Site of the Brown Hare - Harehills Lane

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Fri 30 Dec, 2011 12:29 am

What sort of buildings/businesses occupied theland next to the Hillcrest Cinema before the Brown Harewas built ?It cropped up in conversation with mi Mam(92 next bless her)Apparently my brother when he was younger and living inLeeds used to use a rifle range somewhere near there and therepossibly also a printers.Search on Leodis for Hillcrest or rifle didn't reveal anything.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 30 Dec, 2011 12:52 am

A brickworks stood on the site until the 1920's.1921 map.And then a picture house appears on the next available 1931 map. Ta da!The Hillcrest Picture Lounge

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Fri 30 Dec, 2011 12:34 pm

dogduke wrote: What sort of buildings/businesses occupied theland next to the Hillcrest Cinema before the Brown Harewas built ?It cropped up in conversation with mi Mam(92 next bless her)Apparently my brother when he was younger and living inLeeds used to use a rifle range somewhere near there and therepossibly also a printers.Search on Leodis for Hillcrest or rifle didn't reveal anything. There is/was a pistol club near there.Leeds Harehills Rifle and Pistol ClubDavenports Yard392 Harehills Lane

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Fri 30 Dec, 2011 6:57 pm

Thanks for the maps and info Phill & Mick.The club title ties in with a sew on fabric badge withcrossed rifles and LHRC embroided.Looking at todays street numbers on HarehillsLane,VOSA/DVLA is 386 and the next reported numberin use on postcode finder is 410 so Brown Hare sounds aboutright.Can't find anything on Leodis to tie in though.Thanks again.