SecretLeeds - History, culture and architecture in Leeds

Intriguing letter in tonights YEP letters. Someone is asking about a building (I presume) called The Mance on Wellington Street from 1944. Can't find anything on this forum or Leodis.The writer suggests an army (ATS) connection.Any ideas? Found this for "Manse"http://www.stortfordhistory.co.uk/guide6/the_manse.html ‘Manse’ is ‘an ecclesiastical residence'

Nearest I can get on Leodis is St Philips Vicarage and Sunday School at the end of Wellington Street:http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... ifier=1862

There were barracks/armoury that way at one time.

There was a Salvation Army hostel at the bottom end of Wellington Street, near the Swimming pool, don't know when it was demolished.

geoffb wrote: There was a Salvation Army hostel at the bottom end of Wellington Street, near the Swimming pool, don't know when it was demolished. Early 90's

geoffb wrote: There was a Salvation Army hostel at the bottom end of Wellington Street, near the Swimming pool, don't know when it was demolished. Hi geoffb,I think that this may have been the Lisbon Street Hostel. Lisbon Street was situated at 120 Wellington Street, Leeds 1. There are lots of pictures of it on Leodis.Ian

from what i recall the sally gash on wellington street was originally a swimming pool,i believe when they demolished it the original tiled pool was still there under the floor.

simpotts wrote: from what i recall the sally gash on wellington street was originally a swimming pool,i believe when they demolished it the original tiled pool was still there under the floor. The 1908 map shows it to be the SA Barracks at that date - no sign/mention of a pool nor do I recall seeing anything to suggest one during demolition from my nearby vantage point(!) - but it was dome years ago now