Walking In Leeds In the Sixties & Seventies.
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stutterdog
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Terrym wrote: Think it will be the same shop as L & D Brown were the owners.The shop was next door to the pub, the name of which I cannot remember.Alterations were carried out by Mrs Fallon who had a small workroom off Lower Briggate, down a passageway by the railway bridge.I will return shortly with my experiences at W.W.C in Pudsey, my time at Lewis's in Leeds and the start of my long career on the buses with Leeds City Transport.Cheers I can't wait for the next instalment of your life story Terry ! I thought I had a good memory but you put me to shame! Amazing!
ex-Armley lad
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Si
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Terrym wrote: One of my mates worked for a big wholesale warehouse in Pudsey called Wilkinson Warburton & Crowe, and he said I could get a job with no problems in the carpet warehouse as they were expanding. Wilkinson Warburton's Victoria Road/Cemetery Road site has recently been razed to the ground.PS The Prospect pub up Owlcotes Hill from here seems to have disappeared too. Anyone know when it went, or am I going blind?
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stutterdog
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Si wrote: Terrym wrote: One of my mates worked for a big wholesale warehouse in Pudsey called Wilkinson Warburton & Crowe, and he said I could get a job with no problems in the carpet warehouse as they were expanding. Wilkinson Warburton's Victoria Road/Cemetery Road site has recently been razed to the ground.PS The Prospect pub up Owlcotes Hill from here seems to have disappeared too. Anyone know when it went, or am I going blind? I think the Prospect closed about 5 years ago Terry! The guy who owns the off -license opposite bought it from the brewery who owned it and had it demolished .He then had the flats you can now see built on the site. When can we expect the next instalment of your journey?
ex-Armley lad
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Si
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Si wrote: Terrym wrote: One of my mates worked for a big wholesale warehouse in Pudsey called Wilkinson Warburton & Crowe, and he said I could get a job with no problems in the carpet warehouse as they were expanding. Wilkinson Warburton's Victoria Road/Cemetery Road site has recently been razed to the ground. Wilkinson Warburton's premises at Prospect Mills, Cemetery Road, Pudsey, before demolition. Pic courtesy of Leodis.
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Uno Hoo
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How times change! Went past here last Tuesday and saw the bulldozers. More housing, presumably. Also sad to see that the buildings that used to house "Hudsons of Pudsey" hauliers have also gone.
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BLAKEY
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Terrym wrote: Hi all,Sorry for the delay in the follow up. Should be doing it Wednesday morning with the saga of Wilkies, Lewis's and then Leeds City Transport.Promise there will be some laughs.Terry Looking forward very much to this episode Terry, especially the three subjects mentioned - keep up the good work.
There's nothing like keeping the past alive - it makes us relieved to reflect that any bad times have gone, and happy to relive all the joyful and fascinating experiences of our own and other folks' earlier days.