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![The Original Oak & The Skyrack pubs in Headingley and their Viking origins!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/43ff78_59bac9aaf48f4d9693e35dcfdd40b6d1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/43ff78_59bac9aaf48f4d9693e35dcfdd40b6d1~mv2.webp)
timbarber
Oct 26, 20222 min read
The Original Oak & The Skyrack pubs in Headingley and their Viking origins!
As a former Leeds student, I spent many a happy hour in the Oak and the Skyrack in Headingley. Now visits are restricted to a few pints...
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![Headingley Bear Pits - the story behind the failed Victorian Zoo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/43ff78_fc5b51cc83814e24ad1e724f8a3caa48~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/43ff78_fc5b51cc83814e24ad1e724f8a3caa48~mv2.webp)
timbarber
Jan 30, 20214 min read
Headingley Bear Pits - the story behind the failed Victorian Zoo
As a student living in Headingley in the 1980s, I walked past the strange towers looking like a mini castle on Cardigan Road many times....
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