Bus, crane, crash, copper, subway!

[Cardiarms]

Phill_dvsn wrote: Somtimes we have to think outside the box, think lateral      I'm supposed to be at work but did consider searching for a history of cottaging on Leeds. Thought better of it.

[tomq]

Have lurked, watched, read & enjoyed this site for some time & been tempted to join in once or twice, but I cannot resist the urge to sling in my twopenneth on this topic.Born in 1949, I well remember the old toilets on the central reservation, but, like others, I have no recollection of a subway. I would add that throughout the sixties, travelling from Belle Isle to Meanwood for school and later working in the City Centre I passed this junction twice daily on foot! Of course, photographic evidence to the contrary will further convince me that the memory can play strange tricks & may cause me to seek refuge in a home for the terminally confused.

[carith1]

Hi Phill,In the photo of your leodis link to briggate dated 1962 the subway would have been located a short distance behind the photographer.Iam not sure if it was there in 1962 but it certainly was in 1968. I am with Blakey on this one it was possibly built around 1965/6.

[chameleon]

That's an interesting suggestion Phill and quite logical and plausible. Certainly I think there was enough room on the pavement then - or made for it then. I referred to 'Blakey's cabin' earlier, a not large but not small either, structure located just above Mc Donalds as now is, used by the duty bus inspector with room for a kettle and couple of people and it didn't unduly impinge on the footway.Pics follow

[chameleon]

Present day view

[chameleon]

I remember doing some late shopping on Christmas Eve after the change from two way traffic on Briggate.Two very Nuns were travelling along in their half-timbered Morris, Seeming quite happy that so many people were tooting their horns to say hello, merrily waving back at every one as they slowly made progress from Lewis's towards Woolworths......

[Phill_dvsn]

chameleon wrote: I remember doing some late shopping on Christmas Eve after the change from two way traffic on Briggate.Two very Nuns were travelling along in their half-timbered Morris, Seeming quite happy that so many people were tooting their horns to say hello, merrily waving back at every one as they slowly made progress from Lewis's towards Woolworths...... Great story, bless those nuns lol I'm right in thinking it went one way around 1967? I guess that's when the central reservation stairs went to be honest with you, the excavation bus crash in December 67 shows some kind of remodel work at that jnct for sure.

[Phill_dvsn]

chameleon wrote: Still plowing at Leodis, still only the old toilets, save for a new tunnel of worms maybe -http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... ifier=5533(There are also references to the New York Road subway but we know that was a utility venture) EDIT: Just been told bout a possible subway used by another utility with a discrete access door towards the bottom of Eastgate.... I like your edited piece, any chance of a snippet of info discreetly lol

[Phill_dvsn]

Oops double post!    

[buffaloskinner]

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