What is a Hulat?

[Mad Witch]

There is a pub in Leeds called the Three Hulats. What is (or was) a Hulat?

[mercury]

I do know its a surname, never heard it used in another sense tho.

[Headtime]

Out of interest, where in Leeds is that pub? It's a fantastic name.

[Quizmonster]

If it were 'Hulans', that would mean 'lancers'. 'The Three Lancers' has much the same ring to it as 'The Three Musketeers', I'd say! Are you sure the latest sign-painter didn't muck things up?

[Numbers]

Headtime - it's in Chapel Allerton at the bottom of Harrogate Road.

[Headtime]

Ahhh thanks Lodekka, I'll look out for it next time I'm in Leeds. Is it a dive or a good pub?

[Chinajan]

J D Wetherspoon's own site lists this as the Three Hullats, oddly. Hullat seems to indicate an Arab rank of some sort.

[Wintermute]

The Three Hulats is my local and inside, it features boards with various info about the local area, including a photo of Harrogate Road when there was a chapel in Chapel Allerton. One of the boards explains that a Hulat is a baby owl. JD Weatherspoons have updated their site and the name is now correct. The Hulats is primarily a *cheap* pub, as all Weatherspoons are. If you are a bitter drinker they have loads of guest ales. They also have Beer and a Burger for around �3.30. If you are a student or a slightly strange old man you will fit right in...

[Temujincat]

The pub was once owned by the Savile family (Earl of Mexborough), and a hulat or owl was on their coat-of-arms.
Verified by a sign inside the pub on my first visit Sunday 6/4