Monkey Bridge.
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Gaz 79
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Re: the iron pipe over the beck
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Gaz 79
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Re: the iron pipe over the beck
I well remember the iron pipe in the 1940's I used to fall off it quite regularly. I always thought that the name Monkey Bridge came from the fact that you had to be a monkey to get over the beck via the iron pipe. I used to come from the Comptons to play there and to fish in the beck. Happy days
Gaz
Gaz
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blackprince
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Re: the iron pipe over the beck
So did I but in the mid 1950's. We used to wade in the beck in wellies. May I ask whereabouts in the Comptons?Gaz 79 wrote: I used to come from the Comptons to play there and to fish in the beck. Happy days
Gaz
It used to be said that the statue of the Black Prince had been placed in City Square , near the station, pointing South to tell all the southerners who've just got off the train to b****r off back down south!
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dogduke
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Re: Monkey Bridge.
If you have happy memories of the Compton's in your mind,keep them there and
treasure them.
A return visit is not recommended,Harehills Lane and the surrounding streets like the Compton's
are dumps.
Candidate for the City of Culture,they are truly in a world of their own,the inner city areas are becoming a lost cause.
treasure them.
A return visit is not recommended,Harehills Lane and the surrounding streets like the Compton's
are dumps.
Candidate for the City of Culture,they are truly in a world of their own,the inner city areas are becoming a lost cause.
Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.90% of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.