Quarry Hill Flats

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 04 Aug, 2011 12:31 am

As can be seen on the photo, that section of tunnel is the shallowest point, Top of the tunnel is only 400mm (15 inches) below ground level. *There are various maps and diagrams where the tunnels run on this Secret Leeds story here*http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... eadID=2958

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 04 Aug, 2011 8:48 am

One for the busmen here!This looks to be the result of a fight between the pile driver and a rear loader LCT bus.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Thu 04 Aug, 2011 9:07 am

Phill_dvsn wrote: LS1 wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Good 1967 photo of the flats uploaded to flickr today.http://www.flickr.com/photos/9832585@N0 ... hotostream(Copy and paste that address into your web browser) Anyone have any ideas what's going on in the left had side of the pic outside the Marquis of Granby? Hi Lee.I made comment about that on the photo.It's the construction of the new Sheepscar beck concrete tunnel. Amazing to see it's on the doorstep of the pub. That tunnel looks like this in 2010.1967 tunnel construction. Oh yeah, sorry - was late and was half asleep - (that's my excuse anyway!)

York Road Lad · Post by **York Road Lad** » Thu 18 Aug, 2011 2:37 am

Phill_dvsn wrote: One for the busmen here!This looks to be the result of a fight between the pile driver and a rear loader LCT bus. I remember seeing this! I attended St Charles' School just a bit further up New York Road. Our school bus had gone around that roundabout at approximately 9:10am (school bus children always got to school late due to bus availability). Apparently, the accident happened at around 9:30am - so it could have been our bus just a little earlier! Fortunate that it wasn't as the back of the bus involved was, I heard, sliced through. On the school bus, children used to get up and queue on the steps at the back around that point as we were nearly at our destination - I shudder to think what might have happened. I remember asking to go to the toilet during the first lesson - and saw what was happening from the upstairs window on the school staircase leading to the boys' yard (where the toilets were). When I got home, I heard a rumour that a woman who worked at Burton's lost a foot in the accident, though I never heard that confirmed. I was only 7 years old at the time though!

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sat 11 Feb, 2012 10:46 am

RIBA has an exhibition 'A Place to Call Home' 16 feb - april in London.This includes some "visions for mass housing". Saw mention of it at p3 sat 11th Telegraph Property.The scale plan for mass housing looked familiar:- it is http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... FULLQuarry Hill.

liits · Post by **liits** » Thu 16 Feb, 2012 2:17 pm

Jogon wrote: RIBA has an exhibition 'A Place to Call Home' 16 feb - april in London.This includes some "visions for mass housing". Saw mention of it at p3 sat 11th Telegraph Property.The scale plan for mass housing looked familiar:- it is http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... FULLQuarry Hill. Had a look at the RIBA exhibition. Sadly, it didn't have the actual model of Quary Hill, only a copy of the photograph.The caption card reads"Quarry Hill, Leeds, was designed to be one of the largest estates of its kind in the world. Inspired by large-scale social housing projects in Europe, it brought together housing with schools, shops and other facilities to create a whole community. It was never fully completed and was demolished in the late 70's having fallen into a state of disrepair".What was "never fully completed" aout it?

Si · Post by Si » Thu 16 Feb, 2012 2:37 pm

Not sure, Liits, but early plans differ. This is from the 1930s, from Leodis.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 16 Feb, 2012 2:39 pm

Another...

Si · Post by Si » Thu 16 Feb, 2012 2:40 pm

...and another.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 16 Feb, 2012 2:41 pm

Here's an early aerial shot of the flats.