Unusual Houses/Gardens

Ian R P · Post by **Ian R P** » Mon 09 Jul, 2007 6:05 pm

As promised....This is what's still there on the bathouse on Ash Road...

Ian R P · Post by **Ian R P** » Mon 09 Jul, 2007 6:08 pm

And the new bathouse contender, on the Wetherbys, in Burley.

Ian R P · Post by **Ian R P** » Mon 09 Jul, 2007 6:10 pm

Here's the photo of the hedge that's shaped like an engine and tender (or train!), in Otley

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Tue 10 Jul, 2007 4:10 pm

LO agen Ian!Looks like somebody's had a go at a 'short back and sides'on the privet loco!(and tender!). The 'puff of smoke' seems to have become a young tree tho'.Judging by the wet road it must have been taken recently?Or maybe last year when it was still being 'looked after'?I remember grabbing a snap of it, must be 4 or 5 years backbut it's stuck in a pile of 'Klick' folders somewhere! (Know the feeling?).Too idle to catalogue my 35mm filming, of course!On the other side of that Otley Street there was an end housethat had a marvellous show of flowers every year on 2 sides. When wewere in Otley last time, it had all gone to pot and was most dis-appointing. Nothing stays the same, especially the good stuff.Thanks for the foto Ian!CheersArry

Scandy Bramley · Post by **Scandy Bramley** » Wed 11 Jul, 2007 7:08 pm

Here's a pic from 'Arry, of the old house on Bramley Town Street.Comments under pic are his.This is a photo of the the old house on Bramley Town St which I tooka couple of weeks ago. I seem to remember the people living there in the 70's sold antiques and bric-a-brac(or summat!). Surroundings have changed a bit since the first old foto was taken.The Snowdens' can just be seen thru the jungle! House has changed hardly at all apart from a boarded upwindow!

Ian R P · Post by **Ian R P** » Thu 12 Jul, 2007 10:34 pm

Hello Arry,The photo was taken on a Saturday a week or two ago. It was meant to be a nice drive out to Otley, but it belted it down, so we were quick in case we got flooded!Went past the Town St house today and it looked like it had new windows on the Town St side.

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sun 15 Jul, 2007 10:18 pm

Ian R P wrote: arry awk wrote: Hi Scribes!The house with hedge in the shape of an ENGINE AND TENDER , (Not a train! GRRR!), is still there. Very clever piece of privettopiary with a bush growing out of the funnel representingsmoke. Great stuff! It's at the bottom of the road leading to Garnetts factory at the side of the Wharfe.We were there a couple of weeks back and it had got a bit tatty.Don't know if the house owner has got too old to trim it or not,but any of you YOUNGSTERS could take a pair of Wilkinson's shears with you and give it a go when next in Good old Otley!(Spear and Jackson's would do just as well!)Cheek! Cheers Arry Awk Sorry Arry, not much of an expert on 'Engine and tenders'. Used to be a good bacon sandwich around the corner at that caff though. It was always full of Cyclists/Bikers. I've seen that hedge Arry,it's a nice piece of work when freshly trimmed.Talking of the Riverside Cafe reminds me of meeting with a Leeds 'celebrity'some years ago.I was in the newsagents which adjoins the cafe buying a lottery ticket.While queing at the counterI noticed Jimmy Saville was standing alongside.Upon paying for my ticket,the newsagent informed me it was a roll-over and a big payout awaited.I said'If I win it,I'll have nearly as much money as Jimmy Saville!' to which he replied 'Are well,I was just about to buy that very ticket what you have got there-as it 'appens!!' I should have asked him to 'fix' it for me.

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Mon 16 Jul, 2007 6:42 pm

Hi Stevief and IanRPThanks for your postings. Have just spotted them!Beenhaving trubs with my pc and what with Secret Leedsgoing AWOL I'm kung Fu'sed.Anyway,gotta close now so will get back on tomorrowhopefully.CheersArry

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Sun 22 Jul, 2007 1:18 pm

stevief wrote: Ian R P wrote: arry awk wrote: Hi Scribes!The house with hedge in the shape of an ENGINE AND TENDER , (Not a train! GRRR!), is still there. Very clever piece of privettopiary with a bush growing out of the funnel representingsmoke. Great stuff! It's at the bottom of the road leading to Garnetts factory at the side of the Wharfe.We were there a couple of weeks back and it had got a bit tatty.Don't know if the house owner has got too old to trim it or not,but any of you YOUNGSTERS could take a pair of Wilkinson's shears with you and give it a go when next in Good old Otley!(Spear and Jackson's would do just as well!)Cheek! Cheers Arry Awk Sorry Arry, not much of an expert on 'Engine and tenders'. Used to be a good bacon sandwich around the corner at that caff though. It was always full of Cyclists/Bikers. I've seen that hedge Arry,it's a nice piece of work when freshly trimmed.Talking of the Riverside Cafe reminds me of meeting with a Leeds 'celebrity'some years ago.I was in the newsagents which adjoins the cafe buying a lottery ticket.While queing at the counterI noticed Jimmy Saville was standing alongside.Upon paying for my ticket,the newsagent informed me it was a roll-over and a big payout awaited.I said'If I win it,I'll have nearly as much money as Jimmy Saville!' to which he replied 'Are well,I was just about to buy that very ticket what you have got there-as it 'appens!!' I should have asked him to 'fix' it for me. Sir Jim is a regular in that cafe (not that he'll thank me for saying!!!) I had lunch on the same table as him a couple of years ago! top bloke!!!

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Sun 22 Jul, 2007 2:00 pm

OK R.O!Thanks for that! Hope it was a better menu that we had!Did Sir Jim treat u???Cheers Arry