Lamberts Yard and the oldest timber framed house in Leeds

STICKS · Post by **STICKS** » Tue 12 Oct, 2010 9:35 pm

I am flabbergasted at the Lambert's yard i showed my wife and straight away she said that her grandfather use to stable is horse there many years ago he was a Christal china merchant ,this should be open to the public for visits i will find out why it is not and post back on the forum .

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Tue 12 Oct, 2010 10:59 pm

BLAKEY wrote: There was an item on the radio yesterday (I didn't hear of it till this morning) saying that such a building has been lying in a derelict condition "in a yard off Lower Briggate" for years. This is news to me, and interesting too, so does anyone please know anything about it ?? I thought this was elizabethan and the house in Cad Beeston older, but await to stand correction.....Anyone easily find the info?

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 12 Oct, 2010 11:05 pm

The Parksider wrote: BLAKEY wrote: There was an item on the radio yesterday (I didn't hear of it till this morning) saying that such a building has been lying in a derelict condition "in a yard off Lower Briggate" for years. This is news to me, and interesting too, so does anyone please know anything about it ?? I thought this was elizabethan and the house in Cad Beeston older, but await to stand correction.....Anyone easily find the info? Cad Beeston is the oldest mate,13th century.

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Tue 12 Oct, 2010 11:36 pm

It has been closed off for quite some time now, it looks to be full of wheely bin skips in there.I have seen the people from the (stinking) Vintage Clothes shop going in there so access is available to business users.The sign above still says its Lamberts Yard

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 13 Oct, 2010 10:30 am

buffaloskinner wrote: It has been closed off for quite some time now, it looks to be full of wheely bin skips in there.I have seen the people from the (stinking) Vintage Clothes shop going in there so access is available to business users.The sign above still says its Lamberts Yard Anyone fancy knocking on the door of the Vintage Clothes shop to see if we can have a quick recce?

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 13 Oct, 2010 11:58 am

There's a timber framed house, that dates back to at least 1611 in Oulton.http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... 317_166429

STICKS · Post by **STICKS** » Thu 14 Oct, 2010 8:27 pm

Hello I'm sticks wife my grandfather stabled his horses in Lambert's yard William Lambert owned the three tier house he was a grocer and tea merchant ,his son use to give my mother and aunt biscuits when they were little girls. My mother who is now 90 tells me up to the Lambert family living there it was known as blades yard today sticks and myself went to look through the gate we could see the old windows had been boarded up and we were told it has been sold to a local developer .

electricaldave · Post by **electricaldave** » Fri 15 Oct, 2010 6:23 pm

I thought blades yard was across Briggate on the other side of the road.

STICKS · Post by **STICKS** » Fri 15 Oct, 2010 8:29 pm

Today sticks and his wife gained access to Lambert's Yard we had a good long look round we were told it has been sold to a property developer that has a cash flow problem (skint) i think is the word ,before we went to Lambert,s Yard we went to see Blaydes Yard just down on the opposite side of Briggate i have take some photos of both and i am sending them to one of the members to put on the forum for me .

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 15 Oct, 2010 10:54 pm

STICKS wrote: Today sticks and his wife gained access to Lambert's Yard we had a good long look round we were told it has been sold to a property developer that has a cash flow problem (skint) i think is the word ,before we went to Lambert,s Yard we went to see Blaydes Yard just down on the opposite side of Briggate i have take some photos of both and i am sending them to one of the members to put on the forum for me . Well done,we look forward to seeing them