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Posted: Mon 13 Feb, 2012 8:40 pm
by Steve Jones
I was stopping at the Novotel in Leeds on saturday night. leaving on Sunday I happened to take a close look at the small building attached to the back of the old Wellesley Hotel.It has a rather grand blocked arch and a locked green door with a sign saying "Wellesley Hotel No 1".it also appears to be 2 storeys as there is a window above the green grill.it looks like a power generator of some kind,however the building looks to have been used for something else.Now, I am aware that there used to be a holy well somewhere in this vicinity called "The Eyebright Well" and this looks suspiciously like it could be the former wellhouse.Anyone know more about it?I didn't have a camera with me so couldn't take a picture
Posted: Mon 13 Feb, 2012 9:47 pm
by Jogon
Posted: Mon 13 Feb, 2012 10:29 pm
by Cardiarms
IiRC it's a substation, I took a pic of the sign intended for the sigs of leodis thread. Originally related to the first power station and the blue vents around the corner.
Posted: Mon 13 Feb, 2012 10:36 pm
by chameleon
Cardi beat me there! Yes, associated with the first power station on whitehall Road (and still in use for current day distribution),. much featured in both Station and various tunnel threads on here Steve. As Cardie states it is thought it is connected to the ducts running up to Falk House and beyond, the two squat blue columns remaining having provided ventilation to these. (they are grade II listed btw).
Posted: Tue 14 Feb, 2012 10:00 am
by BLAKEY
chameleon wrote: (and still in use for current day distribution),. A lovely pun there chameleon - unintentional no doubt
Posted: Tue 14 Feb, 2012 10:04 am
by Jogon
2 things please - how do you make yr urls tiny so as not to widescreen (eg google streetview etc)and blakey - maybe not got my thinking head on - where was that pun?please explain gently.
Posted: Tue 14 Feb, 2012 10:10 am
by BLAKEY
Jogon wrote: and blakey - maybe not got my thinking head on - where was that pun?please explain gently. Oh dear, I might have been "too smart" there - I took it that chameleon used "current" to mean "present day" as opposed to "electricity."
Posted: Tue 14 Feb, 2012 10:25 am
by Jogon
Of course. Sorry. Also, tangent ------> with yr bus knowledge, as an early 1960's kid on open backed Leeds double deckers, I was always intrigued by that odd rounded metal thing where floor met front lower deck wall (middle behind driver). What was it?
Posted: Tue 14 Feb, 2012 10:32 am
by buffaloskinner
It was where the fluid flywheel was situated, kept your feet warm
Posted: Tue 14 Feb, 2012 11:06 am
by Chrism
Jogon wrote: 2 things please - how do you make yr urls tiny so as not to widescreen (eg google streetview etc)and blakey - maybe not got my thinking head on - where was that pun?please explain gently. Use this >
http://tinyurl.com/Just C&P the BIG url into the box and click 'Make It Tiny'