Old Hall Hotel was once found at the junction of Wade Lane and Kelsall Street in the city centre. The old hall that the pub was named after is Wade Hall which, until 1863 had stood on the site. It is described by a 19th century contributor to the Leeds Mercury as a "many-gabled old pile". The pub was closed in 1937 with plans to build an Odeon cinema on the site. However after demolition the site was used for a car park until the early 1960s when the Merrion Centre was built. An Odeon cinema eventually opened in the Merrion Centre in 1964, the first movie-theatre to be built in the city for 30 years. But it only welcomed cinema goers for 13 years before closing. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
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Enjoy these photo memories of the Old Hall Hotel. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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An undated view of Wade Hall on Wade Lane. This was built in 1630-1640 for Thomas Jackson but named after the benefactor Thomas Wade. Much of the hall was demolished in 1863 for the building of Kelsall Street. The remaining part became the Old Hall Hotel. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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The Old Hall Hotel pictured circa 1893. Above the central first floor window is a plaque which reads "rebuilt 1867" along with some illegible initials, possibly an "O.". Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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Old Hall Hotel pictured in April 1927. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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In the doorway of this undated photo is landlady Mary Smith, formerly Ibberson, with her dog. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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The entrance to the Old Hall Hotel circa 1930. Outside is the grand-daughter of the landlady, Mary Smith, collecting for the Red Cross. An unidentified man is putting money in the box. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net