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Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:58 pm
by drapesy
Leodian's thread about the stonework near City Station has inspired me to try to investigate this building on Park Row- Abtech house , now belonging to Blue Arrow.    

Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm
by drapesy
It looks like the main branches were in Leeds and Huddersfield as these are the coat-of arms above the entrances -Leeds to the left;

Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm
by drapesy
Huddersfield to the right. (Leeds has the best supporters , natch!!)

Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm
by drapesy
Above the main frieze are coats-of arms of Northern towns where, presumably, the original firm had branches.From the left - Liverpool

Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm
by drapesy
Dewsbury.

Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm
by drapesy
Manchester

Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm
by drapesy
Bury.

Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 10:00 pm
by drapesy
And finally Preston.

Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 10:00 pm
by drapesy
But the real gems are the two 'Tableau' between the Leeds and Huddersfield coats-of-arms Allsorts going on in these, I wonder what the significance is?This is to the left -The figure in the centre is strange - and why the face under his feet?? [ed - HER feet - its Minerva I later learned]

Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 10:00 pm
by drapesy
And this is to the left - a real gem.