Leeds Arena

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 18 Nov, 2011 2:30 pm

tyke bhoy wrote: cnosni wrote: Some CGI of the propsed redevelopment of the Merrion Centre,opposite the Stick and Twist,which is coming about as a result of the Arenahttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=8 ... tcount=479 It going to make the Stick and Twist and its usual clientele look very out of place. Indeed,but i think there are palns to redevlop it (The Stick and Twist) by somehow joining it up with the office block adjacent to it,and some of the lower floors of the office block being converted into a hotel.I havent heard anything recently about it,but id be surprised if the pub stayed the same as it is now,im sure the owners will wish to cash in on what will be some nights where they have huge business for a couple of hours,just watch the bargain price drinks suddenly being replaced with"premium" offers.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 18 Nov, 2011 8:18 pm

I think the Stick & Twist is a Wetherspoons pub, so I'd imagine it will be rebranded as a Lloyds No.1 bar by them (slightly upmarket Wetherspoons with a music licence) for when the arena opens.They have one in the Printworks in M*nch*st*r that always seems to do very well when there is an act on in the nearby MEN Arena.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 18 Nov, 2011 8:34 pm

raveydavey wrote: I think the Stick & Twist is a Wetherspoons pub, so I'd imagine it will be rebranded as a Lloyds No.1 bar by them (slightly upmarket Wetherspoons with a music licence) for when the arena opens.They have one in the Printworks in M*nch*st*r that always seems to do very well when there is an act on in the nearby MEN Arena. Yep its a Wetherspoons but even Lloyds sells beer at knock down prices which is what attracts the less desirable element from nearby Little London. I would imagine even more so since the Londoner went but given I haven't been in S&T since the Londoner closed I am guessing. Last time I was in S&T there were tables flying as I left and it had very substantial tables

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 18 Nov, 2011 9:18 pm

Did the Stick & Twist use to be the Pig and Whistle or are they different premises?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 18 Nov, 2011 9:25 pm

Leodian wrote: Did the Stick & Twist use to be the Pig and Whistle or are they different premises? Different I think Leodian - if I remember rightly the Pig and Whistle was in the corner of the Merrion Centre main complex - diagonally opposite the Coburg and with one side facing onto Woodhouse Lane opposite the college.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 18 Nov, 2011 9:49 pm

Thanks Blakey.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 18 Nov, 2011 9:58 pm

BLAKEY wrote: Leodian wrote: Did the Stick & Twist use to be the Pig and Whistle or are they different premises? Different I think Leodian - if I remember rightly the Pig and Whistle was in the corner of the Merrion Centre main complex - diagonally opposite the Coburg and with one side facing onto Woodhouse Lane opposite the college. You're right Blakey they are different premises. There's a photo I took of the closed Pig and Whistle in 2007 near the top of page 4 of the'lost pubs of Leeds thread'

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 18 Nov, 2011 10:01 pm

I think Pig & Whistle may currently be known as Fab. It was closed for quite a lengthy period after the demise of the Pig & Whistle and probably has had at least one incarnation since reopening. SticK & Twist is under waht used to be Cinderella Rockerfellas opposite the Bowling Alley. I think there was a casino in the premises hence Wetherspoons theming of it

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 18 Nov, 2011 10:09 pm

Thanks drapesy and tyke bhoy.

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 19 Nov, 2011 12:34 am

tyke bhoy wrote: raveydavey wrote: I think the Stick & Twist is a Wetherspoons pub, so I'd imagine it will be rebranded as a Lloyds No.1 bar by them (slightly upmarket Wetherspoons with a music licence) for when the arena opens.They have one in the Printworks in M*nch*st*r that always seems to do very well when there is an act on in the nearby MEN Arena. Yep its a Wetherspoons but even Lloyds sells beer at knock down prices which is what attracts the less desirable element from nearby Little London. I would imagine even more so since the Londoner went but given I haven't been in S&T since the Londoner closed I am guessing. Last time I was in S&T there were tables flying as I left and it had very substantial tables Good job the Reverand Jones wasnt there that night as he would have thought flying tables were a paranormal phenomena and there would have been a brand new thread on the ghost and goblins section, i wonder what the title of the thread would have been?