Wetherby - Public Houses

Public Houses

In its hey-day Wetherby had seventeen pubs in its town centre. Only twelve now remain. The town's oldest surviving pub 'The Brunswick' closed in 2003 and reopened as Harris' Bar, the Three Legs public house closed in 2007 and became "bar Thr3" (Wetherby's first non smoking pub).

During the Second World War, The Angel public house served German and Italian prisoners of war from the nearby camps. It was the only pub in Wetherby to do so and attracted some controversy in doing so.

Pubs in Wetherby

High Street

• The George and the Dragon (closed 2010)
• The Red Lion
• The Crown
• Harris' Bar (formerly The Brunswick)
• The Angel (Now St Angleos)

North Street

• The Swan and Talbot
• The Royal Oak

The Market Place

• bar Thr3 (formerly The Three Legs)
• The Black Bull

Westgate

• The New Inn

Scott Lane

• Retro (formerly No 7)(Closed 2011)

Bank Street

• Muse

Lost pubs

• The Blue Boar (also known as the White Hart in its time) was situated between the High Street and the Shambles, its former existence is evident by White Hart Yard (situated off the Shambles).
• The Fox Inn (situated on Bank Street adjacent to the Methodist Chapel).
• The Bowling Green Inn (situated on North Street, where the Garden of Rest is now situated. This was demolished in order to widen the road).
• The Duke of Devonshire (situated on Westgate, where the Halifax Estate Agency is now situated).

Private members clubs

Wetherby has several private members clubs. The Wetherby Sports Association is based on Lodge Lane, adjacent to the swimming baths and the ings. The facilities there were recently built with National Lottery funding. This serves both the football and rugby league teams as well as other members of the association. There is also a similar club at Grange Park, serving members of the town's rugby union, cricket and bowls clubs as well as members of its committee and association. The town's main Working Men's Club, Wetherby and District Social Club is based on the Sandbeck Industrial Estate. This burnt down in a fire in 2002. The fire was initially treated as suspicious by West Yorkshire Police, however investigations were taken no further. The club was rebuilt in its original location. As was the case in Belle Isle the rebuilt club was significantly larger than its predecessor and offered its members far superior facilities.

Mock news article

A mock news article was filmed regarding a fictional pub in Wetherby, 'The Kings Head'. It was broadcast on Soccer AM. The article reported on the Kings Head being converted into a new 'American style sports bar'. 'Wetherby residents' (who were all working class northern stereotypes) were interviewed in the film. All of them were dismayed by the conversion, and agreed that 'Change was bad'.