Over the past few years more pubs than ever before have fallen victim of hard times with many pushed to the edge by Covid-19 enforced lockdowns and social restrictions.
Looking a little further back however, we here at the Yorkshire Evening Post asked our readers: “Which Leeds pub from the past would you bring back if you could?”
Responding in their hundreds, here are 11 former popular drinking spots that may be gone but have never been forgotten...
Responding in their hundreds, here are 11 former popular drinking spots that may be gone but have never been forgotten...
![The Fforde Grene pub in Harehills was built in 1938 and for many years was one of Leeds’s main music venues. It closed for good following a drugs raid in 2004.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRlMDVmN2I3LWJkNjQtNGNkOC1iZjVlLWVjY2U2OTEzMGNkODoxN2JlYjNlOS0yNGYxLTRhNDItODMwZS0wODIxMzczMTM4Nzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Fforde Grene - Harehills
The Fforde Grene pub in Harehills was built in 1938 and for many years was one of Leeds’s main music venues. It closed for good following a drugs raid in 2004. Photo: Malik Walton
![The Pig and Whistle on Woodhouse Lane was a beloved spot for many before it closed in 2003.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjllMmFhNzg3LWU3NDctNDhhMC1iYjFiLTQyZDYyOTU1NWNmNDoyNDk4MWY0OC1lMzEyLTRhOTctYTNjZi0yZTMyOWY2YmRhZWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Pig & Whistle - Woodhouse Lane
The Pig and Whistle on Woodhouse Lane was a beloved spot for many before it closed in 2003. Photo: YPN Stock
![The Victoria and Commercial Hotel pubs located on Great George Street opposite Leeds Town Hall have since closed and are to become student flats.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRkYjIyOTY1LWEyMzgtNGE5NS04Y2Y2LTA0YWMwMmFmYjFkNTpmNzQ3NDJmMy05NWZhLTQyOTYtOTMyYy0xOTQzYzNkZGFjNzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Victoria and Commercial Hotel - Great George Street
The Victoria and Commercial Hotel pubs located on Great George Street opposite Leeds Town Hall have since closed and are to become student flats. Photo: Google
![The Blooming Rose on Burton Row at Hunslet Moor was a beloved spot during the 90s.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRjMDY0ZmRmLTQzMzEtNDI1Yi05NDRhLTk3Njc0YWNmZjc2YTozNjRiZTIyYi1jNDA4LTQ3YWUtYjYxNi05NTRhZmMwOWFmOGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Blooming Rose - Hunslet Moor
The Blooming Rose on Burton Row at Hunslet Moor was a beloved spot during the 90s. Photo: YPN Stock
![Located on Selby Road in Halton, The Travellers pub closed its doors for the final time in 2007.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk2ODk5NjcxLWUzZTEtNGRlOS1iYjA3LWVjYWUyM2UwOWEzOTplMDI1MmUwMi1jZTY0LTRhNDMtODUyZi0yMDA1ZWY4OTFlNzc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. The Travellers - Halton
Located on Selby Road in Halton, The Travellers pub closed its doors for the final time in 2007. Photo: YPN Stock