The Wreck of the 'Sandford'

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Sun 09 Dec, 2007 9:46 pm

If you look closely at the aerial image, about 2cm to the right of the cross hair (on the link that Bramley4woods posted) and then go up about 1cm, you can make out an earthwork that spreads out to the top left (see pic attached, I have marked out the yellow line just inside of the earthwork). This normally indicates an underground structure or air raid shelter could be there?!?!

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Sun 09 Dec, 2007 9:47 pm

Looking on what I have just posted, you can se eit better on the original!

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 10 Dec, 2007 9:28 pm

The estate pub is largely a dying breed.How can they be expected to compete with supermarkets charging 22p for a can of lager?I think the smoking ban will turn out to be the final nail in the coffin though, although I doubt you'd get any politician to admit it.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 10 Dec, 2007 11:34 pm

And this is the end of the Sandford.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 10 Dec, 2007 11:36 pm

That's all, Folks...

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Wed 12 Dec, 2007 11:32 am

drapesy wrote: That's all, Folks... Looks like a normal sat night in Bramley, if you ask me!!

Mork of Ork · Post by **Mork of Ork** » Wed 12 Dec, 2007 3:33 pm

Well they only put a jail in Armley so it wasn't too far to travel to visit the family!

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Wed 12 Dec, 2007 3:52 pm

Mork of Ork wrote: Well they only put a jail in Armley so it wasn't too far to travel to visit the family! Who's this then?? I'll have you know I only moved into Armley to be close to mi dad.. I'd have been 2 years older had he not been caught

roundhegian · Post by **roundhegian** » Wed 12 Dec, 2007 5:26 pm

raveydavey wrote: The estate pub is largely a dying breed.How can they be expected to compete with supermarkets charging 22p for a can of lager?I think the smoking ban will turn out to be the final nail in the coffin though, although I doubt you'd get any politician to admit it. When did any politician ever admit to being wrong ?

sluginc · Post by **sluginc** » Sat 15 Dec, 2007 11:44 pm

Regarding the old air raid shelter at the back of the now old sandford pub site, well the picture LS1 placed is partly correct. All of the very green area shown contains the air raid shelter itself, if you look closely there are a couple of white marks on the field. These were caused by holes that were dug by local kids years ago ( not me, honest ) and filled in after there was a search for a local boy who went missing ( he was found later drowned in the canal after the search, he had been knocked in to the lock by his dog apparently). I was lucky before they filled it in to have a quick look (as kids do), it had long and quite wide passageways very spooky. some years later they were doing some work near the steps at the top right hand side of the field and 1 of the passages collapsed and the digger fell in, also there is a bricked off bit to it further down broad lane near to the ginnel between broad lane and braodlea street. Hope this helps.