SecretLeeds - History, culture and architecture in Leeds

O.K. - I am the first to confess I might be going ever so slightly mad, might even have a serious case of forgetfulness creeping on or might just go around with my eyes shut most of the time - however,Whilst sitting in City square yesterday, waiting for the taxi's to move and allow me to go about my buisness I started looking around City Square and I noticed, for the first time it seems that between each of the little statuettes of females holding torches there is a balustrade made out of what appears to be marble.Now have these always been there or are they a recent addition to the Square or have they always been there ? It's just that I can't recall them and seem to remember the Square being far more open than it appears now.As I said, probably the on set of old age LOL

i wouldnt say you were going mad, but then again i havent been in city centre for 7 years lol. but i remember the statuettes but not the balustrade's sorry

city square was remodelled 7 or 8 years ago when they put in the fountains. According to the YEP at the time the statues (including the black prince) are now positioned back to how they were in the victorian era - when the post office was built. this includes the ballustrades (which were taken down in the war when the area was converted to an above ground air raid shelter)

sirjohn wrote: city square was remodelled 7 or 8 years ago when they put in the fountains. According to the YEP at the time the statues (including the black prince) are now positioned back to how they were in the victorian era - when the post office was built. this includes the ballustrades (which were taken down in the war when the area was converted to an above ground air raid shelter) Hi sirjohn i know all of the statues were moved in the past but i never new that the black prince had ever moved are you shure this is right.? I cant say i have ever seen it in any other position but then my trips into Leeds have got less and less over the years.

sundowner wrote: sirjohn wrote: city square was remodelled 7 or 8 years ago when they put in the fountains. According to the YEP at the time the statues (including the black prince) are now positioned back to how they were in the victorian era - when the post office was built. this includes the ballustrades (which were taken down in the war when the area was converted to an above ground air raid shelter) Hi sirjohn i know all of the statues were moved in the past but i never new that the black prince had ever moved are you shure this is right.? I cant say i have ever seen it in any other position but then my trips into Leeds have got less and less over the years. if yo look on old maps of City square the Black prince is actually a lot more nearer the station, leodis have a few pics on there, i think its actually the roads that have changed around the Black prince

sirjohn wrote: city square was remodelled 7 or 8 years ago when they put in the fountains. According to the YEP at the time the statues (including the black prince) are now positioned back to how they were in the victorian era - when the post office was built. this includes the ballustrades (which were taken down in the war when the area was converted to an above ground air raid shelter) LOL - not going completely mad then, it's just taken me seven or so years to notice them LMAO

weenie wrote: sundowner wrote: sirjohn wrote: city square was remodelled 7 or 8 years ago when they put in the fountains. According to the YEP at the time the statues (including the black prince) are now positioned back to how they were in the victorian era - when the post office was built. this includes the ballustrades (which were taken down in the war when the area was converted to an above ground air raid shelter) Hi sirjohn i know all of the statues were moved in the past but i never new that the black prince had ever moved are you shure this is right.? I cant say i have ever seen it in any other position but then my trips into Leeds have got less and less over the years. if yo look on old maps of City square the Black prince is actually a lot more nearer the station, leodis have a few pics on there, i think its actually the roads that have changed around the Black prince I think you are right weenie that would make sense.When i was a lad he was a little boy on a foal.He.He.    

http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... 98154849He does seem to have charged forwards to make room for some fountains and a Christmas tree.... or maybe the square has just got smaller. http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... llustrades clearly here though.

So has he moved in my lifetime or not if the statue was nearer the station then it must have been moved but i cant recall them takeing it down.Its got me wanting to know the answer now. Help.

i dont think Black Prince has moved, i think its a bit of the road around the front of him thats widend, and the statuettes athat have been placed differently to what they were, if you look on google earth now its in the shape of half moon in front of the old post office. where as the pic on leodis is a full circle.