Leeds lost pubs

greensleeves · Post by **greensleeves** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 10:01 pm

uncle mick wrote: Does anyone have any information about a public house called The Sussex Arms which was in Richmond Hill in East Leeds around 1900. It was on Sussex Street which is still there today off Upper Accommodation Roadhttp://goo.gl/maps/KkwHW Thanks for information

greensleeves · Post by **greensleeves** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 10:04 pm

[quotenick="greensleeves"] greensleeves wrote: Phill_d wrote: Would it be a good idea to get snapping all the old pubs of Leeds in one collection maybe? The Black lion....Just around the corner to the Scarborough taps... What's it called these days??? Does anyone have any information about a public house called The Sussex Arms which was in Richmond Hill in East Leeds around 1900. Thanks for informatiom

liits · Post by **liits** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 11:01 pm

The Sussex closed on the 21st July 1939, the last licensee being Matthew Jackson. He had started of his publican’s career at the Yorkshire Hussar, Nelson Street before going on to the Pineapple Inn, Accommodation Road then to the Sussex. After it’s closure [four years after, actually] he became the licensee of the Yew Tree at Ellerby Lane. A Kirkstall Brewery pub, the Sussex’s closure was part of a deal between the Licensing Justices and the brewers to cap the number of licensed premises in the city. In 1938 Kirkstall Breweries had plans for a new license on planned premises in Bramley. In order to get them passed, they had to surrender another license. In the case of the Sandford Arms, the pub that they planned, the Justices and Kirkstall brewers concocted a package of license surrenders, so the Sussex, the Station at Kirkstall and the Crown at Burley Road were all sacrificed for the new Sandford Arms.

greensleeves · Post by **greensleeves** » Fri 03 Aug, 2012 11:32 pm

liits wrote: The Sussex closed on the 21st July 1939, the last licensee being Matthew Jackson. He had started of his publican’s career at the Yorkshire Hussar, Nelson Street before going on to the Pineapple Inn, Accommodation Road then to the Sussex. After it’s closure [four years after, actually] he became the licensee of the Yew Tree at Ellerby Lane. A Kirkstall Brewery pub, the Sussex’s closure was part of a deal between the Licensing Justices and the brewers to cap the number of licensed premises in the city. In 1938 Kirkstall Breweries had plans for a new license on planned premises in Bramley. In order to get them passed, they had to surrender another license. In the case of the Sandford Arms, the pub that they planned, the Justices and Kirkstall brewers concocted a package of license surrenders, so the Sussex, the Station at Kirkstall and the Crown at Burley Road were all sacrificed for the new Sandford Arms. Thats brilliant thanks so much.

simong · Post by **simong** » Sat 04 Aug, 2012 11:00 am

yorkiesknob wrote: George 1V, I think Blakey is close to the mark at around 10 years closed . My guess would be slightly less at around 8yrs . I know for sure it was alive and kicking in 2001. Cracking pub on Sunday lunch sessions, plenty of rugby boys from the area use to gather. You could buy almost anything in there and I'm not talking about beer. Bigger range than Marks and Sparks at times.An older post on this thread says it was already boarded up in 2007 It closed after I moved up to Yeadon in 2003. It was on sale with notional permission to turn it into a restaurant which fell through after a couple of years, after which the plan was to convert it into flats which I assume was also scuppered or brought down by the banking crisis.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sat 04 Aug, 2012 9:02 pm

Hi all I've been away a couple of days - believe me I am well aware that the George IV closed more than 2and a half years ago!!!!I posted that comment on page 1 (yes page1!!!) of this thread - on may 6th 2007 to be precise. Why it has reappeared on this page I have no idea

Bracken · Post by **Bracken** » Thu 09 Aug, 2012 4:33 pm

With regard to the White Cross in Pudsey closing it seems ashamewhen it was only refurbished a few years ago.I went in a few timesin the late 1970's early 1980's and was the only pub i knew thathad a waiter who wore a white jacket with the Tetley logo on it.He was a oldish chap so when he retired he was probably notreplaced.Can anyone else recall this waiter?

Cosmo Kramer · Post by **Cosmo Kramer** » Fri 17 Aug, 2012 3:18 pm

Hi everybody, Trying to remember the name of a well known drinking spot just outside the city centre which was near sheapscar street south in the middle of the road at a busy junction. It was a modern 60s build and had a bit of a reputation if it's the one I'm thinking of. - it was knocked down after been empty for years again if it's the one I'm thinking off Thanks

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 17 Aug, 2012 3:59 pm

Cosmo Kramer wrote: Hi everybody, Trying to remember the name of a well known drinking spot just outside the city centre which was near sheapscar street south in the middle of the road at a busy junction. It was a modern 60s build and had a bit of a reputation if it's the one I'm thinking of. - it was knocked down after been empty for years again if it's the one I'm thinking off Thanks Could that be 'The Room at the Top' (also I believe known as the Shaeen and no doubt other names at times).

Cosmo Kramer · Post by **Cosmo Kramer** » Fri 17 Aug, 2012 4:10 pm

Leodian wrote: Cosmo Kramer wrote: Hi everybody, Trying to remember the name of a well known drinking spot just outside the city centre which was near sheapscar street south in the middle of the road at a busy junction. It was a modern 60s build and had a bit of a reputation if it's the one I'm thinking of. - it was knocked down after been empty for years again if it's the one I'm thinking off Thanks Could that be 'The Room at the Top' (also I believe known as the Shaeen and no doubt other names at times). Doesn't ring any bells, I'm thinking back to the early to mid 70s. I did think it was the Gaiety Bar but that's not in that area - I looked at old photos of the Gaiety Bar online and thought it was the same building. Anyhow I only went in there a couple of times, it had a dj playing records upstairs and a public bar at ground level with topless barmaids pulling pints on certain nights of the week - which is the reason I remember it - can't recall anywhere else in and around Leeds that had bare breasted women pulling pints !