Exiles - what do you miss about Leeds the most?

[yorkiesknob]

Up stairs on bus. Kirkstall abbey. 1/10 apint Orginal Oak Late 60sAlways do it ever time I visit. My kids (Aussies) in their early 20s now always remember upstairs on bus and still love doing it.If it was still like it was in the 60s , thick of cig smoke,people coughing away madly in mid winter.I think they may have a different view. The good old days for sure.The Abbey is a must for me any time of the year. Although I went through the museum this year and thought it rather boring and dated (maybe not the best word to discrirbe a museum).The Oak, 5 pints and fish & chips on the way home down St Micheals lane . All for around 10 bob now 50p ," tell that to to the young ones today and they would never believe you".Full of uni students then and nothings changed (except the price and the bowling green) when I called in for swift one earlier this year.Almost forgot. Saturday Matinee at the Lounge and Haddon Hall picture houses. Good fun had by all ,cheering and booing the good and bad guys. The lights were turned on a few times each show,when the crowd became abit unruly. Used wrappers and ice lollies sticks lobbed towards the the screen was always a show stopper . Usher trying tro find out who the culprits were, with limited success.Cheers from BrisbaneNo double decker busesNo abbey of any discriptionNo pints        

[Johnny39]

Walking in Roundhay Park in the 50/60's, especially in the autumn when the trees were in their most colourful magnificence. Kirkgate market on a Saturday evening before the fire changed it forever. Going to the cinema in town and watching a film with hundreds of other people. Sitting down in a town pub with a pint of "Tets" and having a conversation without having to shout over the music while a waiter, remember them, waited close by to take your order.

[stutterdog]

blackprince wrote: Read what one ex Leeds loiner thought on returning to the city of his youth, written in the Stockton & Darlington Times.http://archive.darlingtonandstocktontim ... 09.htmlI'm quite a bit younger than the rev Mullen , who went to the same school as me in Leeds, but having visited Leeds a few months ago myself I can see what he's getting at.Like everyone else I miss the fish and chips most . I seem to remember that in Leeds you always helped yourself to salt & vinegar on the counter , every where else they ask you if you want salt and vinegar then sprinkle it on themselves, which is a bit daft. Am I right?When I read your comment BP, I clickd on the link, not reading below it. I read the item from S andD times and instantly ,after a few lines recognised the auther,Peter Mullen. I too went to Castleton Sch. at the same time as him. I also worked for his Dad ,delivering the Yorks. Post and the Evening News in the Armley area. He's right about how Leeds has changed,it's certainly not for the better.

[blackprince]

Hi Stutterdog. Your old acquaintance has not done too bad for an ex - Armley lad. He is Rev. to the Stock Exchange, has been for 40 years I think ( I expect the collection plate has to be picked up by Securicor!). I have read some of his other press articles which are always entertaining & provocative to say the least . He is a thorn in the side of the Archbishop of Canterbury and got into hot water 2 years ago with some very politically incorrect statements on his blog. Trouble with the PC brigade is they have no sense of humour and can't tell when someone is talking "tongue in cheek". Maybe he should have an entry in the "almost famous" or infamous sons of Leeds thread.     

[blackprince]

yorkiesknob wrote: Up stairs on bus. Kirkstall abbey. 1/10 apint Orginal Oak Late 60s......................................Cheers from BrisbaneNo double decker busesNo abbey of any discriptionNo pints         Hi Yorkie,My wife grew up in Brisbane so I have been there a few times.No double decker buses -only River Taxis !No abbey of any discription- Maybe but I'd swap you for the Botanic Gardens , Mt Coo Ta and the Story bridgeNo Pints - I'll make do with 4X ?Most important all the above can be enjoyed in the sunshine.My father in law used to work in the old treasury building and ate his lunchtime sandwiches in the botanic gdns in shirtsleeves! Oh and I did find a few decent chippies in Queensland - they still know how to make em. Not sure how the cod got there from the N Sea though.    

[stutterdog]

blackprince wrote: Hi Stutterdog. Your old acquaintance has not done too bad for an ex - Armley lad. He is Rev. to the Stock Exchange, has been for 40 years I think ( I expect the collection plate has to be picked up by Securicor!). I have read some of his other press articles which are always entertaining & provocative to say the least . He is a thorn in the side of the Archbishop of Canterbury and got into hot water 2 years ago with some very politically incorrect statements on his blog. Trouble with the PC brigade is they have no sense of humour and can't tell when someone is talking "tongue in cheek". Maybe he should have an entry in the "almost famous" or infamous sons of Leeds thread.      Hello BP. Yes. your right,he hasn't done bad for himself. He should be on famous sons of Leeds. Have you read the book he wrote about his early life in Armley, in the 40's and 50's,called "When I were a Lad?"I think it was published some 20 or more yrs ago.I bought a copy from a bookshop in Ilkley. I asked the proprietor to ask Peter if he would sign it after writing a short note explaining who I was and remeniscing about the old days at Castleton. This he duly did, and I still have the book. At that time he was rector of a church near York I believe. If you would like to borrow the book,It can be arranged I think?

[yorkiesknob]

blackprince wrote: yorkiesknob wrote: Up stairs on bus. Kirkstall abbey. 1/10 apint Orginal Oak Late 60s......................................Cheers from BrisbaneNo double decker busesNo abbey of any discriptionNo pints         Hi Yorkie,My wife grew up in Brisbane so I have been there a few times.No double decker buses -only River Taxis !No abbey of any discription- Maybe but I'd swap you for the Botanic Gardens , Mt Coo Ta and the Story bridgeNo Pints - I'll make do with 4X ?Most important all the above can be enjoyed in the sunshine.My father in law used to work in the old treasury building and ate his lunchtime sandwiches in the botanic gdns in shirtsleeves! Oh and I did find a few decent chippies in Queensland - they still know how to make em. Not sure how the cod got there from the N Sea though.     Hi BP         I agree except for Kirkstall Abbey. My daughter goes to uni at QUT campus which is situated between the botanic gnds and the river, Great setting for a uni thats for sure.Yes a few good chippies are to be found but it takes some looking. We have a good one locally , called Naked Seafood Still trying to work out name. Don't miss the Leeds chippies as they are a distant memory now. I do miss the local pub culture, saying that it seems well shot in the Uk except for the odd pub.The Menston Arms in Menston is a modern example of a local pub as it should be. I'm sure others could name other great locals, dare I say most of these would tend to be in the more rural areas .    The rugby league is really good here, but the crowd atomsphere is 10 times better at Headingley. I know that as I've being to matches in both grounds this year.Cheers

[FLOJO]

I missed the pub social life because here it is all done at outside having braais (barbecues) because of the excellent weather. Has for sport it is great except for last Saturday when our local province the Blue Bulls got Knocked out of Curry cup semi finals to the Natal Sharks, you could say we are having a BLUE MONDAY.

[yorkiesknob]

FLOJO wrote: I missed the pub social life because here it is all done at outside having braais (barbecues) because of the excellent weather. Has for sport it is great except for last Saturday when our local province the Blue Bulls got Knocked out of Curry cup semi finals to the Natal Sharks, you could say we are having a BLUE MONDAY.     Now thats something I miss, A good snag (sausage). Very hard to find here. But we often have Boerewors on the barbie, excellent ones are made on the Gold Coast by an expat SA butcher

[blackprince]

stutterdog wrote: blackprince wrote: Hi Stutterdog. Your old acquaintance has not done too bad for an ex - Armley lad. He is Rev. to the Stock Exchange, has been for 40 years I think ( I expect the collection plate has to be picked up by Securicor!). I have read some of his other press articles which are always entertaining & provocative to say the least . He is a thorn in the side of the Archbishop of Canterbury and got into hot water 2 years ago with some very politically incorrect statements on his blog. Trouble with the PC brigade is they have no sense of humour and can't tell when someone is talking "tongue in cheek". Maybe he should have an entry in the "almost famous" or infamous sons of Leeds thread.      Hello BP. Yes. your right,he hasn't done bad for himself. He should be on famous sons of Leeds. Have you read the book he wrote about his early life in Armley, in the 40's and 50's,called "When I were a Lad?"I think it was published some 20 or more yrs ago.I bought a copy from a bookshop in Ilkley. I asked the proprietor to ask Peter if he would sign it after writing a short note explaining who I was and remeniscing about the old days at Castleton. This he duly did, and I still have the book. At that time he was rector of a church near York I believe. If you would like to borrow the book,It can be arranged I think? Hi SD, I'll see what the library can do first but I might take you up on the offer of the book. Thanks.You are correct about PM being a vicar in York. He only took up the post at Cornhill in 1998.Another chap who went to the same school as PM has written a humorous autobiography about growing up in Leeds in the 40's and 50's. It can be read online as a blog.http://hsekit.net/wordpress/?tag=chapter-1You might enjoy it SD.