Gipton Beck

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Mon 25 Jan, 2010 12:04 am

When I played footy we called that pitch Paschendale. Now I know why!

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Mon 25 Jan, 2010 12:13 am

By the way it was purely coincidental, I was just coming back from Holt Park swimming pool and did a quick "Oh look at the lie of the land there must be a ditch here." Hell Hole is new to me, something new every day!

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 29 Jan, 2010 8:32 pm

Here's a 1947 pic of Gipton beck when it was in the open at Harehills Avenue.I'm sure Parksider will find it useful http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... ifier=5155

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Fri 29 Jan, 2010 11:32 pm

The View shown on Leodis should say downstream.I have reported a correction.The view is approx. from where the grey electric sub station (left of green gate) is on this Google St. View.http://snipurl.com/u841b

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sat 30 Jan, 2010 12:04 am

Brunel wrote: The View shown on Leodis should say downstream.I have reported a correction.The view is approx. from where the grey electric sub station (left of green gate) is on this Google St. View.http://snipurl.com/u841b Haha, funny you should say that Brunel, where you point out was the only open air section i could still see of Gipton beck when i looked on Google earth last week. I couldn't really place the picture on Leodis, it looked too (can i say pleasent a setting? :-)to be running at the backs of the houses on Harehills Ave on the opposite side of Harehills lane past the Fforde Greene.That section you point out was getting culverted by a big plastic pipe on the other side of the bridge on Wellhouse drive towards the spa bath. I wonder if the Leodis picture section has gone underground now too?The new pipe been constructed can be seen herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/428542 ... ecretleeds

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Sat 30 Jan, 2010 12:27 am

On the Leodis view, you can just make out some buildings.This one as seen in St View. http://snipurl.com/u84dy

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Sat 30 Jan, 2010 12:28 am

can anybody put me right on this?Roundabout 1999/2000 I was in the Wellhouse area working andseem to remember seeing a sign along the lines of Waters Edge or Waterside.Checking my A-Z and google streetview brings up nothing,is it possibly a house name.It seemed strange to me at the time because I had no knowledgeof any water anywhere near there.

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Sat 30 Jan, 2010 6:53 pm

dogduke wrote: can anybody put me right on this?Roundabout 1999/2000 I was in the Wellhouse area working andseem to remember seeing a sign along the lines of Waters Edge or Waterside.Checking my A-Z and google streetview brings up nothing,is it possibly a house name.It seemed strange to me at the time because I had no knowledgeof any water anywhere near there. Do you mean working in the houses in the well houses? I think a few on GVR have the beck running along the bottom of the gardens so they may have called one house waters edge??

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 09 Feb, 2010 2:48 pm

lets try Phill's pics:

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 09 Feb, 2010 2:49 pm

2 This might be a shot Leodis took a few days before Phill'shttp://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=9031