A very old Establishment down the Skulls head yard (Part 1)

roundhegian · Post by **roundhegian** » Sat 12 Apr, 2008 12:53 pm

Phill_d wrote: Well fingers crossed. Lets hope we can maybe start to have a little input into these things. As far as i'm concerned it's long overdue. B.T.W is everyone else having trouble with Secret Leeds this morning?? I think the server needs winding up!! I gave up temporarily about an hour-and-a-half ago because every click on the mouse resulted in waiting for minutes on end .

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sat 12 Apr, 2008 12:56 pm

All seems ok now. It started to go wobbly about 9 this morning. Anyway It's camera time. I'm off out. Everyone have a good weekend!

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sat 12 Apr, 2008 2:04 pm

I thought that it was fitting to have a name for our new found friends so here's my suggestions ladies and gentlemen i proudly presentMUNKI & DUNKI PS/no offence lads

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 12 Apr, 2008 2:09 pm

Brandy wrote: I thought that it was fitting to have a name for our new found friends so here's my suggestions ladies and gentlemen i proudly presentMUNKI & DUNKI PS/no offence lads Well done Brandy - and very apt, whilst not wanting to reincarnate Dot - I suppose they are always skullking around in the background

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sat 12 Apr, 2008 2:27 pm

chameleon wrote: Brandy wrote: I thought that it was fitting to have a name for our new found friends so here's my suggestions ladies and gentlemen i proudly presentMUNKI & DUNKI PS/no offence lads Well done Brandy - and very apt, whilst not wanting to reincarnate Dot - I suppose they are always skullking around in the background lol sure would be nice if we can get em moved back though eh?what's got me baffled is the significance in how and why they ended up there in the first place??

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 12 Apr, 2008 7:14 pm

Just another thought in terms of propriety - if those who moved the skulls to their 'new' building did not actually own that which was the their original home (leasees perhaps?) then most likely those people did not have the right to remove them at all?

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sat 12 Apr, 2008 9:37 pm

Just a thought, but if there are problems getting the skulls put on the Crown building (depending who owns it...), the council own the Corn Exchange a matter of feet away and it would be a cracking bit of old Leeds history to have on show again.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sun 13 Apr, 2008 11:25 am

As my planned little trip was put on hold be a group of Pikies smashing the place to bits with sledge hammers yesterday, I had another look at the Crown and yard. I can't help thinking that this building is very small to be a pub. I wonder as Drapsey says the pub could have been round the yard or maybe it was the building next door?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sun 13 Apr, 2008 11:28 am

This is the entrance to the smaller Crown court yard. Funnily enough I called in the 'Strangely familiar' photo exhibition and there are 2 pictures down the back of this yard showing the rear of Gelders the Draper shop on Kirkgate. There are some good pictures in there, Quarry hill and the old back to backs with quite a few from the Rosebanks. It's worth having a look and the web site to see for directions and opening times are herehttp://www.projectspaceleeds.org.uk/default.aspx

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sun 13 Apr, 2008 11:33 am

And this is the sorry site of the rear of the cloth hall.