Huge Bradford pub with snooker table and beer for sale for just £140,000 – but with a catch

Pubs across Britain are closing up shop, with changing lifestyles and the seemingly never-ending cost of living crisis pushing more people to opt for a night out over a pint at their pub.

But what happens to those once-beloved drinks filled with countless happy memories? YouTuber David Burnip, known to his legion of followers as the Wandering Turnip, managed to get a tour of an abandoned pub in Bradford.

The old vacant house in Woodend was on the market with a starting bid of just £140,000 – a steal for anyone who has ever dreamed of owning their own pub. But it quickly became apparent to David why the asking price was so low once he stepped inside.

The building had suffered years of decay, with significant parts of the ceiling collapsed and water damage, leaving the pub’s bars and function rooms open to the elements, reports the Mirror.

A full-sized snooker table, which could have fetched a tidy sum, lay in ruins under the weight of plasterboard from the fallen ceiling, its surface now littered with rubble.

I wonder when the last game was played there, David thought. “Who were those people? I wonder if they knew this was the last game.”

A peek into the cellar showed that some beer remained in the ranks, though only the truly intrepid drinker would contemplate a pint from the long-neglected facility.

Woodend closed its doors for the last time at the end of 2021. Signs of happier times were evident in the warehouse filled with decorations for various events and seasons, including vintage Christmas and Halloween ornaments.

The pub offered ample space for patrons to drink and socialize, with several rooms and a large upstairs apartment for the owners or staff. “When you consider all the space that comes with this pub. the price becomes slightly attractive,” commented David.

David used Google’s ‘Time Travel’ feature to look back at what the pub looked like when it was last open. He noticed that a batch of bold new houses had sprung up in a nearby green field just a few years before the Woodend bell tolled for the final “Last Orders”.

However, he noted that the development was not enough to keep the pub alive. He explained: “You’d think the people who are closer to the pub would keep him alive, but no. As they came, the pub died. They were probably sitting at home drinking some cheap weed, and you can’t blame anyone for doing that. .”

A proposal to turn the pub into a block of flats was rejected by local planning officers last year amid fears future residents of the nine flats would have “unsatisfactory living conditions”.

But they also noted that the prospects of Woodend regaining its former glory were dim. Shipley planners noted: “It is recognized that Woodend Public House is a negative feature and could be redeveloped for residential purposes, given the character and appearance of the surrounding local area.”

After the hammer fell at £240,000 at auction, the pub’s fate seemed sealed. New planning proposals suggest it will be converted into nine compact flats.

As to where the locals will gather for a pint and a round of snooker in the future remains an open question.