Signs of old leodis

[drapesy]

And here's an amazing pic of the sign being painted - the man on the left is Harry Kingston, who apparently owned the signwriting firm responsible.    

[Trojan]

drapesy wrote: Two cracking pictures have just surfaced on Leodis - that I thought you all would like to see-This fantastic pic shows the end of the New Peacock on Elland Road with a BYB sign. I've never seen one like this - it appears to have a 'cavalier' type character, (like the one McEwan's use), saying "OYEZ! There's no better Beer than BYB"I don't know if they used this 'cavalier' much - I've never seen it before - it certainly never became an icon like Tetley's huntsman or Melbourne's courtier. To add yet more interest to this pic - in the foreground is Hunslet Cricket Clubs ground, which was on the opposite side of Lowfields Rd to the Football ground.     At a guess he's not a cavalier but a town crier.

[Brunel]

On the actual sign you can just make out the top line.YORKSHIRE IMPERIAL METALS LIMITED.    

[drapesy]

Trojan wrote: drapesy wrote: Two cracking pictures have just surfaced on Leodis - that I thought you all would like to see-This fantastic pic shows the end of the New Peacock on Elland Road with a BYB sign. I've never seen one like this - it appears to have a 'cavalier' type character, (like the one McEwan's use), saying "OYEZ! There's no better Beer than BYB"I don't know if they used this 'cavalier' much - I've never seen it before - it certainly never became an icon like Tetley's huntsman or Melbourne's courtier. To add yet more interest to this pic - in the foreground is Hunslet Cricket Clubs ground, which was on the opposite side of Lowfields Rd to the Football ground.     At a guess he's not a cavalier but a town crier. Yes -that's a good shout

[dogduke]

Cardiarms wrote: Call Bob? The Clue is HUL 4HUL being the BR civil engineers line refHU(ll)-L(eeds) bridge no 4so it is east of leeds towards Neville Hill

[Brunel]

Seen before?

[Cardiarms]

jf wrote: Here's a rather blunt one spotted at Whingate Junction: Now gone.

[wiggy]

Brunel wrote: On the actual sign you can just make out the top line.YORKSHIRE IMPERIAL METALS LIMITED.     i used to work there!

[sundowner]

wiggy wrote: Brunel wrote: On the actual sign you can just make out the top line.YORKSHIRE IMPERIAL METALS LIMITED.     i used to work there! Hi There wiggy my mother worked for the Yorkshire Copper Works in the fiftys .What a great company to work for when she retired she used to get a Christmas hamper every year this went on for years and years they must have given out hundreds every year.When I.C.I took over it must have been written in the terms that they did the same untill such time has the old timers passed away.The hamper turned into getting a voucher in the latter years what company would do that now?

[Reginal Perrin]

sundowner wrote: wiggy wrote: Brunel wrote: On the actual sign you can just make out the top line.YORKSHIRE IMPERIAL METALS LIMITED.     i used to work there! Hi There wiggy my mother worked for the Yorkshire Copper Works in the fiftys .What a great company to work for when she retired she used to get a Christmas hamper every year this went on for years and years they must have given out hundreds every year.When I.C.I took over it must have been written in the terms that they did the same untill such time has the old timers passed away.The hamper turned into getting a voucher in the latter years what company would do that now? My Dad worked there in the 70's, they had great family days which involved fairs, rides, sports, factory tours and the like. I used to play for the football team when they had the best pitch in local non-league footy. We used to walk down a nettle strewn path behind the Parcel Force depot to get to out floodlit training pitch (still there and over grown and can be seen from the road leading to the old Skelton Grange site before you get to the river...http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie= ... 2&t=h&z=18