The witch's house

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sat 23 May, 2009 1:16 am

dogduke's thread reminded me that at school all the children knew of a witch's house in their own locale.Ours, when I was very small, was on the left as you turn off Meanwood Road to go up on the Ridge. Long gone now of course. But we all used to run past it in case 'she' came out.In retrospect, I guess these were houses of lonely, reclusive old people who never opened their curtains or ventured out much. Sad really. Where was your witch's house?

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 23 May, 2009 2:18 am

Geordie-exile wrote: dogduke's thread reminded me that at school all the children knew of a witch's house in their own locale.Ours, when I was very small, was on the left as you turn off Meanwood Road to go up on the Ridge. Long gone now of course. But we all used to run past it in case 'she' came out.In retrospect, I guess these were houses of lonely, reclusive old people who never opened their curtains or ventured out much. Sad really. Where was your witch's house? Still got one,its the ex wifes!

mike-p · Post by **mike-p** » Sat 23 May, 2009 9:24 am

There used to be a sweet shop on Buslinthorpe Lane (near the bottom) run by an old lady who I thought was a witch. Anyone remember that?

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Sat 23 May, 2009 12:05 pm

of course mine IS "The Witch's House":-0

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 23 May, 2009 1:47 pm

Steve Jones wrote: of course mine IS "The Witch's House":-0 Yes, cnosni has shown us your back-garden barbecue piccies

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Sat 23 May, 2009 11:12 pm

Our "witch's house", when I went to Sacred Heart Primary School in Burley, was an old detached house on Kirkstall Road, which we could see from the playground. It was surrounded by trees and looked very spooky. There was a story going around that it was either haunted or inhabited by a witch, and I always wanted to visit it when I was older to see what it was really like, but it was demolished before I got the chance

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sun 24 May, 2009 10:26 am

Tasa wrote: Our "witch's house", when I went to Sacred Heart Primary School in Burley, was an old detached house on Kirkstall Road, which we could see from the playground. It was surrounded by trees and looked very spooky. There was a story going around that it was either haunted or inhabited by a witch, and I always wanted to visit it when I was older to see what it was really like, but it was demolished before I got the chance Hi Tasa, The house you refer to was demolished 4 or 5 years ago.Our family home in the 60s and 70s was in Birfed Crescent,only yards from the 'witch's house'.The occupants at the time were a brother and sister,they had a smallholding at the back of the property where they kept goats and hens.My mother used to buy eggs from the guy.It's a small world,I went to Sacred Heart primary!

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Sun 24 May, 2009 8:33 pm

Hi Stevie, yes, that sounds like the same place and thanks for filling in the history. It was next to a Regent petrol station. I wonder what the people who lived there would have thought if they'd realised a whole classful of pupils used to look at their house and make up stories about them!

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 25 May, 2009 3:07 pm

chameleon wrote: Steve Jones wrote: of course mine IS "The Witch's House":-0 Yes, cnosni has shown us your back-garden barbecue piccies i note the lack of a response from Jonesy

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 25 May, 2009 5:23 pm

cnosni wrote: chameleon wrote: Steve Jones wrote: of course mine IS "The Witch's House":-0 Yes, cnosni has shown us your back-garden barbecue piccies i note the lack of a response from Jonesy Pins, dolls, as we speak no doubt All in jest of course Steve.