Paintings of Leeds

Si · Post by Si » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 3:37 pm

I think you're both right.Here's another Turner, simply titled "A Canal Tunnel Near Leeds."Which one, and how near Leeds?

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 5:03 pm

Hi Si, how about the one under Wellington Station pre 1868 from the south? You can't get much closer to Leeds, and I can't for the life of me think of another!

Leeds Hippo · Post by **Leeds Hippo** » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 8:36 pm

Si wrote: I think you're both right.Here's another Turner, simply titled "A Canal Tunnel Near Leeds."Which one, and how near Leeds? Huddersfield narrow canal Scout Tunnel is the best I can do but the entrance on the Turner is unusual (if Huddersfield is classified near Leeds) - can't believe no one has ever identified this!

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 9:09 pm

jim wrote: Hi Si, how about the one under Wellington Station pre 1868 from the south? You can't get much closer to Leeds, and I can't for the life of me think of another! Id say that is the only possible option,otherwise where is the next nearest tunnel on the canal to Leeds?

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 9:20 pm

It looks like a series of arches rather than a lined tunnel.

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 9:25 pm

From the large scale 1847 Godfrey repro OS map the tunnel under Wellington would probably have had an entrance along the lines of that depicted to suit the sudden narrowing of the basin.It also had the lock gates to protect the canal from the fluctuations of the river water levels - which fits with the picture again. The larger entry arch may have been to accommodate the gate balance beams.

Leeds Hippo · Post by **Leeds Hippo** » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 9:32 pm

jim wrote: From the large scale 1847 Godfrey repro OS map the tunnel under Wellington would probably have had an entrance along the lines of that depicted to suit the sudden narrowing of the basin.It also had the lock gates to protect the canal from the fluctuations of the river water levels - which fits with the picture again. jim you could be the first person to have accurately pin pointed this - I couldn't find any reference on Google. Don't think it's even mentioned in the book "Turner and Leeds"

Leeds Hippo · Post by **Leeds Hippo** » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 9:38 pm

Leeds Hippo wrote: Monk Bridge Works - unknown artist and date but must be before 1880 and after 1827 (probably after 1850 due to the railway) since it shows the old suspension Monk Bridge shown on the Leodis Site(The road on the left is the Whitehall road aka Halifax New Road)http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... r=8917Does anyone know who the artist is?Wonder if it was a Joseph Rhodes? The viaduct is still visible today from the Whitehall road Update - there is a drawing in Leeds Museum at the top of the stairs to the first floor which shows a landscape of Leeds dated 1830 - on the left side of this you can make out this bridge.

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 20 Jul, 2010 9:48 pm

Leeds Hippo, "accurately pinpointed" is perhaps going a little too far! My proposal includes a fair bit of kite-flying, and an even higher proportion of sheer wild guess-work. To substantiate it needs more supporting evidence. Hopefully posting on here will result in that evidence, or a shooting-down in flames.

Si · Post by Si » Wed 21 Jul, 2010 11:09 am

"The Skyrack Oak, Headingley." Possibly drawn by J N Rhodes, son of Joseph.