Coal Mines in Leeds

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 20 Apr, 2009 7:18 pm

Brandy wrote: chameleon wrote: Brandy wrote: Did you not get tempted to have a little climb down Chameleon?? lol Well certainly not jump as I said, but on a better day I might negotiate the brambles, ivy, milk crates, prams dead ferrets and in the best possible Style de Phill hope there is something solid underneath to put my feet on. If on the other hand, I stop posting suddenly - send for Phill and his rope anyway Knowing phill you will probably bump into him on the way down lol (more likely on his way up - dread to think where he might have started, here perhaps: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8007873.stm )

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Mon 20 Apr, 2009 11:37 pm

chameleon wrote: The Parksider wrote: peterg wrote: In the late 40's there was an area off the Selby Road known as Three Wells Wood. I can't remember exactly where it was, but I assume the three shafts must have been related with a mine. Can anyone enlighten me on the matter? I got your last question wrong with the genius that is Chameleon answering more accurately, but I will have another stab!!Off Selby Road leaving Leeds is Barrowby Lane at the end is a wood that was the site of the west Yorkshire Colliery. When the colliery was sunk I don't think there were trees there - nothing is shown on the 1854 may. By 1893 the map shows a wood on the abandoned colliery. Brown Moor Colliery appears as a wood after abandonment.Strangely Prince Arthur pit has some tall mautre trees on the site today as does Mary Pit.How on earth pits became Woods in some cases i don't know???The 1854 map is interesting as it shows a railway running up church Lane manston to the colliery, and both West Yorkshire and Brown Moor had railways running the coal to main line.Miggy Railway wasn't the only colliery railway in Leeds - and of course Gipton pit had a railway and Busk pit in wortley rec has a railway - the track bed was still showing a few years ago..... I found the shaft head mentioned in the Woods off Barrowby Lane, this will be the West Yorkshire Colliery I think. The Brown Moor pit was further east and is now a private garden if I'm correct.Tha shaft has been filled - I presume - but the surface has settled. Being unsure of how it was closed, I wasn't about to jump down..... but I'll try to improve this on a better day! Wow! I missed that so when I am next passing I will go and have a look thank you. It's the area on the left before you get as far as the private garden??

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 21 Apr, 2009 12:10 am

Yes, enter the wood at about the middle and follow the larger path to the right - it's faily near the edge on the right, up a slight emabankment.More suitably dressed. I'll consider a stumble or two down it - surely it must be fully backfilled rather than capped and collapsed, something would have been done with it otherwise. Don't 'spose you know the depth as a working pit do you!btw (unrelated) had a look at Wyke Beck to try and decide where the junctures were for the various streams running from the Seacroft end - its far from obvious and there are a lot of them. I'll post something on the seconded Mill thread when I've sorted bits out.One thing I did find a little way up-stream before the high-rise block, was a very large (90 - 100cm) outflow which seemed to have run parallel to the east of the beck for some way which I don't remember. Almost dry so probably a storm/overflow system. I did wonder if it was associated with the works at Roundhay some years ago but I don't remember seeing anything at that end - it would probably start somewhere across Wetherby Road from the park. (Wondering if Phill saw anything there?).Looking at the number and size of some of these pipes, little wonder the beck floods, the potential quantity of water is very high.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 21 Apr, 2009 10:56 pm

'One thing I did find a little way up-stream before the high-rise block, was a very large (90 - 100cm) outflow which seemed to have run parallel to the east of the beck for some way which I don't remember. Almost dry so probably a storm/overflow system. I did wonder if it was associated with the works at Roundhay some years ago but I don't remember seeing anything at that end - it would probably start somewhere across Wetherby Road from the park. (Wondering if Phill saw anything there?).'Saw your comment on flickr Phill - question answered!

Hector · Post by **Hector** » Wed 22 Apr, 2009 9:56 am

Probably getting off the original thread (pehaps some one can start one on Wyke Beck) there are a number of photos on the LEODIS site of work done on Wyke beck in the 1930s to create new drains etc. I assumed these were in relation to the creation of Wykebeck Valley Road and associated housing developments in Gipton.

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 22 Apr, 2009 7:00 pm

Hector wrote: Probably getting off the original thread (pehaps some one can start one on Wyke Beck) there are a number of photos on the LEODIS site of work done on Wyke beck in the 1930s to create new drains etc. I assumed these were in relation to the creation of Wykebeck Valley Road and associated housing developments in Gipton. Did you catch the thread discussing Foundry Mill Hector? (That was a mining thread which went off-course too, but related in a way ). There is a lot of debate in there which includes the route(s) and triutaries of Wyke Beck.Much of what is on Leodis I think is concerned with the alterations to accommodate the York Road improvements over the years. Phill might be good enough to re-post his myspace set about the Rounhay Tunnels.

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Thu 23 Apr, 2009 12:42 am

Hector wrote: Probably getting off the original thread (pehaps some one can start one on Wyke Beck) there are a number of photos on the LEODIS site of work done on Wyke beck in the 1930s to create new drains etc. I assumed these were in relation to the creation of Wykebeck Valley Road and associated housing developments in Gipton. I think some of those are where the Wyke Beck and where the stream from Roundhay Grange merged at the foot of asket hill.Easterley Road was built over that point and the two streams were culverted in these works......

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Thu 23 Apr, 2009 1:05 am

speaking of which they have closed the bridge http://snipurl.com/ghiq6for repairs.It gets pretty busy at rush hour now so its well worth avoiding if your passing through!

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 23 Apr, 2009 7:56 pm

Brandy wrote: speaking of which they have closed the bridge http://snipurl.com/ghiq6for repairs.It gets pretty busy at rush hour now so its well worth avoiding if your passing through! Had a quick look before they started Brandyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleon2008/346 ... ecretleeds

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Thu 23 Apr, 2009 10:34 pm

chameleon wrote: Brandy wrote: speaking of which they have closed the bridge http://snipurl.com/ghiq6for repairs.It gets pretty busy at rush hour now so its well worth avoiding if your passing through! Had a quick look before they started Brandyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleon2008/346 ... ecretleeds you've been getting your 'out's'. of late chameleon lolPhotographing bridges,climbing down capped mineshaft's lol whatever next?