Cobbled streets

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Wed 02 Apr, 2008 8:59 pm

Sorry to jump in here Si but Otley market place is cobbled as are one or two adjoining streets.

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Wed 02 Apr, 2008 9:37 pm

Yeadon market square, adjacent to the High Street, outside the town hall.

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Wed 02 Apr, 2008 11:38 pm

Cloth Hall Street behind the Corn Exchange and Crown Street used to be Oh and Call Lane of course, High Court Lane, part of High Court and Maude Street

Si · Post by Si » Thu 03 Apr, 2008 1:04 pm

stevief wrote: Sorry to jump in here Si but Otley market place is cobbled as are one or two adjoining streets. Also the top half of Station Road, Stevie. Cars driving up and down it make a right racket!

MrsG · Post by **MrsG** » Thu 03 Apr, 2008 10:45 pm

[quotenick="Geordie-exile"]How many still exist? I thought it might be worthwhile to get them documented here.I'll pitch with somewhere not in Leeds - Birstall Market Place. I understand there's a fight on to retain the cobbles. [/quotedthere are some in Woodlesford - just off Aberford Road behind the Co-Op, along Back Eshald Place etc. The more used roads round there have just been re-surfaced though; would be a shame if they all were tarmaced over!

spongebob · Post by **spongebob** » Fri 04 Apr, 2008 1:22 am

The one that springs to my mind is at the side of Morley town hall (might be classed as part of Wellington Street) plus part of Dartmouth Avenue (one of the side streets off High street).When we were based down Water Lane the road we were on was cobbled (Sawmill street I think) but I'm not sure if they were retained after redevelopment or possibly relaid or replaced.

bramley13 · Post by **bramley13** » Fri 04 Apr, 2008 9:20 am

the street at the end of leeds bradford road,near bollards behind paper shop, still cobbled

exiled in essex · Post by **exiled in essex** » Fri 04 Apr, 2008 9:31 am

Going back a few years but I used to work for the Highways department (I left in 1996). There were still loads of cobbled streets in existence then and as far as I can remember, they were to be preserved and not tarmacced over. Quite right too!My dad always said that summer was always a nightmare growing up in a cobbled street as the cobbles retained a lot more heat than a standard road so it was always stifling on the street.

Si · Post by Si » Fri 04 Apr, 2008 1:45 pm

I worked one summer (1980ish) as a plumber's mate, subcontracted to what was The Yorkshire Water Board. We had to fix leaks between the mains and property boundaries. Sometimes we'd find cobbles (or setts) under the tarmac. Getting the first one up was a right bugger! I remember it was very hard work (especially as it was a hot summer,) the two of us struggling with crowbars (mind yer fingers!) and I've never sunk as many pints of a dinner-time before or since.Once they were up, I had to dig down to the leak with a spade and a "grafter," bailing as I went, til the pipe was uncovered. The plumber would then freeze the pipe either side of the leak, and mend it (usually a "wiped" joint - most pipes were still lead) and I'd fill it back in. We ALWAYS put the setts back in the correct order.Cobbled streets made a hard job harder, but I still prefer to see them preserved.

Mick_SGC · Post by **Mick_SGC** » Sun 06 Apr, 2008 11:02 pm

There's plenty in kirkstall.I'll try dig out some clips.