Where is this?

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 03 Jul, 2012 10:35 pm

Leodian wrote: camera angles. Hi Jogon. zoomed in photo that I took from street level on the opposite side of Duncan Street-same spot. There are loads of excellent carvings on buildings on Duncan Street that I seem to see new ones everytime I'm there. ----------------------------------------Here's a hopeful note to sleep on:-I had the privilege of being 'in town' with (six) teen yr old daughter recently. Without the ipod & attitude she's actually good company. Dads + daughters..?I suggested lunch in Whitelocks "an historic building etc" I said.She recoiled in horror, muttering about "not going up alleyways" etc, so she took me to her preferred Bagel bar by the city varitieties."There's one of these in the arcade near Blacks" I helpfully added, "It's the other side of the same one" came the put down...Anyway we got chatting about stuff and I was about to talk to her on the historic buildings of Leeds. BUTShe said "They'd" been in town (a few of them) Briggate etc and they'd (15 years olds) formed the view that if you stopped and looked up above retail level, Leeds was amazing architecturally.As we sauntered back to the Corn Ex she showed me notable buildings, which I was happy to have never noticed before.Bless.

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Tue 03 Jul, 2012 11:34 pm

Paragon. Was it there in the 70's? If so that's where my engagement ring was bought. Jogon, loved the "story". Proud dad moment! EDIT. I have just looked at the pic on Leodis (which Leodian's added) and towards the top of the "tower" there is a huge face on show. WHO IS IT OF???? EDIT (again). Just read the caption under the photo. D'oh!!!

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 05 Jul, 2012 7:31 pm

Leodian wrote: Hi Caron. I've found this 1924 photo in Leodis. http://tinyurl.com/bry3j5sInterestingly the Schweppes name is still there in the 1960's Leodis photo found by uncle mick. Thanks to uncle mick for that Leodis photo. Just for a completion this is the view that I took today (July 5 2012). There has not been that much change since the 1924 photo in Leodis.

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Thu 05 Jul, 2012 7:39 pm

Yes Leodian. It's a lovely building and good to see it still looking the same.Mind you, glad the baby's gone...(ugly thing!!). Lol.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 05 Jul, 2012 7:47 pm

Caron wrote: Yes Leodian. It's a lovely building and good to see it still looking the same.Mind you, glad the baby's gone...(ugly thing!!). Lol. I have to admit that until you first mentioned the baby I had not noticed it!

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Thu 05 Jul, 2012 11:59 pm

Jogon wrote: On 1st sight I was convinced it was Goodbard House, corner King St/Infirm'y St. When I was a young office boy in 1952-4 I had to deliver letters all over the City Centre, including that building. In hose days it was called "Bardon Chambers" but has since been modernised and renamed by retaining the beautiful frontage - this was "shored up" while new offices were built behind it.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 06 Jul, 2012 12:45 am

BLAKEY wrote: Jogon wrote: On 1st sight I was convinced it was Goodbard House, corner King St/Infirm'y St. When I was a young office boy in 1952-4 I had to deliver letters all over the City Centre, including that building. In hose days it was called "Bardon Chambers" but has since been modernised and renamed by retaining the beautiful frontage - this was "shored up" while new offices were built behind it. That's very interesting Blakey. At least the 'Bard' part of the name was kept. Being right at the corner of Infirmary Street coming off King Street (almost East Parade) Goodbard House is on a very bad blind corner and as I often wait for a bus there I've seen numerous near misses as traffic suddenly comes round the corner.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 06 Jul, 2012 8:33 am

LeoIt is a bad one that and best to wait for lights.Orsafely avoid buses in Ainsleys....

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 06 Jul, 2012 10:01 am

Leodian wrote: [That's very interesting Blakey. At least the 'Bard' part of the name was kept. Being right at the corner of Infirmary Street coming off King Street (almost East Parade) Goodbard House is on a very bad blind corner and as I often wait for a bus there I've seen numerous near misses as traffic suddenly comes round the corner. Not to digress too far I hope, but on that point I'm reminded of another period in the ever changing history of that junction. When I was a driver for Samuel Ledgard in the 1960s our terminus stop in King Street (facing down in what is the now a one way "up" street) was impossibly crowded at peak times as we shared the stop with the Hebble Rochdale and Burnley buses - particularly between 1720 and 1730 when a total of six double deckers departed - 2 Hebbles, and 4 Ledgards for Rawdon, Guisleley and Ilkley. So, as we arrived along Park Place, we had no option but to turn left into King Street and "faff about" doing several laps of the little roundabout at the junction with East Parade and Infirmary Street or "poaching" on the West Yorkshire stop for Farsley etc near Bardon Chambers - till our stop near the Metropole was clear.I'm a self confessed old dreamer, but I really would love to go back to those happy days, when Leeds was still Leeds !!

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 06 Jul, 2012 10:18 am

BlakeyPut me down for a visit to the Isle of Cynder (and have 1960's Lewis's re-open). If you find a magic bus