Lewis's Department Store

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 4:53 pm

[quotenick="Trojan"][quotenick="fevlad"][quotenick="Trojan"][quotenick="fevlad"] Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: Trojan wrote: kierentc wrote: I'm an art deco nut! Seeing it now it's hard to believe that the other side of the glass doors, large steam locos used to come in with "The Thames - Clyde Express" and "The Waverley" both of which "up" and "down" trains reversed at Leeds. they tended to be Jubilee or Royal Scot Class, with black fives deputising sometimes on these trains.I enjoy walking through the booking hall at busy times-it has a bustling vibe In the late fifties early sixties when I was into railways, we looked forward to a Britannia on at least one of them. I believe before they were withdrawn the A3's were based at Holbeck to operate these trains. yes it gave them a swansong-they were based at Copley Hill.

edgey2001 · Post by **edgey2001** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 8:14 pm

I remember going to Lewis in the 70's and every now and again, I would be taken to the restaraunt which was on the 2nd floor (i think), You would have to wait in a foyer which had display cases all along, then a smartly dressed lady would come and show you to your seat. The restaraunt was quite large and was clad in dark oak all around, but what makes me laugh now is the fact the no matter what you ordered (usually chicken and chips for me), the waitress would always bring your your food in stainless steel turine and she would proudly take the lid off to reveal all, maybe MacDonalds should take a leaf out of there book.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 8:48 pm

[quotenick="fevlad"] Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: Trojan wrote: kierentc wrote: I'm an art deco nut! me too.I was very disappointed when the beckets was demolished in meanwood.I didn't mind it not being a boozer any more, but I hoped the building could be kept and used for something else. We went in the Queens bar on Friday - just for a look - I've never been in there before - and we were a bit under dressed so we just looked and came out - another art deco classic. I remember the booking hall at Leeds City - that was also art deco as was the News Theatre. There are still fragments to be seen. the booking hall is prettu much intact after years of being closed off. I think they've respected it. I love the simplicity of the ceiling One thing is missing from the hall - remember those big green boxes (well they seemed big then!) with the letters of the alphabet in a cirle on the top and a large rotating pointer used to select a character?Pop in a penny choose a letter or number, pull down the handle and make your own BR style embossed name plate.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 9:02 pm

[quotenick="chameleon"] fevlad wrote: Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: Trojan wrote: kierentc wrote: I'm an art deco nut! me too.I was very disappointed when the beckets was demolished in meanwood.I didn't mind it not being a boozer any more, but I hoped the building could be kept and used for something else. We went in the Queens bar on Friday - just for a look - I've never been in there before - and we were a bit under dressed so we just looked and came out - another art deco classic. I remember the booking hall at Leeds City - that was also art deco as was the News Theatre. There are still fragments to be seen. the booking hall is prettu much intact after years of being closed off. I think they've respected it. I love the simplicity of the ceiling One thing is missing from the hall - remember those big green boxes (well they seemed big then!) with the letters of the alphabet in a cirle on the top and a large rotating pointer used to select a character?Pop in a penny choose a letter or number, pull down the handle and make your own BR style embossed name plate. yes I doquestion was: what to do with the name plate when you'd made it?

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 9:21 pm

[quotenick="fevlad"] chameleon wrote: fevlad wrote: Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: Trojan wrote: kierentc wrote: I'm an art deco nut! me too.I was very disappointed when the beckets was demolished in meanwood.I didn't mind it not being a boozer any more, but I hoped the building could be kept and used for something else. We went in the Queens bar on Friday - just for a look - I've never been in there before - and we were a bit under dressed so we just looked and came out - another art deco classic. I remember the booking hall at Leeds City - that was also art deco as was the News Theatre. There are still fragments to be seen. the booking hall is prettu much intact after years of being closed off. I think they've respected it. I love the simplicity of the ceiling One thing is missing from the hall - remember those big green boxes (well they seemed big then!) with the letters of the alphabet in a cirle on the top and a large rotating pointer used to select a character?Pop in a penny choose a letter or number, pull down the handle and make your own BR style embossed name plate. yes I doquestion was: what to do with the name plate when you'd made it? Just one of so many things which are of novelty value I suppose - I believe I still have a couple lurking in a box from the past somewhere.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 10:33 pm

[quotenick="chameleon"] fevlad wrote: chameleon wrote: fevlad wrote: Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: Trojan wrote: kierentc wrote: I'm an art deco nut! me too.I was very disappointed when the beckets was demolished in meanwood.I didn't mind it not being a boozer any more, but I hoped the building could be kept and used for something else. We went in the Queens bar on Friday - just for a look - I've never been in there before - and we were a bit under dressed so we just looked and came out - another art deco classic. I remember the booking hall at Leeds City - that was also art deco as was the News Theatre. There are still fragments to be seen. the booking hall is prettu much intact after years of being closed off. I think they've respected it. I love the simplicity of the ceiling One thing is missing from the hall - remember those big green boxes (well they seemed big then!) with the letters of the alphabet in a cirle on the top and a large rotating pointer used to select a character?Pop in a penny choose a letter or number, pull down the handle and make your own BR style embossed name plate. yes I doquestion was: what to do with the name plate when you'd made it? Just one of so many things which are of novelty value I suppose - I believe I still have a couple lurking in a box from the past somewhere. Except the machines were red.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 11:20 pm

Hmmm, maybe my memory is going colour blind, I was sure they were green Trojan, certainly in the fifty's - but perhaps I'm mistaken.

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Mon 24 Mar, 2008 11:58 pm

chameleon wrote: Hmmm, maybe my memory is going colour blind, I was sure they were green Trojan, certainly in the fifty's - but perhaps I'm mistaken. This one (from Paignton promenade) is Red and Green !http://snipurl.com/22ijm [www_pennymachines_co_uk]

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 12:06 am

Bramley4woods wrote: chameleon wrote: Hmmm, maybe my memory is going colour blind, I was sure they were green Trojan, certainly in the fifty's - but perhaps I'm mistaken. This one (from Paignton promenade) is Red and Green !http://snipurl.com/22ijm [www_pennymachines_co_uk] And blue! A little bit brighter I think than when BR had them, but yes that's the thing! Now I see it, red does sound better.There is a similar (vaguely) thing on Southwold pier which deforms and stamps on pennies, that's green and probably the cause of my confusion.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 25 Mar, 2008 12:52 am

chameleon wrote: Bramley4woods wrote: chameleon wrote: Hmmm, maybe my memory is going colour blind, I was sure they were green Trojan, certainly in the fifty's - but perhaps I'm mistaken. This one (from Paignton promenade) is Red and Green !http://snipurl.com/22ijm [www_pennymachines_co_uk] And blue! A little bit brighter I think than when BR had them, but yes that's the thing! Now I see it, red does sound better.There is a similar (vaguely) thing on Southwold pier which deforms and stamps on pennies, that's green and probably the cause of my confusion. They couldn't have been coloured according to which BR region they were in could they? Leeds was North Eastern Region and the colour for North Eastern Region was an orangey red. Eastern Region dark blue, Midland = Midland Red, Southern, green Western, brown, Scottish, Light blue.