Old Red Lion, Whinmoor: Police treating fire at disused Leeds pub as arson

Your Yorkshire Evening Post reported how fire crews tackled a the Old Red Lion Pub in east Leeds yesterday. (April 16)

Three fire engines were called out to the site on York Road in Whinmoor, at around 5pm last night.

Today in a statement West Yorkshire Police said: “Police received a report of a fire at a disused building on York Road, Whinmoor, which occurred yesterday evening. A crime of arson has been recorded, and local officers will be making enquiries in due course.”

The Old Red Lion was first built in the 1760s, but the pub has been shuttered since 2021.

Earlier this year, McDonald’s submitted updated plans to open a drive-thru restaurant at the site.