Whether renowned for fighting on the weekends or anti-social behaviour, these boozers made first time visitors think twice before stepping in.
We asked our readers on Facebook what the roughest pubs in Leeds from down the years are and received over 200 comments.
Some also gave anecdotes from their days in the “lively” and “ropey” destinations.
Included are 15 pictures of the most selected spots.
7. The Halton Moor
The Halton Moor, on Rathmell Road, was selected by two readers. It closed in 2011. | Google Photo: Google
8. Big Lil’s Saloon Bar
Big Lil’s Saloon Bar, situated just off the Headrow, was named by a number of readers. It served its last customers in 2004. Pictured is the Headrow now. | Google Photo: Google
9. Fforde Green
Fforde Green in the heart of Harehills was built in 1938 and for many years was one of Leeds’s main music venues. By the early years of the 21st century its reputation had nosedived as it became a magnet for anti-social behaviour, hence why many readers named it. It closed for good following a drugs raid in 2004 and three years later came the announcement that it was being turned into a supermarket. | Keith Lawson Photo: Keith Lawson
10. The Woodpecker
The Woodpecker Inn originally stood on the junction with York Road and Burmantofts Street before being closed and demolished in 1939 and rebuilt on the opposite corner. Last orders were called in 1990 as the pub was demolished to make way for the construction of the Quarry Hill road junction. It was picked as the city's roughest pub to have closed by one reader. | YPN Photo: YPN
11. The Market Tavern
Known locally as 'The Mad House', it won't come as much of a surprise that The Market Tavern received the most picks by readers, with one saying it made her "shiver". The last pint was pulled in the pub in 1995 and it was demolished a few months later, to make way for a car park, despite a spirited campaign run by The Leeds Civic Trust. | Leeds Libraries
12. Hayfield Hotel
The Hayfield Hotel in Chapeltown was also picked by numerous readers. One reader joked: "If you went in without a weapon they gave you one." | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby