Newbie with questions.......

slw · Post by **slw** » Fri 04 Jan, 2008 4:57 pm

oldleedsman wrote: slw wrote: Does anybody know if there are any books with info on (an in particular) pictures of Reynolds & Branson, which was on Lower Briggate. I've had a look on Leodis but can only find one picture.Thanks for your help. S I'd be interested if you find any photos of it. My great grandfather used to work there in the 20s & 30s. Hi OldLeedsmanMy dad worked for the company (in the engineering part) in the 60's/70's, so that is why I am interested. He did tell me a few tales about it at the weekend but would like to find out more. I wonder if I start a new thread on the company we might get more info. It might get missed here. **now posted thread under buildings & structures

oldleedsman · Post by **oldleedsman** » Fri 04 Jan, 2008 6:35 pm

slw wrote: oldleedsman wrote: slw wrote: Does anybody know if there are any books with info on (an in particular) pictures of Reynolds & Branson, which was on Lower Briggate. I've had a look on Leodis but can only find one picture.Thanks for your help. S I'd be interested if you find any photos of it. My great grandfather used to work there in the 20s & 30s. Hi OldLeedsmanMy dad worked for the company (in the engineering part) in the 60's/70's, so that is why I am interested. He did tell me a few tales about it at the weekend but would like to find out more. I wonder if I start a new thread on the company we might get more info. It might get missed here. Hi slwMy g-grandfather was a dispenser there. My mother used to meet him from work as a child - I'll have to ask her if she has any stories to tell but she was only small.Not sure how much interest there might be in R&B - were they a big employer? No harm in creating a new thread though. You could always give it a generic title like 'old Leeds firms'.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sat 05 Jan, 2008 3:38 am

lister wrote: Hi All,I have been reading secret leeds for a couple of months now after some snippets were posted on another forum I read. I had never really given much interest to the city's history/secrets before but it now has me hooked (particulary reading the article on the town hall)! As I'm a total beginner I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction with regards to some good books to begin with?I would also be interested in any information people have about the history of East End Park (the Park/Grounds in particular) as before moving to roundhay 6 months ago I spent all my life living there without giving it a second though! Once again I have had great fun reading the topics posted on here and hope to be able to contribute (or at least ask some annoying questions) in the furture. Some posters must put in a lot of time and effort, obviously fuelled by a great love for the city, to uncover this information so thank you and keep up the good work!!lister there was a great boating lake in the park once...i did my APPRENTICIEPT in the park...(went to x green)

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 05 Jan, 2008 7:27 am

wiggy wrote: lister wrote: Hi All,I have been reading secret leeds for a couple of months now after some snippets were posted on another forum I read. I had never really given much interest to the city's history/secrets before but it now has me hooked (particulary reading the article on the town hall)! As I'm a total beginner I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction with regards to some good books to begin with?I would also be interested in any information people have about the history of East End Park (the Park/Grounds in particular) as before moving to roundhay 6 months ago I spent all my life living there without giving it a second though! Once again I have had great fun reading the topics posted on here and hope to be able to contribute (or at least ask some annoying questions) in the furture. Some posters must put in a lot of time and effort, obviously fuelled by a great love for the city, to uncover this information so thank you and keep up the good work!!lister there was a great boating lake in the park once...i did my APPRENTICIEPT in the park...(went to x green) Where was the lake Wiggy and when did it go?

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 05 Jan, 2008 11:47 am

roundhegian wrote: drapesy wrote: Personally I think Steven Burt and Kevin Grady's 'Illustrated History of Leeds' is the best history of our City yet produced. Found a copy at Amazon - priced at a little under thirty-eight pounds ! Gosh, that's more than doubled in price since the first edition was published in '94! There were two other books published around that time to form a 'triology' of soughts, 'Images of Leeds' by Peter Brears and 'Leeds Described - eyewitness accounts of Leeds', again compiled by Peter Brears with Ann Heap. Worthy additions to anyone's collection.