How many of these landlords, landladys and bar staff do you remember? PIC: Gary LongbottomHow many of these landlords, landladys and bar staff do you remember? PIC: Gary Longbottom
How many of these landlords, landladys and bar staff do you remember? PIC: Gary Longbottom

26 Leeds publicans you may remember from the early 2000s

They are the publicans who served up a warm welcome for drinkers during the early noughties.

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These photos raise a glass to the landlords, landladys and bar staff at watering holes across Leeds who served up a drink, a smile and conversation on a daily basis. Each will be a familiar face to a generation of drinkers who enjoyed a tipple or two on a lunchtime, after work or on a night. Many of these photos were taken to run alongside the YEP's Taverner column which reviewed a pub in the city each week. Is your local from back in the day featured? READ MORE: 21 Leeds publicans you may remember from the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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