The Inland Waterways of Elland Road

LS13 · Post by **LS13** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 2:02 pm

I first saw this photo a few months ago- taken of ER probably mid to late 60's, before the roof was put on the Kop and before the M621 was built. The intriguing thing is the winding river/canal where the M621 now is, and what looks like 1 or maybe 2 large 'lakes' off Lowfields Road.I've asked various Leeds fans who went to games in this era and no one knows what either the river or lakes are, nor do they remember them. This has now resurfaced on another LUFC forum and is again baffling people.Anyone know what the river and lakes are and what happened to them?[/URL]

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 2:35 pm

Wortley Beck ??? http://tinyurl.com/mye7cyh

chemimike · Post by **chemimike** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 2:39 pm

The map below labelled c 1964 show Wortley beck wiggling past the ground. At the back are sludge beds, not quite in the same position as the photo, but this must be what the ponds in the photo are.Upload does not seem to be working, so will try nand put on in photobucket

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 2:46 pm

Yup, sure we've covered this before, possibly as Low Beck - sure it's in the archived threads somewhere.

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 2:50 pm

Looking on Leodis Wortley Beck was prone to flooding, hence the lakes ???http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 2:59 pm

I've been having a wee look round and wonder if the thread on The Lemi at page 1 might be of help. Being me, I can't of course, do any more than make reference to it!

LS13 · Post by **LS13** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 3:53 pm

Wonder why no one remembers the beck going under lowfields Road- thousands must have crossed it every home game! Looks a sizeable river- where has it gone then? Is it somewhere beneath the M621 flyover?

jim · Post by **jim** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 4:10 pm

Over the years the beck has been culverted underground most of the way from Lower Wortley to Water Lane. The Millshaw beck which joins it just west of the railway has also been practically all culverted.

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 6:31 pm

LS13 wrote: I first saw this photo a few months ago- taken of ER probably mid to late 60's, before the roof was put on the Kop and before the M621 was built. The intriguing thing is the winding river/canal where the M621 now is, and what looks like 1 or maybe 2 large 'lakes' off Lowfields Road.I've asked various Leeds fans who went to games in this era and no one knows what either the river or lakes are, nor do they remember them. This has now resurfaced on another LUFC forum and is again baffling people.Anyone know what the river and lakes are and what happened to them?[/URL] Slightly off the thread but it must have been a big match looking at the size of the crowd.

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Mon 11 Aug, 2014 7:53 pm

This is the thread Dalehelms referred to earlier:http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... readID=368