What & Where? Birthday Special

munki · Post by **munki** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 8:45 am

A bit of a magical mystery What&Where? for the Birthday, this time...I wonder if anyone will get this? There won't be any clues for a while, except to say that you won't get this by the usual methods!If anyone can get it before 29th, I'll buy them a pint at Sam's Chophouse.

munki · Post by **munki** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 8:51 am

What building is this, & where is it?

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 10:56 am

Sam's chop house in it's original guise?

Mork of Ork · Post by **Mork of Ork** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 11:52 am

Is it the Becketts Bank Whetherspoons?

billy the buffalo · Post by **billy the buffalo** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 11:53 am

is it the old queens hotel

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 2:12 pm

I assume the cryptic clue means it is no longer standing.

electricaldave · Post by **electricaldave** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 6:08 pm

That would appear to be something from the late 18thC perhaps to around 1820, so there will not be any photos, and I expect it isn't standing.I further predict that to find an image will involve looking in a Leeds History book.It has the same general shape as the original Queens hotel but that would be too late for this image, methinks.I'm also wondering if this was a proposed design for the Queens Hotel that didn't actually get built - hence the lack of photos.

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 9:06 pm

munki wrote: What building is this, & where is it? Note to the wise ...The image you get from "behind"by double clicking on the picture is much larger and higher resolution.No dead give-aways on it all the same.Was it by any chance an unsucccessful entry into the competition for the desgn of the Leeds Municipal Buidings of 1874 ?

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 9:28 pm

Bramley4woods wrote: munki wrote: What building is this, & where is it? Note to the wise ...The image you get from "behind"by double clicking on the picture is much larger and higher resolution.No dead give-aways on it all the same.Was it by any chance an unsucccessful entry into the competition for the desgn of the Leeds Municipal Buidings of 1874 ? I knew that trick but hadn't thought of using it on this. Now I have it looks like a peeler at the top of the steps. He wouldn't have walked there passing by so it suggests he is either exiting or guarding. Still not much more help though especially if it turns out to be a herring of the red variety

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 10:05 pm

Is it the original Leeds Infirmary?Before it moved to its present site.