Perseverance Iron Foundry

Si · Post by Si » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 10:08 am

Monk Bridge area, 1964, from Leodis, between the bend in river and the bend in the railway, foreground. Compare with map above. Whitehall Road runs across the bottom left corner, through the site.

Si · Post by Si » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 10:14 am

I couldn't find anything on Leodis for Croft House or Wanstead House/Place. I don't know if Wanstead House still exists, but I'll scour the maps for you, Graham.However, I did find this picture of Hanover House, Hanover Street from 1959. It shows the home of James Kitson (of Monk Bridge Works.) He lived there from 1861 to 1870. It must have been a bit grander in those days!

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 11:14 am

GeeWhitham wrote: Joseph Whitham lived in Wanstead Place in 1851 and I have a book signed by his daughter stating presumably as an address "Wanstead House". Does anyone know if that is still there or at least on any map? This 1854 map shows the location of Wanstead House, on Burley Road. Unfortunately the house doesn't exist anymore, but I'll post a later map to show the site now, roughly opposite the junction with Talbot View.

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 11:15 am

Site of Wanstead House now.

Si · Post by Si » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 11:26 am

So it was opposite where that unusual house with the telegraph-pole veranda is now?

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 12:17 pm

Si wrote: So it was opposite where that unusual house with the telegraph-pole veranda is now? Yes, I think so!

Si · Post by Si » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 1:35 pm

Here's a Leodis picture looking south-east along Whitehall Road with Monk Bridge Works on either side. After being founded by Stephen Whitham (of Croft House, Burley) in 1851, it was taken over by James Kitson in 1854. His son, also James, later took over, and later in life became Baron Airedale and Leeds' first Lord Mayor. His house can be seen in my post, above. The works were taken over by Doncasters in 1953, closed in 2005 and demolished for redevelopment.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 1:50 pm

Croft House

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 2:02 pm

Si wrote: After being founded by Stephen Witham (of Croft House, Burley) in 1851, it was taken over by James Kitson in 1854. His son, also James, later took over, and later in life became Baron Airedale and Leeds' first Lord Mayor. Coincidentally James Kitson Bart (the son) is part of the subject of Drapsey's most recent what/where conundrum on the "signs of old Leodis" thread

Si · Post by Si » Mon 01 Dec, 2008 2:16 pm

tyke bhoy wrote: Si wrote: After being founded by Stephen Witham (of Croft House, Burley) in 1851, it was taken over by James Kitson in 1854. His son, also James, later took over, and later in life became Baron Airedale and Leeds' first Lord Mayor. Coincidentally James Kitson Bart (the son) is part of the subject of Drapsey's most recent what/where conundrum on the "signs of old Leodis" thread It's like the Twilight Zone on 'ere sometimes.............