Leeds Railway Station's 'Lost World'

[Si]

chameleon wrote: Looking at Google Earth, Neville street is depicted as passing underneath almost the centre of the eatern wing of City House. A Poulson affair so could be held up on anything Bamboo reinforced Polyfilla, apparently...This thread just gets better and better. It's a shame we don't have an annotated and detailed plan of the arches, showing different levels, stages of build, etc. Presumably, there is something similar in existence somewhere?

[Cardiarms]

I came across this picture of the old station on Leodis. hasn't cropped up before because it's not mentioned on the caption. Doesn't help us much but it's nice view of it.

[Cardiarms]

Looking at that pic I think all the other pictures of the Swingate Goit referred to earlier are set behind the building to the right of the station, so the opening that is being bricked up is the entrance to the goit going under the Station yard, the back of the old queens hotel and Bishopgate street. Which I'd put about drop off point at the back by Wetherspoons.

[jim]

Chameleon, the east wall of City House is indeed over the ramp and Tram arch to the east of Neville Street. I must write out one hundred times Cardiarms maxim "It's strange what you think you know and what is". If the BRSA club supports are to be seen at arch floor level, this must take place further east.The picture apparently taken from Park Row you have presented is fascinating. Is the large building towards the left the earlier (probably) Midland Hotel? Your identification of the taxi drop-off point as being directly above the goit entrance accords very well with the 1:500 OS map. Dogduke, your query about the huge gasmeter struck a chord with me- awaking a long- forgotten memory. I believe it was situated at the far end of Sandford Street, close to the bricked-up arch which must back onto the river ,but my memory is too hazy to be certain. There is a possible reminder of it in the hefty vertical pipe and valve extant there.

[buffaloskinner]

Cardiarms, I have been going past the old tram arch almost everyday for quite some time now, and its only been in the last couple of weeks that the main entrance has been open (although they are advertising car parking spaces available).I so much wanted to go in but thought the better of it, and after your great photos thought I would go up today ... guess what .... CLOSED.I hope it wasnt due to uninvited guests, will try again later though.

[Cardiarms]

Jim - I think that's the original Queen's hotel, the Midland, I think was along Wellington Street and is now flats, i think.Buff - B*gg*r. Keep watching!

[Brunel]

the Midland, I think was along Wellington Street and is now flats, i think.That was the Great Northern Hotel.

[Cardiarms]

Ta.

[jim]

Cardiarms, you are right. I should recheck my sources and look more closely. I found the reference I had seen, and it referred to the Midland Station hotel- note small "h". This explains my confusion- the word "Midland" refers to the station, not the hotel.    

[BIG N]

Cardi - having looked at New Station Street and City house today whilst driving down mill hill I will retract my previous question.New Station St is actually built on arches, apart from where it crosses Neville St etc of course, I would now guess that the steelwork in question is indeed holding up either City house or the old BRSA club.Another question then - what purpose do you think the brick column with the large circular hole through the top and a couple of smaller holes towards the bottom served in an earlier life ?Obviously the large hole would have contained a pipe of some description, but what would its purpose have been ??