Posted: Thu 23 Aug, 2012 1:36 pm
The following are taken from John Mayhall’s ‘Annals of Yorkshire’:-August 23 1847. “The anniversary meeting of the Leeds Temperance society, at the Music-hall, Albion-street, was rendered of considerable interest by the presence of a North American Indian chief, Maun-Gwu-Daus, and his son in their native costume, consisting of buffalo robes, shirts, leggings, mocassins, &c., ornamented with porcupine quills, and wild horse hair. Their caps were decorated with eagle’s feathers, and the chief wore a necklace made from the claws of the grisly bear”.August 23 1866. “The foundations of the new station, to be built jointly by the North-Eastern and London and North-Western Railway Companies, adjoining Wellington Street, Leeds, were commenced. In consequence of the North-Eastern Railway Company taking the Leeds White Cloth Hall for their works, under their act of last session, a new White Cloth Hall had to be erected by them on the site of the old Infirmary Gardens, King Street”.Also on August 23 1866. “The Mayor of Leeds (Mr. Ald. Oxley) issued a notice calling attention to the fact that by the New Improvement Act, all public rights and privileges affecting Woodhouse Moor were extinguished, and cautioned people against playing games or otherwise acting in contravention of the powers of the Corporation, or the bye-laws already made respecting that place of recreation and amusement”.I wonder if that item is a follow-on change to a bye-law as a consequence of the news for August 22 1863 that I posted yesterday (see http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... eadID=4285) about some cricketers being fined for playing cricket on Woodhouse Moor (the fines were subsequently overturned due to a ruling).August 23 1869. “The series of immense reservoirs to be constructed in the valley of the Washburn for giving an improved and increased supply of water to the borough of Leeds, were commenced by the Mayor (Mr. T. W. George) turning the first sod of the reservoir to be formed at Lindley Wood, in the presence of the members of the Town Council and a numerous body of spectators”.