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

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sat 19 Apr, 2008 12:57 pm

Forgetful Cat wrote: In the surrealist pamphlet, Gareth Brown says that the original location was occupied by a company called Ion Dyson, which relocated to a purpose built office block on Buslingthorpe lane in the 1970's, taking the skulls with them.Thishttp://www.leedsonline.co.uk/info/938/suggests the building still bears the company name, though they are no longer there.Gareth states that he tried to contact Ion Dyson without success. A quick google and companies house check shows that they are now registered at a pub in York, and still trading. That's where I got the idea that Ion Dyson hadn't been contacted but perhaps no one's been in touch with them at York. Might be worth a go?

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sat 19 Apr, 2008 12:59 pm

Hmmm.http://www.blackie-ltd.co.uk/History.ht ... 0967412890

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sat 19 Apr, 2008 1:19 pm

Photo of The Crown Inn, Kirkgate. Source: http://philanthropic.org.uk/history%201.htm

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 19 Apr, 2008 1:29 pm

I' having trouble working out how they got to be on Buslingthorpe Lane. . . Have I missed this?That building looks strangely familiar, like one I did some work in years ago - is it/was it the Leeds base of the Rathbone Charity?

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Sat 19 Apr, 2008 2:11 pm

just checked the YEP, nothing threre but judging by the post by Phill about the e-mail re Dr Grady I dont think it'll be in today!

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sat 19 Apr, 2008 3:32 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: Forgetful Cat wrote: In the surrealist pamphlet, Gareth Brown says that the original location was occupied by a company called Ion Dyson, which relocated to a purpose built office block on Buslingthorpe lane in the 1970's, taking the skulls with them.Thishttp://www.leedsonline.co.uk/info/938/suggests the building still bears the company name, though they are no longer there.Gareth states that he tried to contact Ion Dyson without success. A quick google and companies house check shows that they are now registered at a pub in York, and still trading. That's where I got the idea that Ion Dyson hadn't been contacted but perhaps no one's been in touch with them at York. Might be worth a go? its a good job they didnt take em to york with them because we would never have got them back then.

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 19 Apr, 2008 5:34 pm

Ah! got it, was confused by Georide's post, but that only talks about Webster after the move. (Brain re-engaged, almost )

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sat 19 Apr, 2008 9:00 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: Photo of The Crown Inn, Kirkgate. Source: http://philanthropic.org.uk/history%201.htm Thanks Geordie-exile but sadly this is not the pub we're talking about. This is 'The Old Crown' which was on the S side of Kirkgate just past the junction with wharf street - so a bit further down and opposite the 'Duck and Drake'.If you look at the 1847 O.S. map Si posted (top of page 9)you can see it marked. According to Leodis the building was demolished c 1935 - although it ceased to be a pub many years before that. If you check the 1906 map you will see that it is no longer a pub - indeed it is not a pub by the time of the picture you posted.

Post by **cnosni** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 1:16 am

Geordie-exile wrote: Photo of The Crown Inn, Kirkgate. Source: http://philanthropic.org.uk/history%201.htm Where the chuff did you get that!!!

Post by **cnosni** » Sun 20 Apr, 2008 1:23 pm

Drapesy/Phil/Si/anyone,are you up for putting something together for the Civic Trust?