What & Where No 21

How well do you know Leeds?
parksider
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Post by parksider »

i pass Braimes every evening from work...think its wonderful that its still alive and kicking..Seems to me its the last of the line..The Hunslet factories which took the name of Hunslet all over the world..i was born and bred in Hunslet and am proud of the fact..Does anybody if its still in British hands?Cheers

sulkycat
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Post by sulkycat »

I have a funny feeling it is being sold, for business & housing, & Braimes is moving elsewhere.Might be wrong (wont be the first time!), but I am sure that's what I have heard.(I also pass it every day on my way to and from work in Hunslet).

sulkycat
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Post by sulkycat »

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/y ... 399Thought so! Fingers crossed the link works, nice bit of anecdotal stuff for people there.More flaming flats....

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