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Posted: Sun 25 Mar, 2012 1:25 pm
by westietess
Hi, I am doing some family research. Some of my ancestors lived in Buxton Yard in the late 1800's. I have got an old map but can not find where Buxton Yard was. Does anyone know.I would think it would be near the railways in Holbeck, Hunslet, New Wortley areas. If anyone knows of any nearby streets or major intersections, it would be appreciated.The family in question is the Haighs's they worked on the Railways and also went to India to work on the Railways there....
Posted: Sun 25 Mar, 2012 2:24 pm
by uncle mick
westietess wrote: Hi, I am doing some family research. Some of my ancestors lived in Buxton Yard in the late 1800's. I have got an old map but can not find where Buxton Yard was. Does anyone know.I would think it would be near the railways in Holbeck, Hunslet, New Wortley areas. If anyone knows of any nearby streets or major intersections, it would be appreciated.The family in question is the Haighs's they worked on the Railways and also went to India to work on the Railways there.... Buxton Yard was in Hunslet on or just off Whitehouse Street which you can find on Google Maps.I have attached the 1908 Directory for Buxton Yard, it must have been small as only 1 dwelling is listed Press the red x or submit query
Posted: Sun 25 Mar, 2012 2:53 pm
by westietess
Thanks for that!I've found it now by googling Whitehouse Street. Map shown in 'Hunslet remembered' website.It is surrounded by Crampton Buildings, Grove Place, Sweden Terrace, Cross Sardinia Street.No wonder I couldn't find it, the map I have of 1908 ends at Jack Lane.Thanks again...
Posted: Sun 25 Mar, 2012 2:53 pm
by chemimike
Buxton's yard is shown below on c1891 map. It does not appear on 1850 map , when araea was only slightly developed
- map c 1891 showing Buxtons yard off whitehouse st.jpg (103.85 KiB) Viewed 8990 times
Posted: Sun 25 Mar, 2012 3:09 pm
by westietess
Thanks, Mystery solved.Doing my research from Australia, I am heading to Leeds in June and hoping to visit some of the old places that my Family lived in.Thanks again for you help...
Re: BUXTON YARD - HUNSLET, HOLBECK? WHERE WAS IT??
Posted: Fri 10 Nov, 2017 1:38 pm
by LeedsLevett
Hi Tess. Re Charles H Levett. Might be able to help.
[email protected]
RSVP.
Jon.
Re: BUXTON YARD - HUNSLET, HOLBECK? WHERE WAS IT??
Posted: Fri 10 Nov, 2017 6:33 pm
by warringtonrhino
Here it is on a map
Re: BUXTON YARD - HUNSLET, HOLBECK? WHERE WAS IT??
Posted: Fri 10 Nov, 2017 6:38 pm
by buffaloskinner
LeedsLevett wrote:Hi Tess. Re Charles H Levett. Might be able to help.
[email protected]
RSVP.
Jon.
Have asked Jon to send her a private message as she has not been on the board for 5 years