YORK'S drinkers have never been short of somewhere to sup. But customers would need a long memory to recall having a pint in some of the city's pubs.

Many have been converted, demolished or taken over. Now all that remains are a few hazy memories of nights on the town.

Some readers may well remember happy nights in the back room of The Half Moon.

The Blake Street pub was one of the first to cater for young people. Its front bar may have been populated with older drinkers, but on Fridays and Saturdays the back room's clientele were a much younger crowd.

Now the former pub attracts an even younger audience as it dispenses milkshakes, burgers and fries in its current guise as McDonald's.

The Clock on Parliament Street was a hugely popular meeting place situated next to the city centre's bus stops.

It took its name from the famous clock outside Marks & Spencers. Our photo shows it in 1958, when it enjoyed its status as the first port of call for many drinkers embarking on a night on the tiles.

Drinkers who can cast their minds back further may remember The Unicorn Inn on Lord Mayor's Walk.

It was demolished to widen what was described as "an awkward bottleneck in a busy thoroughfare". Now a garage stands in its place set away from the road.

The Plumbers Arms is still a pub along Skeldergate, but is now The Cock and Bottle. Its 17th century frontage is the only example of its kind in York. Some of the original features are still in the pub today.

The Greyhound Hotel shut down in 1958 after decades of pint drinking had been enjoyed by its patrons.

It was on Spurriergate next door but one to Woolworths.

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