Listed/architecturally interesting pubs

[Brads]

The Gothenburg in Prestonpans.

Once the roughest pub in East central Scotland. A death trap for a non local.
Now, still a Gothenburg principle pub but with on site brewery and heavily involved in local projects. A cracking boozer.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Greyhound
Saxton
(between Aberford, Sherburn-in-Elmet & Towton)

A small pub, once a farmhouse/barn

Famous in the area, not having cellars, drinks were served from barrels behind the bar
Cellars were dug, in the early 1990's




http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2267638

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Old AleHouse
Greenside
Walton

Maybe, maybe not?
It looks old enough style/structure, but was probably used by the Navvies, who were building the railway (that runs behind it) in later years




http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2684513

 

[classic33]

Old Red Lion
Water Lane/Meadow Lane

Early 1800's build, & it was well-known as a coaching inn
Water Lane starts at the side (to right), despite its later 'carving-up' by the present course of Neville Street.
Most people believe/assume it starts as the junction on Neville Street, near the Bridgewater Place building

Apparantly, it is well-renown for being haunted by a previous LandLord


https://www.britishlistedbuildings....blic-house-city-and-hunslet-ward#.Wx1fF_ZFzIU
Haunting story; http://www.secretleeds.com/viewtopic.php?t=2012



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NB; 'Secret Leeds' is a fantastic forum/site for anyone with interest in the City of Leeds, & its surroundings
The level of knowledge is almost scary

I post on it occasionally (same name as on here, no pseudonym)

Behind "The Dalek"?

Went out the back way from work a few times if its the same one. Vickers built thei factory round most of the pubs in that area.

Haunted, and not just by a former landlord either.

 

[ozboz]

The Stables Inn , Minsterley , Shropshire , came across this place when diverted off main road because of fallen tree, Nice old place, been a pub since mid 1600’s , had to go in and have a pint of the local brew !

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Behind "The Dalek"?

Went out the back way from work a few times if its the same one. Vickers built thei factory round most of the pubs in that area.

Haunted, and not just by a former landlord either.

No, not on that section of Water Lane
This is at the Leeds Bridge end

You pass it, (Adelphi opposite) then cross the Aire ('Bridge End', on Leeds Bridge), then there's the cross-roads (SwineGate & The Calls), finally under railway bridge, as you head onto Lower Briggate

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Not one of great architectural note, or with any legends attached to it
Just a nationally known location

'CrossRoads Farm', was 'The White Hart'
Location is always accepted as Bramham

Licenced until the 1950s. & used as farm storage since
Now the property of Leeds University
(my old 110 in shot)

The site may be known to a lot of Yorkshire members, if only by the name still used in traffic reports
The road seen is the 'slip-road' to join the east-bound A64




These cottages survive to the rear (north), as does the kerbstones/road surface from the previous roundabout that was at this site


Mid 1950's I believe


Circa 1910, & the reason for why the junction is such called is revealed



Yes, it's 'Bramham Cross-Roads', where the 'Great North Road' (A1 ), crosses the Leeds -York TurnPike (A64)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Scrooby Top House
'Great North Road' (now A638)
Scrooby (between Bawtry & Retford)

A great history in English travel
Built as a Coaching Inn, in (approx.) 1780, but closed as a posting establishment in the 1820s
I've since passed it, restored to use, & it's still an impressive building

Tuesday 19th July 2005

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/160104

https://www.britishlistedbuildings....top-farmhouse-restaurant-scrooby#.Wx4-HvZFzIU

 

[Drago]

This pub is architecturally very interesting...

http://www.thenutshellpub.co.uk

However, if you're very fat you may not find the premises so accommodating.

My local pub is a fairly typical olds village pub, 5 foot high ceilings, exposed wood beams. Interesting enough, if a bit of a cliche...

More interesting are the half pished locals taking lumps put of each other on a Friday night, usually during an argument about a local lass.

 

[Blue Hills]

This pub is architecturally very interesting...

http://www.thenutshellpub.co.uk

However, if you're very fat you may not find the premises so accommodating.

My local pub is a fairly typical olds village pub, 5 foot high ceilings, exposed wood beams. Interesting enough, if a bit of a cliche... View attachment 413760

More interesting are the half pished locals taking lumps put of each other on a Friday night, usually during an argument about a local lass.

The nutshell is on my list of pubs to visit.

I think I was told about it by someone I got nattering to in this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_Tavern,_Manchester

which is also damn small - you walk through the door and straight away run into the tiny bar.

Worth visiting for curiosity reasons though sadly the beer isn't up to much - for the beer I'd probably head to one of manchester's several spoons, particularly the nice one in a fine Georgian building.

This:

http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/pubs/waterhouse.html

Couple of years ago spent a few hours of a very very wet Manchester afternoon in there.

I was more than happy as they had a beer festival on, though in truth there is always one on.

Named after the architect of the glorious Manchester Town hall.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

'Wagon & Horses'
Fairburn

Nothing special, just a run of the mill pub
However...………….. that pavement was all that separated it from one of the countries busiest roads - pre motorways
I'll hope there was railings!!

The quiet residential street was not what it is now, there's a clue in the name
'Great North Road', yes it was the (old) A1


The village was divided in the 60's(??) by a dual-carriageway, separated from this side of the village by a wooden fence
I am looking Nouth here

In this picture, the pub is the white building beyond the footbridge (looking North)
Traffic crossed the far bridge, to get to the other side of the village, or to get to the A63 (via Rawfield Lane), or the Tadcaster Road (via Lunnfield Lane)

 

[ozboz]

^^^^^^^^^

One of my old haunts !
The Peveril
Many a good night in there !

 

[jongooligan]

'Gaping Goose'
Just to the east of 'the Old George roundabout
Where the (A642) Wakefield - HookMoor 'turnpike' crossed the (A63) Leeds - Selby 'Turnpike'
An old coaching inn, on the Leeds-Selby turnpike road (now the A63)
My old Discovery, & Ifor-Williams trailer in view, both sold years ago! (Disco in Dec 2005, If-W, about 2010)

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/730663

A favourite of West Riding rugby teams. Most teams playing an away game in the area would call in here after the match for a few pints and a sing song. Would sometimes be five or six different clubs in. Always raucous but never violent. Tetley's was always a notoriously difficult beer to keep but can't remember ever having a bad pint in here.

 

[mjr]

http://BlackstoneAtDenver.UK/ - in the grounds of the old Denver Mill and run by the former landlord of the now-gone Railway Arms in Downham Market - both current and former locations have interesting stories IMO.

http://www.thebelgianmonk.com in Norwich. There must be a story to the quirky building on Pottergate at Maddermarket, but damned if I can find it anywhere. Great bar and restaurant, though very busy and you can't easily watch parked cycles from it (but there's a CCTV'd indoor cycle park on the near end of Duke Street).

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

'Ye Olde Bell'
Great North Road
Barnby Moor
Nottinghamshire.

This was, apparantly, one of the foremost coaching inns of the 18th century
It was known to have been trading as early as the 1680's (though it has certainly been rebuilt since)

Thursday 11th May 2006