Vanishing Buildings

gaelicstorm · Post by **gaelicstorm** » Tue 14 Aug, 2007 11:59 pm

Hi guys,Sorry for the late reply to this thread, have been really busy, from memory the air raid siren part looked very similar to whats in this linkhttp://www.ringbell.co.uk/ukwmo/wb600.htmInternally I remember a locked cupboard in the mill that had lots of techy stuff in it, I remember at one point talking to a chap who came to do work on it (military ?, or telecom ?, who knows) and he said it was linked to a central control via radio and telex ?.shame now the mills all gone and I missed my chance to photograph it, must really make the effort to get the rest of the buildings in my area before they go too.CheersAlan

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Wed 15 Aug, 2007 10:22 am

carrotol wrote: Duh! Sorry, just remembered my Dad worked there. Moorfield Road isn't it. I used to work in that area too. In little factory building called Linear Products, just near the corner shop facing Charley Cake Park. Bloody freezing in there, rickety wooden steps, outside loo and it's still standing Know that well. My 1st propper girlfriend lived over the road from there!!

carrotol · Post by **carrotol** » Thu 16 Aug, 2007 10:29 pm

Simon. So where did your first improper girlfriend live ??

Scandy Bramley · Post by **Scandy Bramley** » Fri 17 Aug, 2007 2:37 am

carrotol wrote: Simon. So where did your first improper girlfriend live ?? In a hovel in Armley...50d an hour - we used to risk it and go over from Bramley cos she was so cheap!

Scandy Bramley · Post by **Scandy Bramley** » Fri 17 Aug, 2007 2:38 am

Edit - this forum works CRAP!!! GRRR

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Fri 17 Aug, 2007 10:27 am

carrotol wrote: Simon. So where did your first improper girlfriend live ?? After fighting hard to ignore the ramblings of a certain piece of flea poo on the belly of a snake, who lives in the cold north!! Carrotol, I suppose she was rather impropper, she certainly taught me things other than tiddlywinks

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 20 Aug, 2007 6:37 pm

anyone remember the j arthur rank building on harehills lane,a real beast of a building,massive it was,green and white stripes,it had an air raid siren on the roof too!then over the road was the equally immense crown wallpapers factory.

farbank · Post by **farbank** » Mon 20 Aug, 2007 7:18 pm

It was Kershaws. Lens and optic manufacturers. [Telescopes, periscopes, etc.]Crown Wallpapers became Tradex. Until they went to the wall also, last year or so.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 20 Aug, 2007 7:28 pm

farbank wrote: It was Kershaws. Lens and optic manufacturers. [Telescopes, periscopes, etc.]Crown Wallpapers became Tradex. Until they went to the wall also, last year or so. yes thats it,but crown wallpapers was very high and took up all the space of the car park in tradex (i think!) when kershaws closed we went in and found lots of original ledgers and stuff,i am sure that kershaws was part of the rank group? we shall have a look,cheers farbank!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 20 Aug, 2007 7:32 pm

can't find owt mate,but just remember it was known as kershaws or rank optics.so tradex has gone too eh?that makes crown,then dodge city,b&q and now tradex have all gone,makes me feel old mate.