Does anyone know what this is?

BillyBritvic · Post by **BillyBritvic** » Mon 25 Apr, 2011 9:06 pm

Hi, I took these pics the other day, they are of the river Aire immediately above where it enters the dark arches under the station, opposite bank. There is quite a large submeged wooden structure that can just about be seen now the water is low. Looks like it may have been more substantial many years ago. There are also several large iron rings bolted to the wall. I'm not sure that boats would operate here, unless they brought goods down from Kirkstall to transfer to rail? There is only a short stretch of navigable river due to the weirs. The rings certainly look like they were to fasten boats to. The only other thing would be that they are remains of the temperary wall built to enable the building of the present embankment. Apologies if this has already been covered somewhere. Would love to know what it is.PS, three pics posted seperately cos I dont know how to do it any other way.....doh!!

BillyBritvic · Post by **BillyBritvic** » Mon 25 Apr, 2011 9:08 pm

Pic 2

BillyBritvic · Post by **BillyBritvic** » Mon 25 Apr, 2011 9:09 pm

Pic 3

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 25 Apr, 2011 9:14 pm

Take a look at my photo here Billy.http://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/4985883012/It just might answer your question

BillyBritvic · Post by **BillyBritvic** » Mon 25 Apr, 2011 9:30 pm

Cheers Phill, I should stop posting things until I've exhaustively read all your work, and every single page on SL!! blinkin eck. Interesting though. Have looked at that arch loads a times. Have my lunch on the grass opposite most days when the weathers good. If the pleasant souls rejected from the probabtion office havent got there first.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 25 Apr, 2011 9:32 pm

BillyBritvic wrote: Cheers Phill, I should stop posting things until I've exhaustively read all your work, and every single page on SL!! blinkin eck. Interesting though. Have looked at that arch loads a times. Have my lunch on the grass opposite most days when the weathers good. If the pleasant souls rejected from the probabtion office havent got there first. Haha. Somethings are not at all obvious until a certain piece is put into place. Here's a few archive photos of interesthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/thanoz/4987454531 ... 4995472358

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Tue 26 Apr, 2011 12:15 am

Phill_dvsn wrote: Take a look at my photo here Billy.http://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/4985883012/It just might answer your question Its not the canal tunnel Phil, its on the opposite side, about level with the tunnel entrance tho, I think it may have something to do with the old coal wharfs which used to occupy that spot

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Tue 26 Apr, 2011 12:27 am

buffaloskinner wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Take a look at my photo here Billy.http://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/4985883012/It just might answer your question Its not the canal tunnel Phil, its on the opposite side, about level with the tunnel entrance tho, I think it may have something to do with the old coal wharfs which used to occupy that spot Yes if you take a look at the photos and story underneath the main photo, you can see it linked the river with the canal.

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 26 Apr, 2011 9:50 am

I think they mean the other side of the river to the canal tunnel Phill.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Tue 26 Apr, 2011 1:14 pm

jim wrote: I think they mean the other side of the river to the canal tunnel Phill. Yes but the bolts, and (winch?) thing Billy has photographed is bang opposite the canal tunnel isn't it? Any kind of winch, or mooring for pulling boats up the tunnel has to be fixed to the nearest sound wall, or fixture? In this case the opposite river bank e.t.c.