Apassageway on the Headrow

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 07 Jun, 2011 10:48 pm

Thanks to all for your contributions to the thread. Your little bit of the history of the passageway and its area is very interesting Tasa.

liits · Post by **liits** » Tue 07 Jun, 2011 10:56 pm

Correct passageway with both the angled view and the over head-ish view from Google Earth.

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Tue 07 Jun, 2011 11:22 pm

Thanks for the maps Liits, and I'm glad to have been able to provide the answer to your query Leodian!It was a great place to live as a child and I have good memories of the centre of Leeds in the 1960s. It feels strange to have a pint in what I remember as the Pearl Assurance building, just across from my childhood home!

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 07 Jun, 2011 11:34 pm

Thanks liits for the Google views. I have enough trouble at times posting a photo to the SL site and I have hardly ever managed to do a Google based view one!. Inded even working out how to get to a location on Google Street View caues me problems! PS. I suspect that the passageway and its open area are basically unchanged for well over a 100 years. It's a shame that this and other similar areas in the centre of Leeds are not readily (if at all) accessible to the public. PPS. The roof over the Craggs building looks very old and very interesting (more so when seen live and not in a photo).

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Wed 08 Jun, 2011 10:23 am

Leodian wrote: Thanks liits for the Google views. I have enough trouble at times posting a photo to the SL site and I have hardly ever managed to do a Google based view one!. Inded even working out how to get to a location on Google Street View caues me problems! PS. I suspect that the passageway and its open area are basically unchanged for well over a 100 years. It's a shame that this and other similar areas in the centre of Leeds are not readily (if at all) accessible to the public. PPS. The roof over the Craggs building looks very old and very interesting (more so when seen live and not in a photo). Do you mean the small additional roof on top of the main one? It's over what were the two bedrooms in the flat, and there was a trap door in the ceiling of the corridor outside the bedrooms which led to a small loft which we used for storage. The rooms in the flat were (right to left) my bedroom, parents' bedroom, bathroom (used to have frosted glass!) and living room/kitchenette. Our entrance was at No. 20 East Parade (stairs straight up to the flat) and the offices were at No. 19, although we could access them internally from our hallway.Yes, I agree that it's a shame that these old yards and areas are off limits. Another example is Change Alley, which runs just behind Commercial Street and connects Albion Street with Lands Lane. It's a very narrow passage, like some of the snickelways in York, and you used to be able to walk through it but it's now been gated off.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 08 Jun, 2011 12:55 pm

Tasa wrote: Leodian wrote: Thanks liits for the Google views. I have enough trouble at times posting a photo to the SL site and I have hardly ever managed to do a Google based view one!. Inded even working out how to get to a location on Google Street View caues me problems! PS. I suspect that the passageway and its open area are basically unchanged for well over a 100 years. It's a shame that this and other similar areas in the centre of Leeds are not readily (if at all) accessible to the public. PPS. The roof over the Craggs building looks very old and very interesting (more so when seen live and not in a photo). Do you mean the small additional roof on top of the main one? It's over what were the two bedrooms in the flat, and there was a trap door in the ceiling of the corridor outside the bedrooms which led to a small loft which we used for storage. The rooms in the flat were (right to left) my bedroom, parents' bedroom, bathroom (used to have frosted glass!) and living room/kitchenette. Our entrance was at No. 20 East Parade (stairs straight up to the flat) and the offices were at No. 19, although we could access them internally from our hallway.Yes, I agree that it's a shame that these old yards and areas are off limits. Another example is Change Alley, which runs just behind Commercial Street and connects Albion Street with Lands Lane. It's a very narrow passage, like some of the snickelways in York, and you used to be able to walk through it but it's now been gated off. Thanks for the information about that additional roof Tasa. That extension above part of the main roof of the building has intrigued me.