Anyone know anything about the derelict House 94 Potternewton Lane?

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 03 Feb, 2014 5:48 am

@ Leodian. Not showing on the map, the house is on the other side of Henconner Ln.Can be seen on Google Street view:

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 03 Feb, 2014 2:07 pm

http://goo.gl/maps/x4xZYhttp://goo.gl/maps/lYl2E

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 03 Feb, 2014 2:42 pm

Brunel wrote: @ Leodian. Not showing on the map, the house is on the other side of Henconner Ln.Can be seen on Google Street view: Cheers Brunel. I still wonder what the Parisian laundry was, as all I have been able to readily find on googling is a modern art gallery. PS. I like having a 'drive' around when I see such as the Google Street View link you provided and was amused that a man in blue jeans appears several times at different locations on the left on Potternewton Lane when 'driving' from the Scott Hall Road roundabout. He was either an extremely fast walker (Superman speed!) or the Google car taking the images stopped a few times!

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 03 Feb, 2014 8:52 pm

A couple of larger pics. of the house, as of today.Front view: http://imgur.com/4LJ0sjnRear view: http://imgur.com/2fw1P3mRear view: http://imgur.com/18cPZzIRear view: http://imgur.com/IuGu0tiClick on the pics for full size.

minksymoo · Post by **minksymoo** » Tue 04 Feb, 2014 10:27 am

stardoman wrote: My Aunt owned this house and lived there until shortly before her death which was 6 or 7 years ago. I presume her daughter owns it now. I stayed in this house many times when I was growing up.My Aunt also had the house next door which she let out. Not sure if this one was sold or not. It is interesting someone mentioning the Tubeville name as I came across this name when doing my family tree. I did not realise there were any connections to Leeds before my Aunt moved there as the family is from Wales. We discovered the present owner lives on Scott Hall Road so not sure it's owner occupied or being let, the house of the registered owner was pretty swanky (yep we didn't give up, we posted another letter!) so hard to imagine they would be living in both residences.Drove past again a few months ago and 94 is really in a bad way at the front, especially the chimney. Lots of penetrating vegetation in the brickwork and deep cracks.I'd love to hear more about it, your family connection and what's it's like inside. Looking at it now kind of reminds me of the Edie's in Grey Gardens- perhaps whoever is living there isn't able to keep up with the works? I'd love to help whoever it is do some restoration- having patched up the Old Lamb in Seacroft I'm a proper Handy Andy now

urban rambler · Post by **urban rambler** » Thu 06 Feb, 2014 1:19 pm

Hi Minksymoo. Thought you might know....what is happening to the old Seacroft Gatehouse which belongs to the Council I believe. They just seem to be leaving it to crumble. is that in order to redevelop? I have been on the Council website and it doesn't seem to be on the properties for sale list.Many thanks

minksymoo · Post by **minksymoo** » Sun 09 Feb, 2014 6:08 pm

urban rambler wrote: Hi Minksymoo. Thought you might know....what is happening to the old Seacroft Gatehouse which belongs to the Council I believe. They just seem to be leaving it to crumble. is that in order to redevelop? I have been on the Council website and it doesn't seem to be on the properties for sale list.Many thanks I don't know of any plans I'm afraid, the last time I had a look the roof had completely gone through and it's full of nesting pigeons so I imagine the stonework will be suffering

scrabblerz · Post by **scrabblerz** » Tue 11 Mar, 2014 8:50 pm

Reading a sale of Land dated 1870 for land around this area , I dont know where this house is but the map enclosed in the sale details might be of some use .Its on the 2nd floor of Leeds Library Foolscap size Blue coverLibrary ref LF 333.333.H411

jbateman · Post by **jbateman** » Tue 20 Jan, 2015 3:43 pm

minksymoo wrote:Hello I keep driving past a magnificent detached double-fronted victorian/georgian? house- 94 Potternewton Lane. It's seriously crumbling but looks like there MAY be someone living in the back of it or at least using it, although there are never lights on (gates are newly padlocked and there were footprints in the snow to the back door as recently as last week).Yes, I am clearly spying.There's no record of a sale in the last 10 years but I have found the address in the records of letters of a Professor A S Turbeville in the archives at Liverpool Uni, he was an English Literature Professor who died in 1945 and there is a record that his widow wrote in the Yorkshire Post at that time saying thank you for condolences sent. Apparently his death was also recorded in the Leeds Mercury but beyond this I've found no actual articles and no other information on the Professor.I'm utterly fascinated by this house. Such an elegant building to be going to wrack and ruin......my partner gets an small inheritance soon and we are daydreaming of trying to get a deposit to buy it and restore it to former glory (definitely a pipe dream as I'm only a lowly secretary) but I'd love to at the very least learn more about it and why it's in its present state?Does anyone on here know anything about this house and its history?I'll gladly take them for a few beers in the pub of their choice in return for the conversation : )

Hi minksymoo,
I have just signed contracts with the owners of this property to sell 94 Potternewton Lane. I can take some details and arrange for you to view if you like? Please feel free to give me a call on 0113 269 6226, my name is Jenna so please ask for me. Kind regards!

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Anyone know anything about the derelict House 94 Potternewton Lane?

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