Comments on: A tale of two pubs …

By: YorkStories

YorkStories — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 20:53:22 +0000

A story from the Press from 2011: Drugs cops shut down Corner House pub in Burton Stone Lane after raid, which fits with what Josef said above, the Press has other stories too from a few years before that about trouble in the pub. But many other stories from recent years reflect what Bryan and Dave said about the place, eg this one about a charity event in 2012 and others like this. Sounds like it had become a proper community pub.

Regarding the racism – yes, against the landlord – reported in this story in the Press – who according to this report had asked some rowdy drinkers to lower their voices and then asked them to leave. Sounds like a well-run pub to me.

Anyway, soon to be a Tesco, so I guess we’d better accept it.

I’ve added an update about the pub on a new page this weekend: http://yorkstories.co.uk/corner-house-punch-bowl-pubs-update/

By: Dave D

Dave D — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:17:24 +0000

I’m guessing you weren’t a regular then Josef, have you even met the landlord Mr Pryce? The last time I was in there the landlord was very pleasant and welcoming, the customers were all chatting away in a friendly manner and I enjoyed myself. I definitely heard no racist comments and nothing about the place would deter me from calling in again. A damn shame it it will no doubt be turned into a more profitable business to line the pockets of people who don’t care about the local community. I wish Mr Pryce all the best for the future, a good and caring man.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:51:22 +0000

I have lived in the area since 1974 and can agree with you to some point, I used to frequent the pub in the 80’s and early 90’s when it was a good decent pub , and then stopped going in when it started getting a bit of a name, you did move into the area during the pubs bad times , it did indeed become a bit of an unsavoury place but if you actually went in the pub over the last 4 years you would have seen that the landlord kicked out the thieves, drug dealers and racists and turned it into possibly one of the friendliest pubs in York,quite a lot of the people (me included) who bypassed the place started to go back in , even the local vicar and some of his parishioners started to frequent the place, the vicar even had a farewell party in there a month back, and Steve the landlord did loads to raise money for various charities, he turned that pub around from what you described into a good pub full of hardworking decent people.

By: Josef Silaček

Josef Silaček — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:01:01 +0000

To be fair on the Corner House, I’ve lived in the area for 14 years and I can quite honestly say that it was one of the worst pubs in York. Nothing to do with the actual building, just the clientel and atmosphere. Horrible place, a real community pub for thieves, drug dealers and racists. Much prefer the old grey mare and burton stone, both pubs have a better history. It’s funny all these out of town York landlords making such a fuss now it’s closing, where were they when Marstons could have given it too them five years ago?? It even had a huge banner outside “WANT TO RUN A PUB”. Of course the Bishy Road Mafia, knowing what the area is like and the problems of the pub wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole!