The Golden Beam

Leeds, United Kingdom

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

You can eat here: Pub
Opening hours: Su-Th 08:00-22:30; Fr,Sa 08:00-23:00

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The Golden Beam is a Grade II listed pub in Headingley, Leeds, designed by Piet de Jong and William Peel Schofield of the architectural firm Schofield and Berry. Built circa 1912–1914 in white Portland stone, the building blends Egyptian Revival and Art Deco styles and was originally constructed as a Sunday school for the Church of Christ, Scientist. Extended in the 1930s with an adjacent church building, it later served as a theatre and music centre for Leeds Girls' High School from 1986 to 2010, when it was known as the Elinor Lupton Centre. The structure retains significant original features, including the entrance foyer, two staircases, and a glazed lantern in the auditorium roof. After standing vacant and deteriorating for over a decade, the building was converted into a pub by JD Wetherspoon and reopened in June 2021 under its current name, inspired by an Atkinson Grimshaw painting.