Quarry Hill Flats

chemimike · Post by **chemimike** » Fri 01 Jun, 2012 12:11 pm

With regard to your picture of the wartime bus with "synthetic fuel " trailer. In fact the fuel (producer gas) was produced in the trailer by passing air over hot coke, the results being piped to the engine. Apparently the idea was only used for a few years, and involved replacing the coke after about 80 miles. See http://www.countrybus.org/ST/ST.html . In some places (australia) similar units were apparently used for private vehicles also (http://consuleng.com.au/Producer%20Gas% ... 939-45.pdf )

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 01 Jun, 2012 8:46 pm

Jogon wrote: Something for Quarry Hill AND bus fans:A bus using a petrol substitute at the bus station in Leeds, c 1943. Clearly visible is one of the containers for synthetic fuel, which is pulled along behind the bus like a trailer. Quarry Hill flats visible. Saw something similar in Normandy a couple f weeks ago,only it was a flame throwing Cromwell tank!!!

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sat 02 Jun, 2012 12:16 am

The 'Crocodile'..

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sun 29 Dec, 2013 9:23 pm

2 quite amazing photos from jb303.The first shows the view of Quarry Hill,Leeds 1930's. Before Quarry Hill Flats.The curved roof lower left of shot is still there at the bottom of Eastgate/Lady Lane. Now offices, next to the Job Centre I think it was 'the Marquis (?of granby?) pub.Current view from street levelhttp://goo.gl/maps/aDZMNGuessing this was, perhaps taken from the new build 'new headrow'.Second image shows the Leeds Central Bus Station 1937 with the steel frame of Quarry Hill Flats up.Little changed really in 70 yearshttp://binged.it/1d1lZKa

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sun 29 Dec, 2013 10:14 pm

I have wondered how the 'Hill' part of Quarry Hill got its name. I assumed it was a hill at one time and the top photo in Jogon's interesting post above does show its low hill nature. Perhaps it was once a much higher hill.PS. Who is the female in the photo in liits post on 16-Feb-2012 14:13:36?

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sun 29 Dec, 2013 10:50 pm

Hi leoI wondered the same, assume it's a link that's changed, lol

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 30 Dec, 2013 9:49 am

[quotenick="cnosni"] Jogon wrote: Something for Quarry Hill AND bus fans:A bus using a petrol substitute at the bus station in Leeds, c 1943. Clearly visible is one of the containers for synthetic fuel, which is pulled along behind the bus like a trailer. Quarry Hill flats visible. Just a little extra information for the transport fans and WW2 and Quarry Hill historians. The bus is Bullock and Sons number 146 - a 1933 petrol engined Leyland Titan TD2 with Leyland body. When B & S sold out to West Riding in 1950 the vehicle was one of several already withdrawn for disposal and therefore never ran for West Riding.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 30 Dec, 2013 12:37 pm

This looks interesting, albeit expensive!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Estate- ... 25868e439e

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 30 Dec, 2013 2:33 pm

Leodian wrote: I have wondered how the 'Hill' part of Quarry Hill got its name. I assumed it was a hill at one time and the top photo in Jogon's interesting post above does show its low hill nature. Perhaps it was once a much higher hill.PS. Who is the female in the photo in liits post on 16-Feb-2012 14:13:36? I've noticed that the photo is no longer there! I'm glad at least Jogon saw it as otherwise people would be wondering what I was talking about!

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 30 Dec, 2013 2:42 pm

LS1 wrote: This looks interesting, albeit expensive!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Estate- ... 25868e439e Wow, that is expensive at £112.58 + £2.75 post and delivery! I wonder if the Leeds Central Reference Library will get (or already have) a copy?