Leodis 'Can you help?' feature

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 7:18 pm

If that is part of a tram track rail in the Leodis photo then knowing it was on a tram route may help in finding/confirming what pub/hotel it was.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 7:20 pm

Oh - and I forgot to mention that no wonder I thought the building behind was distinctive. If it's St Agnes' Church Institute I used to go to Brownies there as a child.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 7:30 pm

The Leodis photo seems to show at least two of the men are holding dogs. I find it cute that they would take dogs with them wherever they were going to. Clearly a men and dogs only outing!

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 8:28 pm

liits wrote: The photo was taken outisde the Fountain Head, Beckett Street before the outside was remodled by Melbourne [whotook the pub on in 1923]. Prior to that it had briefly been a Hemingways pub. Before 1921 it had brewed its own beer. This ties in with the “Home Brewed Ales” sign.Edwin Hobson was Licensee of the Fountain Head from 1904 through until 1913 [when he moved up the road to the Cemetery Tavern]. I you look at a later picture of the premises, it is possible to see that the adjacent building, St Agnes’ Church Sunday School [which was between Museum Street & Museum Terrace] is exactly the same in both photgraphs.Of the two small photo’s, the one of the left is culled from Ancestry.com, the one on the right, a very poor enlargement of, I believe, the same person – Edwin Hobson. [This also ties in with his name being painted on the wall to the left of the charabanc. Top result again mate,well done

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 8:37 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: Mystery pub needs identifying in a new picture recently added.http://www.leodis.net/searchResults.asp ... RPAGE=1But it gives me the opportunity to query what happens with this feature. If you look at previous photos in that section, loads of people write in with suggestions but nothing ever seems to come of it. A while back quite a few tram photos were added to the can you help section and the locations were identified removed fairly quickly from the section. The hospital photo ( no2 ) remains unidentified despite 20 comments and some very distinctive architectural features. Most of the suggestions can be eliminated simply by comparing the very distinctive windows and brickwork with photos on the internet. If anyone would like to take on this puzzle I posted some relevant information here http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... D=1698Best of Luck!

majorhoundii · Post by **majorhoundii** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 8:50 pm

drapesy wrote: majorhoundii wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: Mystery pub needs identifying in a new picture recently added.http://www.leodis.net/searchResults.asp ... RPAGE=1But it gives me the opportunity to query what happens with this feature. If you look at previous photos in that section, loads of people write in with suggestions but nothing ever seems to come of it. Bentley's pubs in Morley that I remember were The Nelson - clearly not: the Carriers Arms (the old one on Old Bank Street): the Hembrigg - High Street - I don't think so: and the Sportsman on Hungerhill - I reckon that is the pub I don't understand where 'Bentley's' comes into it - am I missing something? The signs above the windows say 'Home brewed ales' and 'Bottled Guiness' The signs on the side reveal that it was the 'something' Hotel- and the proprietor it would seem was a Mr or Mrs Hobson. I would have thought a trawl of directories of Morley could reveal more. I misread the sign as Bentleys

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 8:54 pm

Well done Liits !#Thephoto was bugging me a bit but I didn't know why.I think it is/was on display in the Fountain itself.Not been in there for a while but I think I'am right.

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 9:49 pm

I think Leodis assumed this photo was of a Morley pub becauseit ispart of the David Atkinson archive.2740 items in the archive on Leodis,1996 of whichare Morley themed.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 9:50 pm

LiitsWow that was impressive. Thanks

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Tue 27 Dec, 2011 10:27 pm

blackprince wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: Mystery pub needs identifying in a new picture recently added.http://www.leodis.net/searchResults.asp ... RPAGE=1But it gives me the opportunity to query what happens with this feature. If you look at previous photos in that section, loads of people write in with suggestions but nothing ever seems to come of it. A while back quite a few tram photos were added to the can you help section and the locations were identified removed fairly quickly from the section. The hospital photo ( no2 ) remains unidentified despite 20 comments and some very distinctive architectural features. Most of the suggestions can be eliminated simply by comparing the very distinctive windows and brickwork with photos on the internet. If anyone would like to take on this puzzle I posted some relevant information here http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... D=1698Best of Luck! Oh I'm glad to hear they do actually remove the photos when identified. Yes, I was having another look at that mystery hospital/asylum today. I got as far as finding out that the triangular arches above the windows are called pediments [but usually when over entrances] but a search using that didn't come up with much. Wonder if there's another architectural term for when they are over windows?