1870 OS map in the Guardian

[Inquirer]

The western stone is now inside the Leeds (formerly and Holbeck) Building Society's main office on The Headrow

[Si]

chameleon wrote: tyke bhoy wrote: I read recently in some blurb made for the Palace (pub) that there is a boundary stone set in the wall of Leeds Parish Church that marked the eastern boundary of Leeds. Those living outside the boundary in medieval times had to do jury service etc. in York. Long way to go but explains why even then why Leeds was bottom left of maps. Isn't that known as the 'Eastern Bar'? The Northern Bar is set into the wall of what was the West Yorkshire Bus Station at the top of Vicar Lane - don't recall where the west and south boundary markers are though, East Bar.There was a plaque saying that the West Bar was moved inside the Leeds & Holbeck Building Society on the Headrow.    

[Hats Off]

Si wrote: chameleon wrote: tyke bhoy wrote: I read recently in some blurb made for the Palace (pub) that there is a boundary stone set in the wall of Leeds Parish Church that marked the eastern boundary of Leeds. Those living outside the boundary in medieval times had to do jury service etc. in York. Long way to go but explains why even then why Leeds was bottom left of maps. Isn't that known as the 'Eastern Bar'? The Northern Bar is set into the wall of what was the West Yorkshire Bus Station at the top of Vicar Lane - don't recall where the west and south boundary markers are though, East Bar.There was a plaque saying that the West Bar was moved inside the Leeds & Holbeck Building Society on the Headrow.     Wasn't it The Leeds Permanent Building Society ?

[tyke bhoy]

Hats Off wrote: Wasn't it The Leeds Permanent Building Society ? All posts to date suggest the Leeds which is on the south west corner of the junction of Albion Street with the Headrow. Leeds Permanent that was subsumed into the Halifax was on the North East Corner of the Headrows junction with Cookridge Street. Confusingly Leeds Perm was often advertised as "the Leeds" although unlike L&H never, IIRC, officially adopted it.

[LS1]

It is in the entrance to the building society on Ablion Street (rather than the new entrance on the Headrow (which incedentally I understand the newsagent that was there got a tidy sum just so the Leeds could get a "headrow" address")The security guard used to let you go in to see it.

[arthor]

Greetings to all, new here.The 1870 map could well be an Alan Godfrey one. That is a great source of maps. There are about 10 of Leeds itself from around the turn of the century. If you google Alan Godfrey maps you should find their site and a list of what they have. Waterstones and WH Smith stock (or have stocked) various ones. They are pretty cheap.I would agree that the southern bar is probably on or near the bridge. Everything south of the river used be come under Morley wapentake I think.wasshael

[tyke bhoy]

Welcome arthor. Yes Godfrey Alan maps regularly come up on threads on Secret Leeds