Leeds lost fountains

The Doggers · Post by **The Doggers** » Mon 21 Jan, 2008 3:45 am

I think it's time we did this I was just thinking about this the other day and it's just come back to me now. Two I can remember off the top of my head are the one in Headingley in the garden of the house opposite the bear pit which is an original Leeds Zoo fixture and the one in Park Square which is now a flower bed. Did something happen in the 80's/early 90's involving someone drowning in a fountain or something as it seems as though many were quickly filled in around this time. Personally I like fountains and think they are great to see.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 21 Jan, 2008 1:24 pm

there were two in harehills park,one near the long gone downstairs toilets and the other on the opposite side near the cemetery fence.

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Mon 21 Jan, 2008 4:01 pm

There used to be one in the Lands Lane precinct, but it seemed to be full of suds most weekends when I saw it ...

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Mon 21 Jan, 2008 4:05 pm

double post - soz!

Si · Post by Si » Mon 21 Jan, 2008 4:44 pm

There was one at Yeadon, apparently, hence the Fountain chippy.

kierentc · Post by **kierentc** » Mon 21 Jan, 2008 6:41 pm

Croggy wrote: There used to be one in the Lands Lane precinct, but it seemed to be full of suds most weekends when I saw it ... oh yes, when did that disappear? it was a bit of a seventies/eighties one with loads of metal bits wasn't it?

jf · Post by jf » Mon 21 Jan, 2008 11:39 pm

There's a few fountain pics if you search on Leodis (hidden amongst too many pictures of 'Fountain Street'!)

kierentc · Post by **kierentc** » Tue 22 Jan, 2008 12:11 am

jf wrote: There's a few fountain pics if you search on Leodis (hidden amongst too many pictures of 'Fountain Street'!) i found the lands lane fountain :-Dhttp://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIde ... 76575870it was a popular place to meet when i was a teenager. people sat on the low wall around it...but i'd forgotten how wonky it was, lol. the wall was waaaaaay higher on one side than the other...

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 22 Jan, 2008 8:18 pm

kierentc wrote: jf wrote: There's a few fountain pics if you search on Leodis (hidden amongst too many pictures of 'Fountain Street'!) i found the lands lane fountain :-Dhttp://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIde ... 76575870it was a popular place to meet when i was a teenager. people sat on the low wall around it...but i'd forgotten how wonky it was, lol. the wall was waaaaaay higher on one side than the other... Yeah seem to remember the regular saturday afternoon stand off between the NF and whoever else around the fountain area.Used to get a load of Jesus botherers as well.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 22 Jan, 2008 10:43 pm

kierentc wrote: jf wrote: There's a few fountain pics if you search on Leodis (hidden amongst too many pictures of 'Fountain Street'!) i found the lands lane fountain :-Dhttp://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIde ... 76575870it was a popular place to meet when i was a teenager. people sat on the low wall around it...but i'd forgotten how wonky it was, lol. the wall was waaaaaay higher on one side than the other... Careful kierentc - I think our Phill might have worked on that whilst being built!