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The following is from John Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire' vol 3.August 26 1870."The Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen, the distinguished Hindoo reformer, was on a visit to Leeds at this time.The works in connection with the A B C process of purifying and utilising the sewage, was commenced by the Leeds Corporation near the sewage outfall on the river Aire , Knostrop".I've done a quick search for information on Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen but could not readily find anything. I like the use of 'Knostrop' as that is how I would spell that place, not other variations that I've seen.

Leodian wrote: The following is from John Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire' vol 3.August 26 1870."The Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen, the distinguished Hindoo reformer, was on a visit to Leeds at this time.The works in connection with the A B C process of purifying and utilising the sewage, was commenced by the Leeds Corporation near the sewage outfall on the river Aire , Knostrop".I've done a quick search for information on Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen but could not readily find anything. I like the use of 'Knostrop' as that is how I would spell that place, not other variations that I've seen. Hi Leodian. You'll find Keshub Chunder Sen on Wiki.Apparantly his visit to England didn't go down too well.He was totally against women being educated etc.....Oh dear!!!

Caron wrote: Leodian wrote: The following is from John Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire' vol 3.August 26 1870."The Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen, the distinguished Hindoo reformer, was on a visit to Leeds at this time.The works in connection with the A B C process of purifying and utilising the sewage, was commenced by the Leeds Corporation near the sewage outfall on the river Aire , Knostrop".I've done a quick search for information on Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen but could not readily find anything. I like the use of 'Knostrop' as that is how I would spell that place, not other variations that I've seen. Hi Leodian. You'll find Keshub Chunder Sen on Wiki.Apparantly his visit to England didn't go down too well.He was totally against women being educated etc.....Oh dear!!! Hiya Caron. I've found that my mistake was searching under 'Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen' with and without 'Wikipedia', as having just now searched under 'Keshub Chunder Sen'+'Wikipedia' the first link was to a report about him in Wikipedia. For anyone interested this is the link to that:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keshub_Chunder_SenThanks Caron for responding to this thread. Though I appreciate that my Leeds news on today's date topics may not easily lead to a response it is disheartening that so few ever get one! For example the four previous of those threads have (currently at least) had no responses!

Sorry for not replying Leo, but I aleays read your news threads with interest. I am sure a lot of others do too.

Cheers BarFly.There is some fascinating stuff in the Annals that relates to Leeds but which do not have a specific date. The oldest mention is in vol 1 (1861) under 45 B.C. in a section about "The towns of the Britons" in Julius Cæsar's time in which it states:- "There was a Castrum or an entrenched camp at Leeds on the hill lying between Charles Street and High Street; then called "Wall-flatt." A Trajectus, or ford crosssed the Aire, a short distance on the east side of the present old bridge. The Roman Roads which intersected Yorkshire can occasionally be traced with considerable accuracy...the road from Tadcaster, through Slack near Huddersfield, to Manchester, passed through Leeds in a line a little to the east of Briggate, and its line is traceable in the neighbourhood of Morley and Gildersome...a road from Castleford, ran through Adel, towards Ilkley".

It gives me goosebumps sometimes thinking how many years people have been living and working in the places we go day to day.The number of Roman and similar age roads and pathways in the area must be huge,    

BarFly wrote: It gives me goosebumps sometimes thinking how many years people have been living and working in the places we go day to day.The number of Roman and similar age roads and pathways in the area must be huge,     Yeah, we are just shadows on the face of the earth, (like the short-lived brilliance of a sparkler) - tho' that doesn't sit well the Shadows thing. "...The Romans marched north to subdue the Brigantes, the tribe that inhabited most of northern Britain and a Roman fort and settlement were built at Burgodonum (Adel)...[Thoresby]http://goo.gl/maps/fDN0BIt isn't until 300 years after the Romans left Britain that there is any written mention of Leeds. psLeo, I've often had a look and said hello.        

When I was a kid I thought Kirkstall Road was a Roman road. Well, I was only a kid and it did seem to be a long straight road that went on forever...I was about 7 when I became interested in archaeology so took to digging in our front garden but all I found were tiny bones (probably of birds) and boy o boy did I cop it from my dad for messing up the garden. My dad certainly didn't encourage me to have a career in archaeology...haha

Very many years back where I used to live in Osmondthorpe I bought a metal detector and set about scanning the large back garden. All I ever 'found' was a battered tin can! I used the detector a few times in other areas but never found anything and eventually gave up, mainly because I felt silly using it in public areas like beaches where I was more likely though to find something!

Lots down here, Leodian, (Bournemouth/Sandbanks/Studland), they still use them on the beaches. I wanted to buy my eldest daughter one for xmas last year as she and her partner walk for miles along the beach. She gave me such a look and promptly said, "No thanks!". Honestly, the ungrateful youth of today...(lol). I keep thinking I'll buy one for myself but thinking's as far as I get. I've known a few folk who own one but like you, Leodian, they've never found/find anything exciting but never say never!