Posted: Wed 26 Sep, 2012 12:48 pm
The following are from John Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire':-September 26 1791. "The first stone of St. Paul's church, Park-square, in Leeds, was laid September 26th, by Dr. Wilson, the bishop of Bristol, who had previously presented to the founder, the Rev. Miles Atkinson, the ground upon which it is built...The style of architecture is Grecian. The east and west ends display four pilasters of the Ionic order, supporting their respective entablature and pediment; a light square tower also rises at the west end, decorated by vases and Ionic windows. The whole is surmounted with a dome, finishing in a ball and cross...A good toned organ was erected in 1801, by subscription. The church cost £10,000, and contains 1,500 sittings.".I like the description. I had though to look up the meaning of "entablature" and "pediment". The church was demolished in 1905. This is a link to a photo of the church in Leodis:- http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL and this is to one showing the interior in 1905:- http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... PLAY=FULLI have previously noted the following in an older SL thread about fishing in Leeds but I thought I would repeat it here:-September 26 1868. "Mr. T. Leatham, of Waterloo Road, Hunslet, whilst walking on the banks of the river Aire, near the Suspension Bridge, Accomodation Road, saw an eel in the water, which he captured. It measured 3ft. 6in. long, was 9in. in circumference, and weighed 5lb. 6oz.".