Lord Nelson Holbeck

MajorClanger · Post by **MajorClanger** » Wed 17 Aug, 2011 9:08 am

After the Leeds game last night I heard two guys mention that the Lord Nelson in Holbeck had been burnt out and was being demolished. Not seen it mentioned anywhere. Anybody shed any light ?

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Wed 17 Aug, 2011 9:51 am

http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/incidents/378Not a lot of info

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Wed 17 Aug, 2011 11:00 am

That's a shame if so. Last time I looked at the place it was like a ghost town down there, you could just imagine seeing a tumbleweed blow past. I have a shot of it taken about three months ago herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/569825 ... hotostream

leedslily · Post by **leedslily** » Wed 17 Aug, 2011 2:09 pm

YEP report here: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... _1_3685816

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed 17 Aug, 2011 4:11 pm

I passed the site this morning. Just a couple of seven foot walls and a pile of rubble.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Wed 17 Aug, 2011 9:34 pm

Funny that isn't it? Another historic building that the owners have vacated and have been trying to sell (unsuccessfully) for ages mysteriously catches fire and has to be demolished.Seems to happen a lot in Leeds, doesn't it..?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Wed 17 Aug, 2011 10:24 pm

raveydavey wrote: Funny that isn't it? Another historic building that the owners have vacated and have been trying to sell (unsuccessfully) for ages mysteriously catches fire and has to be demolished.Seems to happen a lot in Leeds, doesn't it..? The fired Regent a few weeks earlier as well.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 18 Aug, 2011 12:54 am

Here's a few different faces of the Lord Nelson over the last 40 years.

liits · Post by **liits** » Thu 18 Aug, 2011 12:33 pm

Until the freehold was bought by the Armley Brewery [sometime around 1898], the pub was owned by Mrs Emily Maynell Ingram of Temple Newsam House.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 19 Aug, 2011 1:11 pm

I didn't know the pub as a customer but only saw it when out of use - I have to say that the dazzling white finish and the "typewriter" pale blue lower case name sign, the latter particularly, were really incongruous and took away all its Old World and local charm.