Signs of old leodis

Post by **cnosni** » Sun 27 Jan, 2008 8:41 pm

peterg wrote: I have been away from Leeds for so long that I do not know whether the place is still up. As you went up Harehill Lane from the Shaftsbury, there were rows of houses on the lefthand side at rightangles to Harehills Lane and on one of then there was a sign, painted I believe, announcing the services of a Mr Gahan, a plumber if I remember rightly, whose son was at college with me. Can it still be there or have the houses been pulled down? The Nowell streets?

peterg · Post by **peterg** » Mon 28 Jan, 2008 8:50 pm

Yes.

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 29 Jan, 2008 12:46 am

peterg wrote: Yes. Nowells are still there,but not sure about the sign.will look next time im past,but that isnt that often these days.Perhaps Phil_d will know.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 6:59 pm

This isn't actually in Leeds - but it's of a Leeds brewery - and its days might be numbered - so I thought I'd snap it while i can. Not easy to get to at present (behind a large awning) hence the strange angle.

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sun 10 Feb, 2008 7:35 pm

I've no idea what 'Bulwark' was.Is it similar to 'osswork?Situated on Beechwood Crescent

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sun 10 Feb, 2008 7:38 pm

This one also features in the 'Lost chippy' thread,again in Beechwood Crescent.

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Sun 10 Feb, 2008 7:45 pm

stevief wrote: I've no idea what 'Bulwark' was.Is it similar to 'osswork?Situated on Beechwood Crescent Possibly pipe Baccy if I remember correctly ...

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 10 Feb, 2008 11:12 pm

drapesy wrote: This isn't actually in Leeds - but it's of a Leeds brewery - and its days might be numbered - so I thought I'd snap it while i can. Not easy to get to at present (behind a large awning) hence the strange angle. The Prospect on the junction of Elland Road and Church Street in Morley was a Duttons house - it's now the premises of an insurance broker.I must admit I hadn't realised that Duttons was a Leeds Brewery - I thought they were from Blackburn.BYB, Duttons, and Whittakers were all taken over in the sixties by Whitbread thus reducing choice very greatly in the West Riding. Whitbread closed the Prospect - presumably because it was opposite the former BYB Nelson - rationalisation I suppose. BTW is it the Coach and Six at Birstall?

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Mon 11 Feb, 2008 8:51 am

Trojan wrote: drapesy wrote: This isn't actually in Leeds - but it's of a Leeds brewery - and its days might be numbered - so I thought I'd snap it while i can. Not easy to get to at present (behind a large awning) hence the strange angle. The Prospect on the junction of Elland Road and Church Street in Morley was a Duttons house - it's now the premises of an insurance broker.I must admit I hadn't realised that Duttons was a Leeds Brewery - I thought they were from Blackburn.BYB, Duttons, and Whittakers were all taken over in the sixties by Whitbread thus reducing choice very greatly in the West Riding. Whitbread closed the Prospect - presumably because it was opposite the former BYB Nelson - rationalisation I suppose. BTW is it the Coach and Six at Birstall? You're right on 2 counts trojan - the sign is at Birstall. Also Duttons wasn't a Leeds firm originally - but they took over the Kirkstall brewery and their estate of pubs of course.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 12 Feb, 2008 12:07 am

[You're right on 2 counts trojan - the sign is at Birstall. Also Duttons wasn't a Leeds firm originally - but they took over the Kirkstall brewery and their estate of pubs of course. The Star and Garter at Kirkstall was a Duttons house, and didn't the Brewery have a huge advert for Mackeson stout? Or have I imagined that.I'm sure I heard somewhere that the Fountain in Morley used to be a Kirkstall pub, but all my life it's been Sam Smiths. My dad used to drink there and organise the annual p!ss up trip.