York Road Library

The Doggers · Post by **The Doggers** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 2:08 am

I'm a member already actually. I'm Bluesmoke! I signed up on here as that originally and forgot lol!I love 28dl. I used to live in East End Park and after nights out would often walk home and I used to stare through the gate of York Road LIbrary thinking "what the hell is in there" lol.Actually I did do a couple of things as a kid. Remember Victoria School on York Road just up from the library? We went in there out of curiosity just to see, so I guess I have it in me somewhere, although that was a good 15 years ago!My fave explores on 28dl are the bridges, railways and underground stuff, although I'm not a railways nut or anything like that. I just seem to find those explores interesting.I also scaled the old factory building in Newlay Woods near Horsforth as a kid. I climbed a tree at the side and jumped onto the roof LOL.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 2:17 am

Oh right. I think i've seen your name on there. Yeah railway stuff is good. I'm gonna do a detailed Leeds viaduct thing later in the winter. Anyway i don't wanna go off topic to much so good luck with things & just give me a shout if you need any help

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 12:37 pm

Went past the old library on york road on friday and noticed all the new steel shutters have been fitted!!! No more explorations there then!! shame!

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 1:34 pm

rangieowner wrote: Went past the old library on york road on friday and noticed all the new steel shutters have been fitted!!! No more explorations there then!! shame! No it's good it's been sealed tight.. The urbexers don't cause the damage it's the druggies & chavs who do.. The place has been more or less an open door for years so anyone who hasn't photographed in there by now can only blame themselves. The place will end up a pile of burning rubble if it hadn't been locked down so nobody would be seeing it.. It's long overdue some work getting under way.

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 4:29 pm

yeah i agree on that point Phil! best to keep the dossers out in the meanwhile eh?

kierentc · Post by **kierentc** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 5:57 pm

phill, have you ever done any schools?i'd love to have a nosey around allerton high before its demolished. my old school. i'd especially like to go up the towers at the sides as they were out of bounds. although i did go up one once but was so worried about being caught that i was in and out in about a second!i emailed them to ask if it was possible and they replied saying 'something' would be sorted out but they were very vague

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 8:23 pm

kierentc wrote: phill, have you ever done any schools?i'd love to have a nosey around allerton high before its demolished. my old school. i'd especially like to go up the towers at the sides as they were out of bounds. although i did go up one once but was so worried about being caught that i was in and out in about a second!i emailed them to ask if it was possible and they replied saying 'something' would be sorted out but they were very vague

Hi Kierentc, no i've never bothered with schools. There's a lot of urbexers who look at any kind of empty building but i'm a bit more fussy as i'm mainly in it for the photography. Generally the place needs to be architecturally impressive or has a good story or any interesting feature e.t.c. Quite a few have looked at Eastmoor up at Adel but it doesn't float my boat. There's not much to be seen. I actually live up near Allerton High & was under the impression it was a modern day building? Just keep pestering the people you got in touch with in a nice way of course explaining you want to publish a 'history of the school' article/publication or something!

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 9:42 pm

My wallpaper (on the pc, not my living room ) is a stunnin mosaic of the Owl of Leeds.Now where did that come from?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 10:37 pm

simonm wrote: My wallpaper (on the pc, not my living room ) is a stunnin mosaic of the Owl of Leeds.Now where did that come from? Oh yeah i remember that mate! I've actually have had some strange requests for these wallpapers from my stuff. My High Royds haunted double corridor takes pride of place on a goth girls p.c as well

kierentc · Post by **kierentc** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 11:25 pm

Phill_d wrote: Hi Kierentc, no i've never bothered with schools. There's a lot of urbexers who look at any kind of empty building but i'm a bit more fussy as i'm mainly in it for the photography. Generally the place needs to be architecturally impressive or has a good story or any interesting feature e.t.c. Quite a few have looked at Eastmoor up at Adel but it doesn't float my boat. There's not much to be seen. I actually live up near Allerton High & was under the impression it was a modern day building? Just keep pestering the people you got in touch with in a nice way of course explaining you want to publish a 'history of the school' article/publication or something! you must live near me then...i live about a mile from allerton high!i guess the 'historical' interest for the school must just be through what i learned at school so can see why that would not be so interesting to an 'outsider'. we had a great history teacher called mr wiles who knew a lot about the schools history so maybe inspired me a bit?i'd love to see if they still gold leaf the name of the head boy and girl on the hall wall for example. and if the plaque saying the school was opened by the princess royal (in 1939, not princess anne obviously) is still there. i always wondered how they got someone so prestigious to open it...it was only recently i found out she was also the duchess of harewood (hence the leeds connection)mr wiles also told us the towers were an 'add on' at the last minute so teachers could do air raid obs (the school was opened in 1939). dont know if thats true but a great story. i bet the views from them are amazing