Anyone know anything about the derelict House 94 Potternewton Lane?

minksymoo · Post by **minksymoo** » Wed 29 Dec, 2010 12:12 pm

Hello I keep driving past a magnificent detached double-fronted victorian/georgian? house- 94 Potternewton Lane. It's seriously crumbling but looks like there MAY be someone living in the back of it or at least using it, although there are never lights on (gates are newly padlocked and there were footprints in the snow to the back door as recently as last week).Yes, I am clearly spying.There's no record of a sale in the last 10 years but I have found the address in the records of letters of a Professor A S Turbeville in the archives at Liverpool Uni, he was an English Literature Professor who died in 1945 and there is a record that his widow wrote in the Yorkshire Post at that time saying thank you for condolences sent. Apparently his death was also recorded in the Leeds Mercury but beyond this I've found no actual articles and no other information on the Professor.I'm utterly fascinated by this house. Such an elegant building to be going to wrack and ruin......my partner gets an small inheritance soon and we are daydreaming of trying to get a deposit to buy it and restore it to former glory (definitely a pipe dream as I'm only a lowly secretary) but I'd love to at the very least learn more about it and why it's in its present state?Does anyone on here know anything about this house and its history?I'll gladly take them for a few beers in the pub of their choice in return for the conversation : )

liits · Post by **liits** » Wed 29 Dec, 2010 2:02 pm

The 1947 Kelly’s Directory lists it as the home of Rev Dr Laurence E Browne MA DD [Master of Arts, Doctor of Divinity, Cambridge] whose occupation is given as Professor of Theology [at Leeds University]It had previously been the home of Miss Ellen Clark who was born about 1840 in Ireland. The 1901 census shows her living at the property [on her own means] with her servant, Mary Woolton.Ten years earlier, the 1891 census records her widowed mother, Nancy, also living on her own means, as the head of the house. Mary Woolton is the servant.They had moved to the house sometime in the preceding ten years as the 1881 census shows mother, daughter and also a granddaughter [plus two servants] living in Headingley.

minksymoo · Post by **minksymoo** » Wed 29 Dec, 2010 2:36 pm

That's brilliant- thank you so much!!I've tried using 192.com to get the name of the person registered at that address on the electoral roll but it seems to have just taken my £9.95 for 6 search credits and eaten it without actually allowing me to access anything that I couldn't have got for free anyway : (One page did pop up before it told me "no, go buy MORE credits to see this" that said '2002-2007 Mary D Rosenblum' for a nanosecond. Can't find anything on her though : (This is addictive!

minksymoo · Post by **minksymoo** » Thu 30 Dec, 2010 5:28 pm

Just an update- I've been in touch with Leeds Council via www.reportemptyhomes.com and they were quickly back in touch suggesting I send their officer a letter for the present owner introducing myself and asking if they would consider selling : )Done that today, at the very least it would be fascinating to see inside this old gem and find out more about it from the owner....will ask if I can take pictures if there's anything interesting- I strongly suspect it will be a potential timewarp in there.Thanks again for the help xxx

liits · Post by **liits** » Thu 30 Dec, 2010 6:40 pm

For the princely sum of three quid, you can try the land registry.http://www.landsearch.net/landregistry/ ... 4Qodxi8LZg

Loiner in Cyprus · Post by **Loiner in Cyprus** » Thu 30 Dec, 2010 7:46 pm

Where abouts is number 94? I lived on Potternewton Avenue from birth, 1946, until 1969. Maybe I might have some recollection.

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Thu 30 Dec, 2010 9:38 pm

minksymoo wrote: Just an update- I've been in touch with Leeds Council via www.reportemptyhomes.com and they were quickly back in touch suggesting I send their officer a letter for the present owner introducing myself and asking if they would consider selling : )Done that today, at the very least it would be fascinating to see inside this old gem and find out more about it from the owner....will ask if I can take pictures if there's anything interesting- I strongly suspect it will be a potential timewarp in there.Thanks again for the help xxx Please keep us posted on developments - very interesting!!!

minksymoo · Post by **minksymoo** » Thu 17 Feb, 2011 4:25 pm

Hi again....it's been several months since we wrote to the owner (passed on for us by the empty homes team) and we've heard nothing. Partner has knocked on the door a few times but never had a reply, although someone is tending pot plants outside.The neighbours have never seen anyone coming and going so guess it's rather a dead end unless the owner replies to us. Owned. Empty and in danger of falling down....what a shame!As for the location- it's the double fronted georgian detached house right on the corner of the junction of Potternewton Lane with Henconner Lane. The house with the walled front garden.....so anyone with any recollection I'd be delighted to hear from : )

stardoman · Post by **stardoman** » Sun 02 Feb, 2014 5:01 pm

My Aunt owned this house and lived there until shortly before her death which was 6 or 7 years ago. I presume her daughter owns it now. I stayed in this house many times when I was growing up.My Aunt also had the house next door which she let out. Not sure if this one was sold or not. It is interesting someone mentioning the Tubeville name as I came across this name when doing my family tree. I did not realise there were any connections to Leeds before my Aunt moved there as the family is from Wales.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sun 02 Feb, 2014 11:51 pm

I wonder if the house may be the Lodge marked at the junction of Potternewton Lane and Henconner Lane in this 1893 1 to 2500 map that I have taken from the excellent Old Maps UK website.I wonder what a Parisian laundry was?