Cobbled streets

[Chrism]

While I'm here all the streets (The Claremonts)in the background of my other pic, are still cobbled. Also does anyone have any inkling as to why these were left un-tarmac'd. The rest of the area is. See my enclosed picture,all the red lines are still cobbled and you can see where the tarmac just stops. It's like they just couldn't be bothered with this bit.        

[sundowner]

Chrism wrote: While I'm here all the streets (The Claremonts)in the background of my other pic, are still cobbled. Also does anyone have any inkling as to why these were left un-tarmac'd. The rest of the area is. See my enclosed picture,all the red lines are still cobbled and you can see where the tarmac just stops. It's like they just couldn't be bothered with this bit.         Hi Chrism It could be that the roads are unadopted in this case the house owners are responsible for there upkeep and not the council.

[The Parksider]

Si wrote: Thanks, Chris. On Google Earth, the statue (or at least some sort of monument) is still on that corner.PS Where's Parksider gone?Is Chorley Lane the right answer?     Sorry I have been hiding smoking your havannah because I just can't bring myself to award it to you.However you are correct and my info is from Beresfords "east end, west end" highbrow study of Leeds housing.Must have a clear up and find my copy........

[The Parksider]

Cardiarms wrote: By the power of google.........Chorley Lane? My grandad lived at 2 belmont grove which was the garden for Belle Mount. At the top of chorley lane was little woodhouse hall )still there) and over the other side was claendon - still there.The lane looks like it's just a "back" street to the Belmont grove terrace, so it was interesting to read beresfords book about it being the drive up to the georgian mansions.Quite a few others are dotted about and it's a great walk to go round the area and spot them trying to imagine the days when all the victorian houses were not there.In Hanover square theres a three story late georgian house which is also interesting - a very interesting area indeed....

[Si]

The virtual cigar should go to Cardiarms - he named it. I assume the bit of cobbled road I parked my car on was a remnant of Chorley Lane, then? I remember it had very high sandstone kerb-stones, and was very uneven. Looked very old.

[The Parksider]

Si wrote: The virtual cigar should go to Cardiarms - he named it. I assume the bit of cobbled road I parked my car on was a remnant of Chorley Lane, then? I remember it had very high sandstone kerb-stones, and was very uneven. Looked very old. I wondered when you'd spot that Si. Apologies to the mighty Cardiarms.Next time I'm around the parish church I'll be looking at the cobblestones - they must be pretty old too.

[Cardiarms]

I cheated though! I have been up and down that street many times and just thought it was a back street until I looked at google earth.

[ClaphamCommoner]

Chrism wrote: Is this the last one in town to remain cobbled, or is it tarmac'd over now? I can't remember.'tis the back o' Lewis's btw!     I think that's Mark Lane, isn't it?

[electricaldave]

I remember not long ago the area around Lands Lane fountain - outside W H Smiths being resurfaced, the process was pretty much the same as cobbles, to my mind its a modern take on cobbling.Nowadays its called block paving, however when you see the depth of the blocks, they are very much thicker than the ones you'd get on your driveway. I've seen them laid in a few pedestrianised areas round and about, and its very differant to slabs, they have to be bedded just like setts.

[bex]

Theres a small area of cobbles on armley town street outside the carpet mill, also alot of the back to backs round armley have cobbles showing from under the tarmac