Yorkshire Dyeware and Chemical factory

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 4:52 pm

there's a very interesting article about stuff found after the demolition in tonights YEP

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 5:31 pm

Here's a link to it.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 928.jpIt's the only way I can read my favourite paper nowadays!

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 5:43 pm

Chrism wrote: Here's a link to it.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 928.jpIt's the only way I can read my favourite paper nowadays!

This story sounds a litlle familiar.....

roundhegian · Post by **roundhegian** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 5:58 pm

Chrism wrote: Here's a link to it.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 928.jpIt's the only way I can read my favourite paper nowadays!

When granting consent for any re-development should not Leeds City Council insist that any historical documents and photographs found are given to the council or the Leeds office of The West Yorkshire Archive Service so that they can be preserved .Additionally I have always thought that Leeds City Council should - at the developer's expense - have ordered a filmed record of any demolished/ re-developed site , area or individual building . Such a record would be invaluable to future generations . Compiled on a DVD it would probably be a best-seller to those of us who are interested in Leeds as it used to be . Had such a filmed record been kept since the end of World War ll it would be of tremendous interest now .It is not too late to begin of course . May I suggest that Leeds City Council employs Phill d - surely the ideal man for the task .

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 6:09 pm

roundhegian wrote: Chrism wrote: Here's a link to it.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 928.jpIt's the only way I can read my favourite paper nowadays!

When granting consent for any re-development should not Leeds City Council insist that any historical documents and photographs found are given to the council or the Leeds office of The West Yorkshire Archive Service so that they can be preserved .Additionally I have always thought that Leeds City Council should - at the developer's expense - have ordered a filmed record of any demolished/ re-developed site , area or individual building . Such a record would be invaluable to future generations . Compiled on a DVD it would probably be a best-seller to those of us who are interested in Leeds as it used to be . Had such a filmed record been kept since the end of World War ll it would be of tremendous interest now .It is not too late to begin of course . May I suggest that Leeds City Council employs Phill d - surely the ideal man for the task . Sadly, as we all know, much of the task of recording such things for posterity has all too frequently been left to those with a personal interest or desire, SL contributors and not least the one you cite, being prime examples of this.I wonder how often hind sight comes into play with owners and developers wishing they had taken such steps themselves?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 6:21 pm

Well we got beat to it lol. We can't take credit for this one.. I know the guy who found them tho. We found the same stuff, but were waiting until the Kirkstall road site comes down as well. There' a 104 years of history in that place, ruined and waiting the bulldozer. A shame really.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 6:33 pm

Phill_d wrote: Well we got beat to it lol. We can't take credit for this one.. I know the guy who found them tho. We found the same stuff, but were waiting until the Kirkstall road site comes down as well. There' a 104 years of history in that place, ruined and waiting the bulldozer. A shame really. Thought it was yours Phill. Wouldn't stand for it - sounds like a case for cameras at twenty paces at dawn !

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 6:40 pm

No it's not ours.. I'll be doing what we found and the pictures from there when the main site at Kirkstall comes down. The Hunslet site looked pretty impressive as it was yesterday. Drapsey posted some good demo pics earlier. The place looks like it's sliced in half now. It's good to capture if anyone likes to collect this stuff. I'll put my pic up I got yesterday.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 6:43 pm

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 7:27 pm

It would be good if all this stuff all eventually ended up at the Central Library so they can look after it for ever more!Also, think it is unlikely that the demolition company really cares about this stuff. Why would they?