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Hi All, I have recently started work at what I believe to be the old Wollesley Hotel on Wellington st. I'm interested to know if anyone can tell me some history or stories about the place, also does anyone know when it was converted into it's present state?Cheers everyone, love the site it's a great place to learn about our wonderful city.    

Think it was a (faded glory) part of the Mount Charlotte Investments Empire who seemed to be centred on the Calls.Think I attended a course there late 80's?early 90's.http://www.caterersearch.com/Companies/ ... otels.html

jimmy87 wrote: Hi All, I have recently started work at what I believe to be the old Wollesley Hotel on Wellington st. I'm interested to know if anyone can tell me some history or stories about the place, also does anyone know when it was converted into it's present state?Cheers everyone, love the site it's a great place to learn about our wonderful city.     Just a quickie for a start - it was, if I remember correctly, the "Great Northern Hotel". It changed, again if I remember correctly, to "The Wellesley" sometime in the late 60's/early 70's. I went to a function there in the very early 80's and it was "The Wellesley" then. I think I'm right in what I say "jimmy87" but I'm open to wiser knowledge.    

Jogon wrote: Think it was a (faded glory) part of the Mount Charlotte Investments Empire who seemed to be centred on the Calls.Think I attended a course there late 80's?early 90's.http://www.caterersearch.com/Companies/ ... otels.html Mount Charlotte (Thistle) moved from the Calls years ago, its now called called Calls Wharf and is self contained offices available for lease.

Images from when it was the Great Northern.http://tinyurl.com/q8lvcrf

uncle mick wrote: Images from when it was the Great Northern.http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org. ... Name=leeds This was a very posh place indeed at certain stages of its life.I visited in the 80's and loved the features,architecture,rooms etc

uncle mick wrote: Images from when it was the Great Northern.http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org. ... Name=leeds Some excellent pix on there Mick, nearly burned the tea looking at them.

Photo of Great Northern courtesy of Clifford Steadhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cliffordstead/6510834151/

Chrism wrote: uncle mick wrote: Images from when it was the Great Northern.http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org. ... Name=leeds Some excellent pix on there Mick, nearly burned the tea looking at them. Some fantastic pictures indeed there, it would be interesting to know how much, if any, of those fixtures and fittings etc still exsist within the building - over to you Jimmy87

From the Leeds Mercury 2cnd July 1866 (see attachment)