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Gaisby Lane

 

Bingley Working men's Club. Now housing/Apartments.

 

Ferrands Bingley.

Seen some great bands in there and was very lively at times. Been dying a death for a few years. Closed at half 2 then straight across to porky's until 5.

 

The Old Empress on Tyrell Street
The new Empress
The New Inn
The Lower Globe Inn

 

Now its something to do with mixing car paints I am told.

 

Did the New Empress become Spiders, or was that something different?

 

I don't know mate never set foot into the place, wasn't it around the area that Lloyds is ?.

 

I don't get into Bradford centre anymore i thought it was part of the Empress but could well be wrong. It was a long time ago!

 

I thought when the old Tyrell Street area was pulled down and the the Old Empress the new one was built near the "Provincial Building" then that was blown up and Centenary Square and the Lloyds pub were built.

 

Travelers Rest Sticker Lane.

 

I passed a pub on Rebecca St on Saturday, it had an old poster on the window "Jesters", that brings back memories but what was it's original "normal" pub name? It was a busy pub at the time (late 1980's) as was the nearby closed "Office". Along with The Harp of Erin, that trio of pubs was full of after work white collar workers, a lifestyle totally gone from Bradford but still thriving in Leeds.

I also went in The Castle, The Star and The Boy & Barrel, god knows how these dumps keep going, at least 2 decades behind the times, wouldn't miss any of them if they closed for good tomorrow. The Duchess of Kent I went in for the first time in 30 years and I had a good time, nice boozer.

 

My local for 18 years, great people.

 

Worked behind the bar there in 1981 was a regular till it closed and continued in the new oddies till that closed too

 

Not sure who you are but it's Alan, sure I'll know you!

 

Many a good night here, even helped run it for a year around 2000/2001. Seen plenty of good bands over the years.

 

I was good mates with them. I used to guest on harmonica with them sometimes.
They played at my wedding evening do at East Morton Institute in 1986, along with Somebody's Brother, who I also played with a lot.
Only one of Four Beats is still alive now, sadly.