Roundhay Park Airport

[Brunel]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/con ... shtml?1The complete story of Rowland Ding, click through all the pictures.    

[zettie]

I lived in Hovingham Mount in the 1920-30s and many times walked to Roundhay Park and well remember using the 'ginnel' on my way. In a field on the left hand side of the 'ginnel' was installed a wooden post with a wooden propeller attached, marking the spot of the crash site where Blackburn's test pilot Roland Ding was killed. Further along on the same side was a row of large terrace houses, in one of which the headmaster of Gipton school, Mr Sanderson lived. I attended Gipton school at the time.
As to planes using Soldiers Field, as a boy with my brothers and other friends I well recall lying on the ground near the Oakwood clock entrance to the field watching bi-planes taking off and landing over our heads. The time would be late 1920s-early 1930s as I was born in 1921.

[jim]

Welcome to the site zettie, and thanks for your interesting memories. I wonder if you are our oldest member?

[Johnny39]

I too can remember using the ginnell Zettie and having the crash site pointed out to me, that would be in the late 40's, early 50's. Can't remember if the ginnell was called "Half Mile" or "Mile". I remember it came out, at the bottom, in Wetherby Road and at the top walking past some cottages to enter it but don't remember exactly where they were.

[Brunel]

Oakwood & District Historical Soc.

Copied from their magazine "Oak Leaves"

"Early Birds Over Yorkshire!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v4dvczy3pf90x ... E.pdf?dl=0

[scrabblerz]

Just walked through Soldiers field and down the bottom end are 3 people , one with a wheeled contraption with GPS locator on ,one with a hand held framework with GPS locator both walking in a grid pattern and another person with a GPS tripod set up . I was told in the Library it could be a archealogical survey they were doing , which was mooted some time ago . So maybe not the new runway for Airport .

[Arry Awk]

I lived in Hovingham Mount in the 1920-30s and many times walked to Roundhay Park and well remember using the 'ginnel' on my way. In a field on the left hand side of the 'ginnel' was installed a wooden post with a wooden propeller attached, marking the spot of the crash site where Blackburn's test pilot Roland Ding was killed. Further along on the same side was a row of large terrace houses, in one of which the headmaster of Gipton school, Mr Sanderson lived. I attended Gipton school at the time.
As to planes using Soldiers Field, as a boy with my brothers and other friends I well recall lying on the ground near the Oakwood clock entrance to the field watching bi-planes taking off and landing over our heads. The time would be late 1920s-early 1930s as I was born in 1921.

Hi Zettie! This is the FORMER OLDEST SL poster greeting you, Aged 85! I hereby relinquish my former honoured Status and bow to your
superior Innings! Well done,that man! I feel much younger Ta! Could even manage a Tango now!(Is Mark Altman's still open? NO!)
Joking, of course!
Anyway,Welcome to the madhouse,Zettie.Hope to see more of your interesting postings from now on!
Cheers and Congrats to the New Champ!
Arry

[uncle mick]

Just walked through Soldiers field and down the bottom end are 3 people , one with a wheeled contraption with GPS locator on ,one with a hand held framework with GPS locator both walking in a grid pattern and another person with a GPS tripod set up . I was told in the Library it could be a archealogical survey they were doing , which was mooted some time ago . So maybe not the new runway for Airport .

Some photos here scrabblerz http://tinyurl.com/l2n296n

[Brunel]

W.Y.A.S.

[j.c.d.]

I lived in Hovingham Mount in the 1920-30s and many times walked to Roundhay Park and well remember using the 'ginnel' on my way. In a field on the left hand side of the 'ginnel' was installed a wooden post with a wooden propeller attached, marking the spot of the crash site where Blackburn's test pilot Roland Ding was killed. Further along on the same side was a row of large terrace houses, in one of which the headmaster of Gipton school, Mr Sanderson lived. I attended Gipton school at the time.
As to planes using Soldiers Field, as a boy with my brothers and other friends I well recall lying on the ground near the Oakwood clock entrance to the field watching bi-planes taking off and landing over our heads. The time would be late 1920s-early 1930s as I was born in 1921.

Hi Zettie! This is the FORMER OLDEST SL poster greeting you, Aged 85! I hereby relinquish my former honoured Status and bow to your
superior Innings! Well done,that man! I feel much younger Ta! Could even manage a Tango now!(Is Mark Altman's still open? NO!)
Joking, of course!
Anyway,Welcome to the madhouse,Zettie.Hope to see more of your interesting postings from now on!
Cheers and Congrats to the New Champ!
Arry

Excellent post. Your mention of Mark Altmans reminds me of going into the Bedford pub nearby first for some Dutch Courage" and then upstairs to Marks to let the young ladies have their pick of us . Trouble was M. Altman used to pick the bet looking ones (girls) and whizz them round the floor, we felt clumsy footed after his displays. if we did not get a bird we always blamed him as we walked down to Infirmary St for the late night bus. Happy days.