Unidentified pub

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 23 Sep, 2008 11:30 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: Knew we could rely on you Drapesy. Well done! Do you fancy registering at the other site to give the chappie the good news? Thanks for that Geordie _exile. Already done it!SecretLeeds.com 1 Yorkshireindexers.co.uk 0Back of the net!

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Tue 23 Sep, 2008 11:57 pm

I do love a happy ending.Meanwhile, we can continue speculating upon the wording on the flag and the message in the window of the pub and why there were sickles carved over the windows. Sickles which have gone the way of all flesh, sadly, since SL was not around to raise hell when they were removed. [/skullsrant]

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 12:21 am

Geordie-exile wrote: I do love a happy ending.Meanwhile, we can continue speculating upon the wording on the flag and the message in the window of the pub and why there were sickles carved over the windows. Sickles which have gone the way of all flesh, sadly, since SL was not around to raise hell when they were removed. [/skullsrant] I think it says "CROOKED BILLET" on the left -hand window and "SMOKE ROOM" on the right. I dont think the 'sickles' are of any significance - just ornamentation that happen to look a bit like sickles.

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 12:27 am

Nice work mrD, i didnt think it would take you long sir

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 7:24 am

Drapeseys identification of the pub as "The crooked billet" enables us to guess why this group are featured.Across the road from the pub is the war memorial to Stourton?Thwaite gate lads killed in both World Wars. I am getting this was taken either at the adding of new names after WW2 or at a Remembrance Sunday celebration.this would explain the medals.

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 7:25 am

That last should have read "guessing" not "getting" <g>. I wish we had a spell checker<LOL>!

Si · Post by Si » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 9:31 am

Brandy wrote: Nice work mrD, i didnt think it would take you long sir Lovely job, Brandy.Well done, Drapesy! You and Martyn ought to be in the CID!

Si · Post by Si » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 9:32 am

Steve Jones wrote: Drapeseys identification of the pub as "The crooked billet" enables us to guess why this group are featured.Across the road from the pub is the war memorial to Stourton?Thwaite gate lads killed in both World Wars. I am getting this was taken either at the adding of new names after WW2 or at a Remembrance Sunday celebration.this would explain the medals. Good thinking, Batman. You could be right.PS The name "Crooked Billet," although appropriate to the old soldiers in the photo, must be a unique pub name. Where does it come from?

Si · Post by Si » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 10:08 am

Si wrote: Steve Jones wrote: Drapeseys identification of the pub as "The crooked billet" enables us to guess why this group are featured.Across the road from the pub is the war memorial to Stourton?Thwaite gate lads killed in both World Wars. I am getting this was taken either at the adding of new names after WW2 or at a Remembrance Sunday celebration.this would explain the medals. Good thinking, Batman. You could be right.PS The name "Crooked Billet," although appropriate to the old soldiers in the photo, must be a unique pub name. Where does it come from? Am I allowed to answer my own question?! Having looked at an old map, I saw that the pub was very close to the Hunslet Forge, so I guess billet doesn't refer to a place to stay, but a billet of iron/steel. Crooked, presumably, because it's a flawed casting?

uncle michael · Post by **uncle michael** » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 10:33 am

I think it was probably a crooked ingot of metal, but it was also a battle in the American war of independence ??????