nick2 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Originally posted by Umeeksk Apart from the Fat Cat, Devonshire Cat, Red Deer, Red Lion, Kelham Island Tavern, Dog and Partridge, Norfolk Arms, Bath Hotel... I don't think so! Personally, I'm still holding out some vague hope of the Grey moving into custom-built premises in the new development - the Dev Cat is in the ground floor retail unit of a new-build UNITE hall of residence, but is still one of the best pubs I've ever visited. Great beer at the Dev Cat :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceridwen1977 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 It seems that councils will not be content until all our cities across the UK look exactly the same with those stalinist high rises and bland flats marching across the landscape. There is precious little character left in our cities and maybe it was only a Victorian pub but at least it looked different to all the buildings around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 It's not a Victorian pub - it was built between the wars, like those Stalinist blocks you refer to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceridwen1977 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Okay so architecture is not my strong point!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncrossland Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 This seems to me, to be defeating the point of city centre regeneration - demolishing a perfectly good building and successful business, when literally across the road there are derelict* factories and warehouses and dark, dingy back streets which are crying out for demolition and replacing with something more useful and interesting. It all seems a bit backwards - I would imagine the reason being that a tower block 50 yards closer to the city centre is worth £millions more. * I think some may have businesses in, but from the outside they look derelict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceridwen1977 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Sorry to be pedantic but found this link that claims the Yorkshire Grey was built in 1833 http://www.sheffieldpubs.fsnet.co.uk/Business/pubs/minerva.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Nooo! It's not pedantic at all. I will have to interrogate my source more thoroughly! I'll report back when I've broken him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyface Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 You know, I thought the pub was older than what was on here...but Tony seems to know lots of stuff so I kept quiet... I should have trusted my instinct. Me n pubs go together well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Well apologies if I was wrong. I was informed by what is usually a reliable source that it was built in the 20's, in an older style. I've got the cattle prod ready for the interrogation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceridwen1977 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 May be it was orginally built in 1833 but then was rebuilt in the 1920s or done up or something - in that way we can all be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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