Where is this place that was once a bank?

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Tue 20 Mar, 2012 10:06 am

buffaloskinner wrote: Have a look in the 80's then, it was definately a building society Pic here, it's the Woolwich @ 35 Park Rowhttp://www.shoppinginleeds.co.uk/city-centre-l ... Leeds.html

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Tue 20 Mar, 2012 3:24 pm

Interesting. Found a couple of pictures on Leodis. Here they are...http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... er=6946and at .....http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... =6947These show 35 from the Museum front during the war years. It, meaning 35, was a Midland Bank.Interestingly, the narrative explains that the bank address was 33-35 Bond Street - so the 35 above the door is for Bond Street rather than Park Row. Unless of course the corner door signifies 35 for both BS and PR, which is a huge coincidence.But 35 would be correct for Park Row, being next to 36 which is the next building down towards City Square.So when the shopping page had the Woolwich at 33-35 Park Row it seems that they were incorrect. That building is 33-35 Bond Street.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 20 Mar, 2012 9:07 pm

salt 'n pepper wrote: Interesting. Found a couple of pictures on Leodis. Here they are...http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... er=6946and at .....http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... =6947These show 35 from the Museum front during the war years. It, meaning 35, was a Midland Bank.Interestingly, the narrative explains that the bank address was 33-35 Bond Street - so the 35 above the door is for Bond Street rather than Park Row. Unless of course the corner door signifies 35 for both BS and PR, which is a huge coincidence.But 35 would be correct for Park Row, being next to 36 which is the next building down towards City Square.So when the shopping page had the Woolwich at 33-35 Park Row it seems that they were incorrect. That building is 33-35 Bond Street. The two men sitting at right side of the picture seem to be, er, well, shall we say 'friendly'?

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Tue 20 Mar, 2012 9:25 pm

drapesy wrote: ...The two men sitting at right side of the picture seem to be, er, well, shall we say 'friendly'? HeeHee Good spot Drapesey.Here's another shot just about giving the game away from the opposite direction.Any chance of a positive ID?http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Thu 12 Apr, 2012 9:38 pm

Here is a link to one of Clifford Stead's 1960's photographs which show again that Jamie's Italian was a city centre branch - and probably the main Leeds branch - of Midland Bank.....http://www.flickr.com/photos/cliffordst ... 6461/There are some great photographs in his selection.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 13 Apr, 2012 10:21 am

Hope I've not missed something in this topic, but surely the building on the corner of Bond Street (now pedestrianised Bond Court) and Park Row was at one time The Leeds Skyrac and Morley Building Society ??

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Fri 13 Apr, 2012 11:40 am

BLAKEY wrote: Hope I've not missed something in this topic, but surely the building on the corner of Bond Street (now pedestrianised Bond Court) and Park Row was at one time The Leeds Skyrac and Morley Building Society ?? BLAKEY: Are are getting mixed up with this ?http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... PLAY=FULLI have had a scout round the phone books and can't find a S&M in Park Row

jim · Post by **jim** » Fri 13 Apr, 2012 1:44 pm

uncle mick wrote: I have had a scout round the phone books and can't find a S&M in Park Row Unfortunate choice of abbreviation there uncle mick!

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 13 Apr, 2012 6:51 pm

uncle mick wrote: BLAKEY wrote: Hope I've not missed something in this topic, but surely the building on the corner of Bond Street (now pedestrianised Bond Court) and Park Row was at one time The Leeds Skyrac and Morley Building Society ?? BLAKEY: Are are getting mixed up with this ?No uncle mick, definitely not - and that picture has me totally baffled too - is that building on the north side of Bond Street ??To return to Park Row/ Bond Street, I must of course be mistaken - old age tha' knows - but on further thought I seem also to remember the trading name changing from Leeds Skyrac and Morley to "TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANK" - Hopefully someone can clinch this one way or another eh ??

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Fri 13 Apr, 2012 6:54 pm

jim wrote: uncle mick wrote: I have had a scout round the phone books and can't find a S&M in Park Row Unfortunate choice of abbreviation there uncle mick! Took me 30 seconds to work that out