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"Just
as Chapel Allerton has retained its village atmosphere it has also
retained many of its old pubs. And they still have a place in the
heart of the community.
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| The
Regent |
"At
the Regent, named like many pubs after royalty (the Prince Regent),
the building has stood little changed since the early eighteeneth
century.
Favourite
"This pub is a favourite with people having a pint straight after
work on their way home.
"Close
by is the Nag's Head, although there have been some interior alterations
the building's structure remains original.
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| The
mounting step outside the Nag's Head |
"This
pub sat on the original route of the Harrogate turnpike.
"Outside
the front entrance a mounting block can still be seen along with
a serving window in the wall to allow mounted customers to be served
on horseback!
Turnpike
existence
"Many of the pubs owe their existence to the turnpike. The terminus
junction was at a pub now called the Three Hulats. Prior to that
it was called the Mexborough Arms and its original name was the
Bowling Green Inn.
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| The
Three Hulats |
"The
bowling green stood close to the inn and survived until 1978, when
it became a car park and latterly a supermarket.
"In
1757 this area was said to be host to the first game of cricket
held in Yorkshire.
"Incidentally
archery was also once a popular pastime on nearby Chapletown Moor.
"The
Shoulder of Mutton on nearby Potternewton Lane also had a bowling
green, this has now been converted to a beer garden.
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| The
Shoulder of Mutton |
"Yet
another bowling green was behind the Queens on Harrogate Road.
"This
pub has recently been subject to bewildering changes of image and
names and has now opened as part of the Embers group following a
renovation.
"Chapel
Allerton has lost two pubs - a pair of swans. The Black Swan stood
in Woodland Lane until the 1950s while the White Swan stood in Well
Lane.
"After
a rather bawdy history the White Swan had a change of use. Losing
its license in 1867 it became a British Workmen's Public House or
temperance hotel! It served non-alcholic drinks for a further thirty
years."
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