Signs of old leodis

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Tue 25 Sep, 2007 4:55 pm

Clocks with no hands and 20 hour faces?!!!!!Orrite. Mek it a pint then!I do seem to remember a clock on some of the Guinness advts, tho'but then agen,a dartboard does come to mind on that wall!Maybe 'Basher' threw a bit hard for double top in the Regentnext door?going back a few more years (Lots!) I also recall the famous Toucanadvert on that wall.Quote;'If he can say as you can,"Guinness is good for you!"How grand to be a Toucan,Just think what Toucan do!'CheersArry

carrotol · Post by **carrotol** » Tue 25 Sep, 2007 11:06 pm

What about this one? I vaguely remember there was a tannery in this area so probably that's what this refers to. It's at Whingate Junction and can be seen on building behind the wool shop

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Thu 27 Sep, 2007 5:55 pm

'Belt Up? Hope that's not a strong hint Carrotol! Best wait till I've posted 'A long drink of cocoa', next!I quote this extract from 'A History of Cafes & Restaurants in Leeds',By Donald Tate. (Published in July 198;"1888 was the year of the cocoa house.Lockharts,Leedscentral C.H.Leeds Public CH,and Alfred Stevens,all owned more that one establishment in the City Centre. Lockhart's were,perhaps the biggest and between 1880 and the 1930's they owned seven cocoa houses,four in Briggate alone. The Leed Public C.H.Companyowned one in Lady Lane,one in Boar Lane (known later as The Golden Fleece which was later Fairburns White Horse Restaurant),and the third in Lower Briggate known as The Golden Cup,this being situated above what is now(WAS!)Watson Cairns,and where the words 'Cocoa House' can still be seen, in paint, on the roof! "I tried to get a pic of that one a couple of weeks ago but there was too much shadow on that roof section and the words weren't readable on printout. You need the sun behind you and to take itfrom up higher. I should Co-Co!OK Carrotol I'm 'Belting Up' now!CheersArry Awk

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Thu 27 Sep, 2007 8:53 pm

Hey!. anybody know how that 'Cool' smiley got onto myCocoa rooms post? Mysterious, as I don't have a smiley formaton S/Leeds!Arry Awk

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Thu 27 Sep, 2007 9:15 pm

arry awk wrote: Hey!. anybody know how that 'Cool' smiley got onto myCocoa rooms post? Mysterious, as I don't have a smiley formaton S/Leeds!Arry Awk It does it automatically Arry! if you put ' 8 )' but without a gap as you did when you put 1988 in brackets you get if you put ; ) you get : ) gives and a few others. It caught me out first time it happened!

Scandy Bramley · Post by **Scandy Bramley** » Thu 27 Sep, 2007 10:48 pm

'Arrydad - yev just discovered the "secret smileys", on Secret Leeds!

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 28 Sep, 2007 1:34 pm

I've been meaning to get this beauty for ages!!The tag-line at the left thats now difficult to read says' A Billion Bubbles a Bottle'Is it in Leeds though ? you askWell, its debatable - Drighlington's one of those betwixt and between places - Bradford Post code but Leeds phone numbers!!

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 28 Sep, 2007 2:36 pm

Further to above this is from the superb TVCream website (tv.cream.org - full of nostalgia for us 'baby-boomers'!)LARKSPUR LEMONADE (1970s)Lemonade delivered by the milkman every morning, Larkspur Lemonade marked your local dairies attempt to compete with the huge supermarket conglomerates such as Grandways. Coming in a 1 litre glass bottle with ribbed sides (for her pleasure) but a smooth unopenable top, the grimacing polar bear on the label proclaimed that the sublime liquid contained 'a billion bubbles a bottle'. Nothing could have been further from the truth after it had sat on your doorstep since 4.00am and frozen solid on any given morning during the winter of 1976.

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Fri 28 Sep, 2007 5:04 pm

Whale oil beefhooked! Thanks Drapesey and Scandylad!Ain't I. T. wunnerful? must give it a try.Thought that sed 'Yom Kippur' on that advt. Drapesy!Don't recall seeing that product B4! Musta run out ofthose naughty bottles too quick!Thanks for all the GenCheers Arry

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Sun 30 Sep, 2007 4:26 am

drapesy wrote: arry awk wrote: Hey!. anybody know how that 'Cool' smiley got onto myCocoa rooms post? Mysterious, as I don't have a smiley formaton S/Leeds!Arry Awk It does it automatically Arry! if you put ' 8 )' but without a gap as you did when you put 1988 in brackets you get if you put ; ) you get : ) gives and a few others. It caught me out first time it happened! Ahh so that's how it works!!!!