Looking for these streets and factories in Leeds
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Si wrote: Hi Jools,Here's another Leodis pic of Albert Street, Stanningley, taken in 1968. Number 7 can be seen in this one too. The chap who posted a comment about living at this house also said he was born at number 2, but in 1917, and he wasn't called Singh.Is the picture of Hagenbach's the one your mam worked in, or was there another on Church Lane?As for Thorne's, someone else might know about it.Cheers,Si The first house is now called Albert House according to its painted gable end.
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Jools - was the "Tower" fish shop the one on the left going down the narrow part of Merrion Street ?? - I think it was, and if so I seem to remember it had the rather odd name of "The Tower fish and brisket bar." It was a takeaway and also had a very small cafe with waitresses. It was very reasonably priced, clean, quick and served delicious "land and sea."
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It sounds like it could be the same chippy, I know Mum said you had to work your socks off there, as a treat you could have a fish supper to take home with you, suppose it saved chucking them out if they weren't sold, nowadays they just get left in the heated grill part to be sold the next day going by the ones I saw in the chippy window at Cross Gates a few years ago while making a pilgrimage to pick up a bargain or two in the Arndale Centre, it was a Monday morning so they must have been there over the weekend (probably adds a bit of flavour).Jools
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BLAKEY wrote: Jools - was the "Tower" fish shop the one on the left going down the narrow part of Merrion Street ?? - I think it was, and if so I seem to remember it had the rather odd name of "The Tower fish and brisket bar." It was a takeaway and also had a very small cafe with waitresses. It was very reasonably priced, clean, quick and served delicious "land and sea." Tower Fish Restaurant14 Merrion StreetFrom British Boooks.Probably named because it was near the Tower cinema.
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Jools wrote: I'm putting all my info on the family into a family history book and these are the streets and factories in Leeds that I've not got a lot of info on where my parents and grandparents lived or worked and in the case of Hyde Terrace Hospital where I made my first appearance.18 Houghley Mount 40 Town Street Chapel Allerton. 9 Scott Street7 Albert Street Stanningley Hyde Terrace HospitalSecond Avenue Armley 25 Danube Grove New Wortley Mill Green School Holbeck Marshall’s woodworks Tower Fisheries fish and chips shop, Thornes Toffee factory on Lady Lane LeedsKenning Commercial Company on the Coal Road, Seacroft (The old Shell Mex depot next to Elida Gibbs)Hagenbachs bakery Church Lane PudseyCables & Plastics Manston Lane Mum and Dad talked about a Shell Mex canteen this is when they still lived around Armley so it's not the one in Seacroft where Dad went to work in 1960, any ideas where it could be?Jools I lived on Houghley Mount it was in Bramley, Leeds. No 16! The estate was pulled down in the late 80's or 90's. Contact me for more info if necessary.