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I don't know whether this has been covered before, so apologies if it has, but does anyone know how a number of the blocks or "houses" that made up Quarry Hill Flats got their name?Out of the 13 houses that made up the flats I have been able to find out about 9 and who they were named after:Sir John SAVILERichard OASTLERAdelaide NEILSONRalph THORESBYJoseph PRIESTLEYGriffith WRIGHTJames KITSONSir Charles LUPTONJoseph RHODESbut wondered how the following got their name or who they were named after:YORKVICTORIAJACKSONMOYNIHANAny ideas?

I would assume that Victoria House was probably named after the Queen. Moynihan would be named after the famous Leeds Surgeon and was not the entire Quarry Hill project put forward by Reverend Jackson? York could be named after the Duke of York, later George VI or be merely expressing pride in our county.

York was named after the House of York as in the war of the Roses

For anyone that is intersted I was looking in the library, and there is a book there that if full of clippings and photos of Quarry Hill Flats as donated by a Mr Killingbeck, who was head of the tennants association for yeards and years.In it it states that York House was named after Mayor York of Leeds who was the mayor in 1795.When I go back into town I'll look agian an post exactly what it says.

LS1 wrote: For anyone that is intersted I was looking in the library, and there is a book there that if full of clippings and photos of Quarry Hill Flats as donated by a Mr Killingbeck, who was head of the tennants association for yeards and years.In it it states that York House was named after Mayor York of Leeds who was the mayor in 1795.When I go back into town I'll look agian an post exactly what it says. Yes mate,im interested in that.Could you do me a small favour (i cant get to the library for work) could you see if there is a newspaper clipping of an article about the oldest tenant on the flats,dated between 1950 and 1955 i believe.There should be an accompanying sketch/ drawing of the chap in question,the chap being Edward Bolton,my great grandfather.I know its a stab in the dark but i was told by my uncle that the said article appeared in one of the Leeds papers about Edward, sometime in the early fifties.I was going to go through the newspaper microfilms to find it (you know,when ive got a spare decade or so)but if this book has it then that would be great.

I knew someone who lived in Oastler House right up to the end of the occupation of the flats. Sad to say there were mice and rats everywhere in the end - very disturbing and unpleasant for the tenants. Apparently towards the end the once revolutionary waste disposal system was a disaster. I can't remember the exact "modus operandi" but I think that solid waste was put down the same sink plughole as the normal used water - perhaps a wide bore waste pipe ??

cnosni wrote: LS1 wrote: For anyone that is intersted I was looking in the library, and there is a book there that if full of clippings and photos of Quarry Hill Flats as donated by a Mr Killingbeck, who was head of the tennants association for yeards and years.In it it states that York House was named after Mayor York of Leeds who was the mayor in 1795.When I go back into town I'll look agian an post exactly what it says. Yes mate,im interested in that.Could you do me a small favour (i cant get to the library for work) could you see if there is a newspaper clipping of an article about the oldest tenant on the flats,dated between 1950 and 1955 i believe.There should be an accompanying sketch/ drawing of the chap in question,the chap being Edward Bolton,my great grandfather.I know its a stab in the dark but i was told by my uncle that the said article appeared in one of the Leeds papers about Edward, sometime in the early fifties.I was going to go through the newspaper microfilms to find it (you know,when ive got a spare decade or so)but if this book has it then that would be great. I'll have a look, can't say I remember seeing anything but that doesnt mean it wasnt there, I was recovering from a hangover when I was looking...

Ive just looked through my book on Quarry Hill Flats and I cant see Edward Bolton mentioned anywhere. Some names they do mention are Conway, Beaumont, Lofthouse, Crozier, Brady to name but a few. The book I have is called Memento Mori by Peter Mitchell, first Published in 1990 by Smith Settle Ltd of Otley, and is well worth getting hold of if you can.Just out of interest the flats were proposed to be demolished in this order:-a) Jackson Houseb) Kitson Housec) Lupton Housed) Moynihan Housee) Neilson Housef) Wright Houseg) York Househ) Victoria Housei) Thoresby Housej) Priestley Housek) Savile Housel) Oastler Housem) Rhodes House

gbdlufc wrote: Ive just looked through my book on Quarry Hill Flats and I cant see Edward Bolton mentioned anywhere. Some names they do mention are Conway, Beaumont, Lofthouse, Crozier, Brady to name but a few. The book I have is called Memento Mori by Peter Mitchell, first Published in 1990 by Smith Settle Ltd of Otley, and is well worth getting hold of if you can.Just out of interest the flats were proposed to be demolished in this order:-a) Jackson Houseb) Kitson Housec) Lupton Housed) Moynihan Housee) Neilson Housef) Wright Houseg) York Househ) Victoria Housei) Thoresby Housej) Priestley Housek) Savile Housel) Oastler Housem) Rhodes House Yeah I have a copy of this one too, but the one I am referring to really is not a book, its a collection of snippets and photos of events etc that went on there. As I mentioned it was donted by Mr Killingbeck head of the tennants assoc. and it starts with a letter from him saying that he wants to donate all the stuff to the library as he hopes they will keep it and it will be of interest to someone eventually. There is a story in there of when the BBC came to do a radio show about the flats and kind of presented the people in a bit of a bad light. A subsequent petition started by on of the residents is there with a lot of signatures on it (not many though in comparison to the number of flats there were). There is even a letter signed by Barney Colehan to this Mr Killingbeck asking for a meeting to discuss the radio show!In case anyone doesnt know who he was link to Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_ColehanShould be another one for the "Famous People of Leeds" thread!!    

cnosni, had a look tonight for you in the library. No article I'm afraid, also had a quick look under "Quarry Hill" in the newspaper index, but you know what that's like so could be under anything!When I get a chance to go again I'll have a look, you've got me intreagued now!