A very old Establishment down the Skulls head yard (Part 1)

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 3:08 pm

cnosni wrote: Drapesy/Phil/Si/anyone,are you up for putting something together for the Civic Trust? I was thinking I would wait until the Y.E.P story came out and I was going to do a detailed little story on the L.H.E.s myspace site with the story so far, Maps and stuff. Maybe we can use this to present to the Civic trust perhaps? Any more ideas?

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 3:35 pm

Phill_d wrote: cnosni wrote: Drapesy/Phil/Si/anyone,are you up for putting something together for the Civic Trust? I was thinking I would wait until the Y.E.P story came out and I was going to do a detailed little story on the L.H.E.s myspace site with the story so far, Maps and stuff. Maybe we can use this to present to the Civic trust perhaps? Any more ideas? sounds good to me phil,are you going to get a chance to see a copy of the story before it goes to press?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 3:45 pm

No I'm afraid we have to wait with bated breath lol

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 4:52 pm

Sounds like a great idea to get all the info together after the article has been published and then submit to Kevin Grady. I hope that his influence can assist in this being resolved and a good place for the skulls to be found. I might have a contact at the place that owns the property now. Speaking to mate of mine who's friend worked there a while ago. Need to see if he is still there or at least can put us in touch with someone there so we can go in warm!

Post by **cnosni** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 8:19 pm

LS1 wrote: Sounds like a great idea to get all the info together after the article has been published and then submit to Kevin Grady. I hope that his influence can assist in this being resolved and a good place for the skulls to be found. I might have a contact at the place that owns the property now. Speaking to mate of mine who's friend worked there a while ago. Need to see if he is still there or at least can put us in touch with someone there so we can go in warm! Damn good LS1.Leeds civic trust should be able to have some leverage on this issue,though i still think we need to somhow get the Skulls dated,hopefully the YAS will get back to us.If not then we might have to look at some other organisation with the necessary expertise.Phil and i are going down to the local studies room at Leeds central library tommorrow,see if we can put some hard facts to the story of the relationship between the skulls/recruits

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 9:09 pm

cnosni wrote: Drapesy/Phil/Si/anyone,are you up for putting something together for the Civic Trust? Yes definitely - please keep me posted!

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 11:05 pm

I found this 1960's Aerial shots of the Corn Exchange and Cloth hall area, It was far more compact in those days.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 11:09 pm

How it used to be, Click on the pic twice for the larger size. Quarry hill, The old bus station and abbatoir in the distance.

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 8:22 am

Phill_d wrote: How it used to be, Click on the pic twice for the larger size. Quarry hill, The old bus station and abbatoir in the distance. What is the building between the bus station and the market,th long one which faces the the bingo hall ans appears to pretty much occupy the site of that beautiful (ahem) multistorey markets car park.It also appears to have a clock towere od some description.Also the bookend building at the bottom of Eastgate looks odd all on its own.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 8:46 am

cnosni, that'll be the Abattoir. I have heard tale of animals being driven from Marsh Lane along New York Street to meet their misrable end! It was a big place that was built from what I can remember to replace the Leadenhall carcas market that was on Vicar Lane before the present market after some public health act or other. Now the Abattoir is on Pontefract Road.