its not in Leeds, and not a pub by the look of it. There's also a pic of the Rising Sun (?) which is in Whitwood, Castleford so doesn't belong in this set.

Si · Post by Si » Wed 07 Jul, 2010 5:03 pm

Nice 70s picture of The Three Legs. I wonder if they've fixed that window yet?

Good-Honest-Iago · Post by **Good-Honest-Iago** » Sat 10 Jul, 2010 8:57 pm

Managed to take these the day The Pointer Pub set on fire. Luckily managed to charm someone clearing the wreckage into letting me take a few pics..........just before the owner arrived and kicked me out though. Still, got some worthy shots for posterity.I never went in the place so would like to hear some stories about it.http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesw-bel ... 65/detail/