The Leeds Stock Exchange

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 13 Apr, 2009 8:08 pm

I was wandering around town this afternoon, and noticed that there is what seems to be a very strange relic left from the old Stock Exchange that used to sit on the corner of Albion Street and Albion Place.This photo from Leodis shows an engraving of the stock exchange

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 13 Apr, 2009 8:15 pm

If you go down the alley to the left, there is a lamp there that says on it "Leeds Stock Exchange"I am not sure as to why, and my crappy little phone camera couldnt pick it up so I cant post the pic. the old stock exchange was demolished and the building that you see now was in built in it's place, so I am not sure why the lamps are there.there is also one down the alley a little further down Albion Street, same lamp etc, but I couldnt get a another Street View pic as the bollards are in the ways so the camera car couldnt get down. this really should be in the signs of Old Leodis thread, but I thought someone may know exactly why this was there, and may have a better camera to go take a photo (I will try tomorrow time permitting - back at work again!!)

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 13 Apr, 2009 8:33 pm

View from the alley off Albion Street Lee, Change Alley isn't it? Wonder too where that comes from.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 13 Apr, 2009 9:05 pm

Yeah, thats the one, the lamp is just to the right I think from your pic

liits · Post by **liits** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 4:40 pm

Wasn't this a YMCA at one time?

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 6:54 pm

liits wrote: Wasn't this a YMCA at one time? That was the next one down I think.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 6:56 pm

This was the YMCA building, I think it was purpose built in the early 20th century.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 7:11 pm

LS1 wrote: This was the YMCA building, I think it was purpose built in the early 20th century. I stand corrected - you are right of course

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 8:44 pm

It's a very grand building for the YMCA, I hadnt realised that the YMCA was that old!This photo is looking down the Albion Place alley way. You can see the "Stock Exchange" sign on the lamp.It doesnt look to be that old really so I still dont get why it is there....

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 8:47 pm

LS1 wrote: It's a very grand building for the YMCA, I hadnt realised that the YMCA was that old!This photo is looking down the Albion Place alley way. You can see the "Stock Exchange" sign on the lamp.It doesnt look to be that old really so I still dont get why it is there.... I was sure I'd seen a sign above the doors to the next building down Lee, ah well.No picture btw - a few folk having a problem, wonder if somethings brewing in LS11!