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Posted: Mon 05 Jan, 2009 8:22 pm
by Lanky_92
Hi, newbie here. Apologies if this one has been brought up before, but i'm intrigued.In Leeds 17 (and probably other areas) there are two areas, each about the size of a football pitch, which are just raised up, flat, grassy areas, fenced off with those Spiky metal fences you see around schools and similar. One is behind Highfield School, off Belvedere Avenue, and the other is off Nursery Lane, near St Johns Church and the Post Sorting office. Does anyone know what they are? My educated guess would say the Nursery Lane one has some kind of Utility (water board?) use, because of the big tower, but i'm probably wrong. Ta
Posted: Wed 07 Jan, 2009 7:50 pm
by chameleon
Lanky_92 wrote: Hi, newbie here. Apologies if this one has been brought up before, but i'm intrigued.In Leeds 17 (and probably other areas) there are two areas, each about the size of a football pitch, which are just raised up, flat, grassy areas, fenced off with those Spiky metal fences you see around schools and similar. One is behind Highfield School, off Belvedere Avenue, and the other is off Nursery Lane, near St Johns Church and the Post Sorting office. Does anyone know what they are? My educated guess would say the Nursery Lane one has some kind of Utility (water board?) use, because of the big tower, but i'm probably wrong. Ta The tower and the signs give it away a bit, a water tower and pumps with a large semi-underground reservoir.
Posted: Fri 09 Jan, 2009 5:42 pm
by Cardiarms
Moortown Service reservoir and Moortown East Service Reservoir.
Posted: Fri 09 Jan, 2009 10:29 pm
by chameleon
Cardiarms wrote: Moortown Service reservoir and Moortown East Service Reservoir. You know, your the very precise answers and snippets you give us from time to time make me think you have so much more that we would like to hear about
Posted: Fri 09 Jan, 2009 10:34 pm
by rangieowner
They're all over the place them things! Cookridge, Miggy, Garforth Cliff to name just a few!!
Posted: Mon 12 Jan, 2009 12:23 pm
by Trev_h
One winter in the early/mid 80's one of the gates had been left open to the Nursery Lane tower so all the local kids got their sledges out and started sledging down the slopes (me included).Went back one evening when the snow had melted and someone had removed one of the covers on the top which I nearly fell down! Not pleasant.Still, all good fun growing up round there!
Posted: Tue 13 Jan, 2009 4:07 pm
by wiggy
rangieowner wrote: They're all over the place them things! Cookridge, Miggy, Garforth Cliff to name just a few!! harehills lane...
Posted: Tue 13 Jan, 2009 7:29 pm
by sundowner
wiggy wrote: rangieowner wrote: They're all over the place them things! Cookridge, Miggy, Garforth Cliff to name just a few!! harehills lane... One on cemetery road Pudsey.
Posted: Wed 14 Jan, 2009 2:01 pm
by rangieowner
The question i want answered is WHY they are there and what is in those towers??????
Posted: Wed 14 Jan, 2009 2:07 pm
by Cardiarms
There's water in the water towers. They help to maintain a steady water pressure at high points on the network.