A brick built bank in the Victorian Gothic style

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 23 Dec, 2009 5:55 pm

Which is consistent with my opinion that the tower in the mist is the old Exchange building.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 23 Dec, 2009 6:05 pm

Leodis has the old exchange chambers as still there in 63, as a vacant plot in 65 and a topping out ceremony of the replacement tower block (still there today) in 1966. The Marshall and Snelgrove photo is undated but judging by cars and fashions I would put it late 50s or early 60s.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Wed 23 Dec, 2009 6:06 pm

Just re-read your message tyke Boy, and that is the case, however St Annes was at the Headrow end of Park Row. Is this whay you meant. I also seem to remember there being another street that was between Bond Street and the Headrow (on the east side of Park Row) was it another Bond something?

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 23 Dec, 2009 6:19 pm

No, I was always of the opinion that we were looking predominatly down the East side of Park Row in a southerly direction so could never be St Annes which would have been up in a northerly direction whichever incarnation. It did look like a church spire though and knew it couldn't be the present Mill Hill Chapel. From memory, until I found that picture on Leodis, I had never seen an image of the old Royal Exchange Chambers and it will have been demolished within a year +/- of my birth. It did surprise me a building that wasn't a church had what could only really be described as a spire.

sirjohn · Post by **sirjohn** » Wed 23 Dec, 2009 7:48 pm

http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... =FULLRoyal exchange

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 23 Dec, 2009 8:29 pm

tyke bhoy wrote: No, I was always of the opinion that we were looking predominatly down the East side of Park Row in a southerly direction so could never be St Annes which would have been up in a northerly direction whichever incarnation. It did look like a church spire though and knew it couldn't be the present Mill Hill Chapel. From memory, until I found that picture on Leodis, I had never seen an image of the old Royal Exchange Chambers and it will have been demolished within a year +/- of my birth. It did surprise me a building that wasn't a church had what could only really be described as a spire. Its definitely St Annes,ive come across this before doing FH,theres some more pics and drawings of it at the Catholic Archives at Hinsley House in Headingley.Just compare the whole silhouette of the whole spired building in Grimshaws painting,right down to ground level.Its exactly the same as the B&W pic of St Annes.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Wed 23 Dec, 2009 8:39 pm

Back to the original question, could we be talking about the old Philosophical Hall on Park Row, demolished in 1965? http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... 2_93432254

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Thu 24 Dec, 2009 1:23 am

You're right guys, tyke boy I thought you meant the Atkinson grimshaw picture not the Marshall And snellgrove one! My mistake - it's not even Christmas yet so I can't blame the booze!

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Thu 24 Dec, 2009 10:02 am

Perhaps this building?http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... 9_14497012

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Thu 24 Dec, 2009 10:23 am

Cardiarms wrote: Perhaps this building?http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... 9_14497012 I don't think so.