The Crossed Shuttle

The Crossed Shuttle is a pub in Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire, operated by the British pub company J D Wetherspoon plc. It is located at 11 Manor House Street, Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS28 7BJ, and can be reached on 0113 205 8190. As a Wetherspoon house, it serves the chain's standard menu of food and drinks, including real ales, and participates in the company's twice-yearly beer festivals. The pub is open from 8:00am daily, closing at midnight Sunday to Thursday and at 1:00am on Friday and Saturday. Facilities include TV screens, a licensed outside area, baby-changing facilities and step-free access. Customers can order food and drinks to their table through the Wetherspoon app. The pub's name comes from the history of Pudsey. For centuries the town depended on farming and sheep-rearing, and villagers wove fleeces by moving shuttles across hand-looms. Two pairs of crossed shuttles featured on the arms of the Borough of Pudsey for more than 70 years, until the borough became part of Leeds in 1974. A sculpture and text inside the pub tell this story, noting that the town was said to be the "largest clothing village in the West Riding" and that by 1912 it had 22 textile mills. Like other Wetherspoon pubs, The Crossed Shuttle takes part in company-wide promotions such as the autumn beer festival, which in one year featured 30 real ales including five from international brewers in China, Denmark, Singapore, Ukraine and the USA, and the Christmas menu. It also serves the chain's spritz cocktail range and seasonal dishes such as the Hot honey Chicken Bowl. The pub is one of many Wetherspoon outlets across the United Kingdom, and its parent company, J D Wetherspoon plc, has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1992.

The Crossed Shuttle is a pub in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, operated by J D Wetherspoon plc. Its name and interior interpretation draw on the textile heritage of Pudsey. For centuries the town depended on farming and sheep-rearing, and villagers wove fleeces by moving shuttles across hand-looms. When steam power arrived in the late 18th century, Pudsey developed rapidly and was said to be the "largest clothing village in the West Riding". At first mostly woollen cloth was made, which until the 1870s continued to be woven on handlooms, with steam-powered machinery used only for spinning and fulling. In the later 19th century the spinning and manufacture of worsteds was introduced, so that by 1912 the town had 22 textile mills. Such was the importance of textiles that a woolsack and four shuttles featured in the arms of the old Borough of Pudsey, with the shuttles crossed against each other to form pairs. The coat of arms was in use for more than 70 years, until the borough became part of Leeds in 1974. A sculpture and text inside the pub tell this story. The pub itself is part of the J D Wetherspoon estate. Wetherspoon opened its first pub in Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill, north London, on 9 December 1979, originally called Martin's Free House and renamed Wetherspoons early in 1980. The company was floated on the Stock Exchange in 1992, becoming J D Wetherspoon plc, with shares issued at £1.60. Over the decades Wetherspoon expanded across the United Kingdom, including into towns such as Pudsey, where The Crossed Shuttle operates at 11 Manor House Street. The pub carries the chain's standard features: an all-day menu, real ales, participation in the twice-yearly beer festivals, and facilities such as TV screens, a licensed outside area, baby-changing and step-free access. It opens at 8:00am daily, closing at midnight Sunday to Thursday and at 1:00am on Friday and Saturday. Customers can order via the Wetherspoon app.

• First Wetherspoon pub opens in Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill, north London, on 9 December, initially called Martin's Free House.

• Company floated on the Stock Exchange as J D Wetherspoon plc, with shares issued at £1.60.

• Borough of Pudsey becomes part of Leeds; the crossed shuttles coat of arms had been in use for more than 70 years.

• The Crossed Shuttle operates at 11 Manor House Street, Pudsey, as a J D Wetherspoon pub.

A value-focused community pub within the J D Wetherspoon chain, offering a wide range of food and drink in a historic textile-town setting.

• Real ales

• Autumn beer festival ales (30 real ales, including five from international brewers)

• Spritz cocktail range (nine recipes)

• Hot honey Chicken Bowl

• Christmas menu

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