00:00This motel on a roadside in Wakefield has been described as a cultural icon, a Yorkshire
00:07institution. It's where the likes of Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones and other superstars dined
00:14on their way to Batley Variety Club. But after five decades in business and being open almost
00:2224 hours a day, seven days a week, other than lockdown, the business is now set to close.
00:29It's looking like it will be knocked down and turned into a housing estate.
00:34And how long have you been coming here for?
00:36Oh, many, many, many. I used to have come from fair years ago and we were always coming in here
00:42and then like me and my daughters come more or less every day nearly, don't we?
00:49And what's the food like?
00:51It's nice. We enjoy it. We enjoy it. We can't go. We only get small ones.
00:57We can't go get small and then get a pudding and all. It's value for money.
01:04What do you think about it being knocked down?
01:06It shouldn't be knocked down.
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