The building was starting to look very sad when I used to drive past, the graffiti alone was horrendous. I'm no fan of 'spoons but they have certainly given the old girl some of her dignity back. Hard to work out what they've spent £4million on, though.
I read somewhere (Evening Post?) that Otley runners won't be allowed in. Easy enough if they're wearing fancy dress, otherwise, good luck policing that one!
A manager (possibly rattled) from a nearby bar described it as 'an airport lounge'.
I think it's going to make an absolute mint. On the edge of studentland, plus a few minutes walk away from the rugby and cricket grounds.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.