Nash's Fish Restaurant and the street with no name

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sun 20 May, 2012 11:27 pm

This one:http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 21 May, 2012 12:08 am

Up to dateNew briggate had a lovely tudor scheme higher up, demolished 1960's for inner ring road.ShameThis is just oppo the Chest Clinic where N Brig connects Vicar Ln.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Mon 21 May, 2012 12:24 am

They want shooting for demolishing that lot.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Mon 21 May, 2012 12:32 am

Yeah big shame but flipside think about all the traffic that goes around the inner ring road going up the Westgate/Headrow/Eastgate.Thinking about it 'Eastgate' must be a 1930's contrivance to try and give a new road some historic overtones.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 21 May, 2012 7:19 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: They want shooting for demolishing that lot. Geordie-exThere's an even better photo on some Leeds Bus/flickr web site but I've forgotten where. Soz.

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Mon 21 May, 2012 8:58 pm

Jogon wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: They want shooting for demolishing that lot. Geordie-exThere's an even better photo on some Leeds Bus/flickr web site but I've forgotten where. Soz. Is this it ?http://www.flickr.com/photos/thanoz/5067485854/

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 29 May, 2012 10:33 pm

I took this photo today (May 29 2012) showing the small extension street ('New Briggate Nos 51A B C & D', as on the road name sign) off New Briggate. It shows the 'Nash's Fish & Chip Restaurant & Takeaway' place. I wonder why it states Chip not Chips?

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 29 May, 2012 11:18 pm

Portion control? To help fat kids? Can I say that?

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Wed 30 May, 2012 12:17 am

Thanks Leodian. Nice, clear photo of where we're at today with Nash's. But no one has answered me this yet: Geordie-exile wrote: Wow thanks all. So it seems that all there is of Nash's on Merrion Street is this entrance?Which brings me right back to the start of this thread, where it says on Leodis that they moved into the mock Tudor building. Aaarrgh. Did Nash's or did Nash's not ever occupy that mock Tudor top building on our street with no name but that really is New Briggate?

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Wed 30 May, 2012 1:20 am

Geordie-exile wrote: Did Nash's or did Nash's not ever occupy that mock Tudor top building on our street with no name but that really is New Briggate? I don't see that they did.Nash's own website has this........It took 40 years and a third generation before the Nash's branched out however. First with another shop in Chapel Allerton, and then a fully-fledged restaurant in 1963, an impressive Tudor-style listed building that was once a private boys school. It was a bold move, but it became a roaring success. People flocked to enjoy tasty fish and chips served by the waitresses in their smart black and white outfits, and in such a grand setting.The website also gives their address as 17 Merrion Street.The Leodis picture is from 1943 and gives the Warwickshire Furnishing Company as being at 15, 17 & 19 Merrion Street. Nash's moved into 17 in 1963. I can remember getting fish and chips from the 'New Briggate' shop in 1968 when I first started to venture into the 'big city'.Additionally. I always remember St John's House being the offices of an Insurance Brokers or an Insurance company right up to it becoming a bar.So. One entrance to the restaurant on Merrion Street. One to the chip shop on what we will call New Briggate.