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Although the large stone building is imposing, the interior is comfortable and welcoming. The pub retains many original features and appears in Yorkshire's Real Heritage Pubs book. Four rooms, all with high ceilings, are accessed from the terrazzo floored central corridor. The end of the bar serves the corridor while the main part is in the main room, on the right. Here, fixed wooden seating with padding extends around the exterior walls. In the carpeted room to the front left the seating style is repeated and a fire place and bell pushes are retained. There is another room to the rear left. Beyond the stairs in the corridor is access to a room that contains a pool table and adjoins the main room though there is no direct access. Dogs are made to feel welcome.
Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance
Listed status: Not listed
On a site overlooking Pudsey Greenside railway station (now long-gone) the Royal was built in 1879, the same year as the station, and has the imposing look of a small Victorian railway hotel. It was extensively revamped in 1936 by the Bradford brewers William Whitaker & Sons whose re-modelling created an enlarged vaults, an off-sales, and the servery arrangement we see today. The two left hand rooms were retained but refitted in Thirties style. Post-war alterations have removed the off-sales (now absorbed into the vaults) and brought a degree of opening-up, but Thirties character is still evident, not least in the light oak joinery, seating and terrazzo floors.
On a site overlooking Pudsey Greenside railway station (now long-gone) the Royal was built in 1879, the same year as the station, and has the imposing look of a small Victorian railway hotel. It was extensively revamped in 1936 by the Bradford brewers William Whitaker & Sons whose re-modelling created an enlarged vaults, an off-sales, and the servery arrangement we see today. The two left hand rooms were retained but refitted in Thirties style. The floor plan is only charged a little and many fittings from the 1930s remain.
The front door leads to a passage with terrazzo floor in cream, green and light brown, and the inner door in a light oak screen looks to be in a slightly different position to the original as the floor markings show. There is a 1930s light oak bar counter on the right, 1930s light oak fielded panelling to picture frame height, and also an open staircase. Note the bell box and bell high up in the passage opposite the counter.
On the front right is the vaults also with a terrazzo floor in cream, green and light brown, the curved panelled inter-war bar counter remains (the pot shelf is modern) and the bar back looks a mixture of original and modern work. The room has 1930s fixed seating and a part glazed baffle by the doorway, which markings on the floor also show is in a different position to the one in 1936 (a corner door was blocked off as part of the 1930s scheme). There was an off sales which the ceiling indicates was situated at the rear of the vaults.
Doorway to front left room with carpet, inter-war fixed seating with bell pushes, one part glazed baffle near the entrance but the fireplace is modern. The rear left room has a (modern) door, inter-war fixed seating with bell pushes, one part glazed baffle near the entrance, and the wood surround of the fireplace looks old but the tiles are modern. There is some light oak dado panelling in both left hand rooms.
On the rear right is the pool room with a door, wood laminate floor, the panelling to half-height looks modern and has been painted a deep green colour. The hatch / doorway for staff to the side of the servery looks modern. Toilets modernised.
This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 0 regular beers.
Royal Hotel, Pudsey
Changing beers typically include: Brew York (varies) , Leeds - Leeds Best , Tetley - Tetley Bitter
Lunchtime Meals
Live Music
Garden
Family Friendly
Parking
Dog Friendly
Events
Function Room
Separate Bar
Wi Fi
Real Ale
Real Heritage Pub
Cask Marque
Pubs to Cherish Yorkshire's Real Heritage Pubs lists the 119 public houses in the Yorkshire region which still have interiors or internal features of real historic significance. They are a richly-diverse part of Yorkshire's cultural and built heritage. Some of...
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