Behind Tesco's in Roundhay

bungleuk · Post by **bungleuk** » Wed 13 Jun, 2007 9:54 am

I'm new to this forum, so may be repeating something someone has already answered, but ever since my childhood, which isn't that long ago, i've heard about air raid shelters behind Tescos in Roundhay, which I believe used to be the site of and airplane factory (blackdog?).Is this true?

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Wed 13 Jun, 2007 10:57 am

I can still remembr passing that place on the no 31 bus to my grandma's years ago and seeing the camouglaged roof. I think the place belonged to Avro didn't it. If there are shelters somewhere it's hardly a suprise!

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Wed 13 Jun, 2007 3:34 pm

Hi Bungle.. Yes your right about Tescos & the Avro link.. Your also right about it been mentioned before. This makes the 3rd thread i believe.. It's down in the bunker section with pictures somewhere.. Have we not got a search on here yet to make finding things easier munki? Someone says there is but i can't find it..

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 13 Jun, 2007 3:59 pm

if there isn't you could try some of google's advance search capabilityavro came up with 5 hitshttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_qdr=al ... h&meta=and tesco 9 hits.in the search box type in what you are searching for and end with [site:secretleeds.co.uk] without the square brackets

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Tue 26 Jun, 2007 7:41 pm

i used to play in those woods as a boy,and in the air raid shelters.they were for the workers in the aero factory,who made the blenheim bomber.

farbank · Post by **farbank** » Thu 28 Jun, 2007 5:09 pm

From 'Farbank', As a boy during WW11, we often stood and chatted to the Army on sentry duty at the aero factory that was known as 'Blackburns'. Beside taking them the odd woodbine we had managed to cadge for them, the usual question was ''have you got a sister''.? No change there then.! As mentioned earlier, the factory was mainly involved in construction of the Blenheim bomber. But as we often saw, leaving the factory on heavy low-loaders, it appeared to be only the massive wings, and sometimes the fuselage. These I believe then went to Avro's at Yeadon for assembly.