Old ruined house in Wortley.

[Si]

Off the top of my head - what about that brick-built pair of semis on Burley Road between the viaduct and Cardigan Road/Willow Road, on the right heading into Leeds? There is an old painted sign on the gable-end that says "Mark Cole-Coal Merchant" or something similar. I've always thought they look older than Victorian - late Georgian perhaps, and certainly "working-class."    

[sundowner]

There is a row of stone cottages on the road below Swinnow Primary School that look very old i should think there were just fields around them when they were built. In fact there are a lot of old houses in Pudsey that are still standing.Most of them are old weavers cottages they would have had a loom in the loft the cloth would have been bought and taken to Leeds to be sold on Leeds Bridge were a cloth market was held. The cloth made on a hand loom was known has a piece thats were we get the saying piece work from.

[Chrism]

Si wrote: Off the top of my head - what about that brick-built pair of semis on Burley Road between the viaduct and Cardigan Road/Willow Road, on the right heading into Leeds? There is an old painted sign on the gable-end that says "Mark Cole-Coal Merchant" or something similar. I've always thought they look older than Victorian - late Georgian perhaps, and certainly "working-class."     These two are now owned by the council.

[Si]

I've searched Leodis, and I think I've found your house, Drapesy.Unfortunately, the photograph is undated, but shows number 162 Upper Wortley Road. It belonged to Harry R Stainsby (appropriate name!) who was......wait for it......a scrap metal dealer. It was originally two cottages. Mather's chimneys are in the background. It looks like there were a lot of older stone-built buildings in the area.    

[Brandy]

Si wrote: I've searched Leodis, and I think I've found your house, Drapesy.Unfortunately, the photograph is undated, but shows number 162 Upper Wortley Road. It belonged to Harry R Stainsby (appropriate name!) who was......wait for it......a scrap metal dealer. It was originally two cottages. Mather's chimneys are in the background. It looks like there were a lot of older stone-built buildings in the area.     Well done that manI wasn't far off the mark then when i mentioned scrap lol

[ads]

chameleon wrote: Thinking of other threads, my money is on it being an Historic Grade II listed building, clearly being lovingly maintatined as these places are, by the owners Not a listed buiding, and there has been planning permission in the past for developments on this site & surrounding areas The house & its yard are currently licensed as a scrapyard

[Si]

Brandy wrote: Si wrote: I've searched Leodis, and I think I've found your house, Drapesy.Unfortunately, the photograph is undated, but shows number 162 Upper Wortley Road. It belonged to Harry R Stainsby (appropriate name!) who was......wait for it......a scrap metal dealer. It was originally two cottages. Mather's chimneys are in the background. It looks like there were a lot of older stone-built buildings in the area.     Well done that manI wasn't far off the mark then when i mentioned scrap lol Cheers, Brandy. I've just noticed there's a comment on this Leodis pic by someone who says she was the last person to be born in the house, in September 1953. I'd guess the pic was taken a bit later than that, judging by the TV aerial on the chimney.

[Si]

The house is visible in this Leodis shot too, in the background, right.

[Si]

And here it is again (white building, left centre,) with Mather's chimneys and St Barts in the distance. A comment on Leodis, says that the scrap-man Mr Stainsby, moved to a nearby bungalow in the mid 50s.

[wiggy]

the stone roof alone is worth a kings ransom...i'd guess mid to late 18th centuary..??