Pine Apple Inn, Quarry Hill

[Si]

grumpytramp wrote: SiI was having a root about the online resource at British Newspapers and have stumbled on this might be of interest one about Joseph Glendinning and one about the condition of the Pine Apple Inn: Leeds Mercury, November 2nd, 1896 Quote: ALLEGED ASSUALT ON A LEEDS LANDLORD - At Leeds Town Hall on Saturday. Paul Madden (28 ) of 9 Somerset Street was charged before Mr. F. R. Spark and Mr Flinch with having unlawfully wounded Joseph Glendinning, the landlord of the Pine Apple Inn, High Street. Mr Arthur Willey(?) prosecuted. It appears that the defendant went to the Pine Apple Inn caused a disturbance and when asked to be quiet struck the complainant on the head with a pint pot. As a result of the blow Mr Glendinning was unconscious for three days, and for a time his life was in danger. In (response?) to the prisoner, Mr Glendinning said he did not think that there was any wilful intention on the part of Madden to cause a serious injury - Defendant was commited to take his trial at the Sessions, bail was allowed in two sureties of £15 each Leeds Mercury, July 16th, 1896Reports on the worings of the parliamentary select committee engaged in considering the Local Government Provisional Orders (Housing of the Working Classes) Bill specifically concentrating on investigating the "Leeds Provision 1" order, The Leeds Insanitory Area. The Mercury reports on the examination (questioning) of Dr James Spottiswoode Cameron, Medical Officer of Health for Leeds describing the outbreak of typhus in the area of Leeds proposed for slum clearance Quote: The houses are mostly back-to-back houses, the residents having little means of getting fresh air. The mortaility taken for the three years from 1893 to 1895 in this district, was 90% higher than that of the rest of the city. In his judgement the whole of the area was properly described as an insanitory area. It was a district just such as contemplated by the Housing of the Working Class Bill. The present scheme was a well considered one, and onee which it would be well to pass. He was acquainted with the Pine Apple Inn, which faced High Street and baccked on Back High Street. The place was poorly ventilated and it would be impossible to leave the public-house standing. It asssisted in placing the area in an unsanitory condition. This appears to be appeal by four local publicans about the loss of their licences if the area was cleared as Dr Cameron goes on: Quote: The same could be said of the King's Arms which faced St Peters Sqaure, the Red House Inn and the Yorkshire Hussar Inn. There were 15 public-houses in the area, and if those he had named wre exempted from this scheme, there was no reason why the others should be exempted Sounds lovely That's fantastic. Thanks very much, Grumpytramp!Poor old Uncle Joe. I've never heard this story before.It's interesting to note that the absence of fresh air was still deemed responsible for the unsanitary conditions. Typhus and cholera are water born. Beer was safer to drink.PS I still find it impossible to leave most public houses standing!     

[Si]

Looking across St Peter's Street towards the end of High Street.Leodis caption:"The shop on the corner has been bricked up and pasted over with newspaper headlines. The Leeds Herald reports, 'Secret Leeds whiskey stills'."Looks like they're onto us!!!     

[Si]

Cardiarms wrote: Why was Quarry Hill so wide? There's loads of pictures of Quarry Hill/York Road on Leodis. It seems that Quarry Hill (the road) was renamed New York Road when it was "improved" and widened (in two stages) as an extension into town of the existing York Road. The 1906 map appears to show the first stage has been completed, although it's still marked Quarry Hill. The second stage continued (via a roundabout - see plans of Quarry Hill Flats, above) to the west along the line of what was Hope Street. This part is now under the inner ring-road.As to why it's so wide - perhaps it was to cope with the shear volume of traffic?     

[Si]

grumpytramp wrote: This appears to be appeal by four local publicans about the loss of their licences if the area was cleared as Dr Cameron goes on: Quote: The same could be said of the King's Arms which faced St Peters Square, the Red House Inn and the Yorkshire Hussar Inn. There were 15 public-houses in the area, and if those he had named were exempted from this scheme, there was no reason why the others should be exempted      Just for the record, here's the King's Arms...

[Si]

...the Red House Inn...

[Si]

...and the Yorkshire Hussar.

[Cardiarms]

Which of course still lives on in name (sort of) as Hoagy's at the bottom of the Headrow. http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... essage=850    

[Si]

Cardiarms wrote: Which of course still lives on as Hoagy's at the bottom of the Headrow. I think it's a different Hussar, Cardi.Leodis gives the address of this one as 86 York Street.This is the Yorkshire Hussar at 30 Eastgate.

[Cardiarms]

Was it purpose built replacement following the demolition of the the old one ? IIRC the headrow buildings went up about the same time as the flats, the bottom of the Headrow is undeveloped on the QH construction photo above.    

[Si]

It seems there was an earlier Yorkshire Hussar on Nelson Street, towards the far end on the right.In the thirties when Eastgate was created, Nelson Street was swept away.It's hard to imagine that these two pictures are of the same street!