Trams in City Square in a 1949 photo.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sat 17 Aug, 2013 7:51 pm

I came across this photo while looking at the National Archives website. It is titled 'City Square Leeds, 1949 (WORK 25/197)'. I assume it can be publicly reproduced. I did try a search of SL but did not readily find the photo, so I apologise if it has already been used in SL. It is a nice photo of 2 trams and of City Square in 1949.This is the link to the webpage with the photo in the National Archives website (you may need to drag the photo around to see it all there):- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/educ ... -popup.htm

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Sat 17 Aug, 2013 8:50 pm

Leodian wrote: I came across this photo while looking at the National Archives website. It is titled 'City Square Leeds, 1949 (WORK 25/197)'. I assume it can be publicly reproduced. I did try a search of SL but did not readily find the photo, so I apologise if it has already been used in SL. It is a nice photo of 2 trams and of City Square in 1949.This is the link to the webpage with the photo in the National Archives website (you may need to drag the photo around to see it all there):- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/educ ... -popup.htm I can vaguely remember City Sq.when it was like this, also prior to this when there were air-raid shelters around the Black Prince. Just behind the tram on the left is a barrier where Mum and me would alight from the no. 14 tram. We would travel to Leeds from Armley nearly every Sat. morning to visit the Market. I was 7 years old.

majorhoundii · Post by **majorhoundii** » Sat 17 Aug, 2013 10:12 pm

I can just remember the trams being blue. We used to catch the 52/53 bus from Morley (also blue) get off outside Rawcliffes and catch the tram to Great George Street, for my monthly eye appointment at LGI. We would travel through City Square.

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Sun 18 Aug, 2013 12:04 am

Were there ever toilets in a subway under City Square? I think I recall them form the late '80s but I may be confusing things in my mind.

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Sun 18 Aug, 2013 5:14 pm

Yes the were toilets in City Square, seen here in this 1936 pictureJust do a search and you will find there are a number of threads on the toilets in City Square and the Air Raid shelters also.Not sure when they closed but not so may years ago when city square was been revamped (again) the contractors opened up the old toilets and they could quite clearly be seen behind the screens from the upstairs on a bus.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sun 18 Aug, 2013 8:07 pm

Great photo buffaloskinner of the Queens Hotel being built. I particularly like the car in the bottom left corner of that photo and wonder what model it is (Model T Ford ???). Also of interest are the large numbers of chimney stacks (seen even better on clicking on the photo to enlarge it).

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Mon 19 Aug, 2013 12:48 am

buffaloskinner wrote: Yes the were toilets in City Square, seen here in this 1936 pictureJust do a search and you will find there are a number of threads on the toilets in City Square and the Air Raid shelters also.Not sure when they closed but not so may years ago when city square was been revamped (again) the contractors opened up the old toilets and they could quite clearly be seen behind the screens from the upstairs on a bus. Is that the war memorial over to the right? I have seen photo's with it on from an earlier time and know that it was there at one time?

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Mon 19 Aug, 2013 4:22 pm

Yes that the original position for the war memorial before it was moved to the headrow

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 20 Aug, 2013 10:22 am

Leodian wrote: I came across this photo while looking at the National Archives website. It is titled 'City Square Leeds, 1949 (WORK 25/197)'. I assume it can be publicly reproduced. I did try a search of SL but did not readily find the photo, so I apologise if it has already been used in SL. It is a nice photo of 2 trams and of City Square in 1949. A lovely picture indeed, and also of interest is the large white building on the extreme right - it was called "Post Office House" and was the headquarters of A.W.Bain and Sons, a leading insurance broker. Outside the office is one of the postwar AEC Regent (blue in 1949) LCT buses heading from the Headingley area to Belle Isle or Hunslet and having come down the then two way East Parade. Opposite is the rear of another older bus heading northwards to the same area.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 20 Aug, 2013 10:23 am

Apologies - double post