The General Wade: Memories of a strangely shaped Leeds pub
It was the strangely shaped pub in the heart of Leeds.
When The General Wade opened in October 1965 it was the first stage of a new hotel scheme at the Merrion Centre by the Rank Organisation.
A glazed bridge connected the first floor lounge bar to the reception area of the new hotel which opened in January 1966.
The two-storey pub was nicknamed 'The Threepenny Bit' owing to its octagonal shape and was named after General Marshall Wade.
He set-up a camp for his troops on Woodhouse Moor and led forces north to protect the country from possible invasion following Bonnie Prince Charlie's landing in Scotland in July 1745.
The pub was on Wade Lane, named after city benefactor Thomas Wade (1530) who left money to be spent for the benefit of Leeds residents.
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