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

Hats Off · Post by **Hats Off** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 12:04 pm

That photo of Gallowtree gate is of Leicester city centre, if you look at the right bottom corner it clearly states Leicester. I must say that I have never seen any Leeds maps or references to Kirkgate being called by any other name.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 12:06 pm

It does say the Cloth hall has been tampered and altered with over it's long history to the extent it's made it very unstable.

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 12:08 pm

Hats Off wrote: That photo of Gallowgate is of Leicester city centre, if you look at the right bottom corner it clearly states Leicester. I must say that I have never seen any Leeds maps or references to Kirgate being called by any other name. Sometimes you just cant see the wood for the trees.I am on leodis going through all the old pics of Kirkgate to try and see any matches with the buildings in the oic.Obviously i can stop this now,Phil i think we need glasses.Ok so we can still look for any mention of anything similar to Gallow whatever.

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 12:09 pm

Phill_d wrote: It does say the Cloth hall has been tampered and altered with over it's long history to the extent it's made it very unstable. See above mate,from Hats off

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 12:13 pm

i think you two need to lay off that shandy lads!

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 12:15 pm

Brandy wrote: i think you two need to lay off that shandy lads! Clear head today pal,shame about the eyes though!!

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 12:26 pm

it damn well does look like kirkgate though??ive just shown our lass the pic and told her about 'when they used to hang people at kirkgate'........i better tell her the truth before she goes and tells the rest of the world her snippit of info lolps/have a good trip at the library lads!

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 12:42 pm

Well done Eagle eyes Hats. It is in the Leeds road and rail in old photographs book. I'm sure a few folk on here have it. This is not the only book to mention Gallow tree gate in Leeds either. I wonder why the mix up in the book then? Clearly public executions and corporal punishment wasn't invented when Armley goal was built. We have just celebrated Leeds 800yrs, we have a long history, Shrouded away in the mists of time some where in Leeds city this thing was taking place regular?

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 1:41 pm

Just seen the article about the skulls in the YEP!http://webferret.search.com/click?wf,yo ... et%2F,,aol

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Mon 21 Apr, 2008 1:42 pm

Sorry, that link might not work - here's another:http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... 4001311.jp