Railway cottages

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Sun 26 Aug, 2007 2:49 am

Martyn wrote: The Council Social Services offices at the end of Barrack Road affectionately known as the 'Blind School' used to be barracks, you can still see the where the stables were in the courtyard. I don't know which regiment used them. These were probably an extension of the Royal Horse Artillery, which took up most of Barrack Road? I didn't realise they extended this far down the hill, but possible!

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 7:52 pm

They didn't. these were built much later on, but not to do with the barracks. Easiest thing to do is check the old maps if you cant get to the library to see the plans.

farbank · Post by **farbank** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 8:36 pm

The little brick building, opp. the garage, was the old guardroom for the barracks.[So I was told as a boy, pre-1940. When I was a boy ,that is.!]

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Wed 29 Aug, 2007 12:42 am

farbank wrote: The little brick building, opp. the garage, was the old guardroom for the barracks.[So I was told as a boy, pre-1940. When I was a boy ,that is.!] Indeed you are right there, this and the buildings opposite are what is left of the barracks. Just checked it out and there were some later additions to the barakcs behind the social services building that was a riding school.Certainly with my limited means of research at home I can tell you that there was no building on the site of where the Social Services is now in 1909.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Wed 29 Aug, 2007 5:07 pm

Martyn wrote: The Council Social Services offices at the end of Barrack Road affectionately known as the 'Blind School' used to be barracks, you can still see the where the stables were in the courtyard. I don't know which regiment used them. this picture is taken at the same barracks on barrack road,they were the 2nd dragoon guards,also at the barracks were the 21st lancers,and leeds rifles.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Wed 29 Aug, 2007 5:14 pm

I guess this should be a new thread really, but there is this phot that I have attached that is from Leodis. It claims to be the guard house that was mentioed earlier in the thread, but it doesn't look like the one that is there now (from memory) I think that the windows might be different.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Wed 29 Aug, 2007 6:12 pm

LS1 wrote: I guess this should be a new thread really, but there is this phot that I have attached that is from Leodis. It claims to be the guard house that was mentioed earlier in the thread, but it doesn't look like the one that is there now (from memory) I think that the windows might be different. i think your pic is a different angle of the same building the guard is patroling outside.how about a new thread.....'the armed forces in leeds'?

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Wed 29 Aug, 2007 6:17 pm

I see it now! this must have been taken then i guess before barrack road was built maybe. I can't figure out where the wall was though in wiggy's picture. Unless it was at the north side of the barracks... Can anyone help? - re the thread- it has been done!