The landlady of Leeds’ oldest pub is bracing for the “horrendous” energy bills come winter as she’s not allowed to install double glazing or make any significant changes to the listed building which dates back more than a thousand years.
Kay Sugden, 58, runs The Bingley Arms in Bardsey which dates back to 953AD, with her stepson Ryan Sugden, 38. The mother-of-two has said as times have changed recently, running a historical pub in the middle of the countryside has become far more challenging.
The north-Leeds pub contains several priest hiding holes and a hidden tunnel, rumoured to have once led to the village church further down Church Lane. But just as these old fixtures fell into ruin, the pub is being hit with a wave of modern-day problems.
