Heritage Open Days

[munki]

http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... dID=319See also my thread above, for more pics of StMark's.I think (this is not the official line), I think that StMark's is in the process of having its ownership transferred at the moment, which might explain why it couldn't be opened???A walk round the graveyard is well worth it, anyway, whether the church is open or not. A real glimpse of the past as a foreign country.

[munki]

'Congregation' by Steven Allbutt, at St.Mark's.

[munki]

Anyone going to the Town Hall Heritage Open Days today?

[Phill_d]

I'd like to look up in the clock in the town hall, Will that bit be open munki? The thing about St Marks that stands in my mind is how that gang left that fella leant against the gates dead :-0

[Sgt. Washbourne]

Three brothers and their two henchmen were today behind bars for the merciless attack on a father of six they left either dead or dying at the entrance to a church graveyard.Police revealed after the Leeds Crown Court trial of the killers they were still baffled about the motive for the "extremely brutal" death of Brian Keating.Mr Keating, 37, the court heard, was ambushed in his detached bungalow in Monkhill Lane, Pontefract, by four masked men who burst into his home armed with a sledgehammer, a wooden club and a hand gun.Three of them savagely beat him about his head and body in the lounge, while the fourth assailant held his wife, Rachel, at gunpoint as she held her baby in her arms.During the bloodbath, said Andrew Dallas, prosecuting, no words were spoken by the gang before they dragged their unconscious victim outside and dumped him in the boot of their stolen car.He was driven off in the early hours of October 15, 2002, and a shocked passer-by found him as dawn broke at the entrance to St Mark's Church in Woodhouse, Leeds.A former boxer and gym owner, at the time of his death Mr Keating was awaiting trial himself on a charge of conspiracy to murder a man called Tony Nixon. He was also facing charges of money laundering.Two of his assailants, brothers Jaspal Khosa, 26, of Middleton Moor, and Jatinder Khosa 29, of Allenby Road, Beeston, both Leeds, were each jailed for life when they were unanimously convicted of Mr Keating's kidnap and murder after a trial lasting nearly three months.A third brother, Baldev Khosa, of Wykebeck Avenue, Cross Gates, Leeds, had a murder charge dropped against him after he admitted kidnap and assisting offenders.Baldev Khosa, 30, who was on licence from jail at the time of the attack after being locked up for six-and-a half-years for manslaughter in connection with another violent incident, was jailed for a total of eight years.Rudolph Berkeley 31, of Iveson Approach, Ireland Wood, and Daniel McGowan, 33, of Woodside Lane, Morley, also both Leeds, were both convicted by a majority verdict of 10-1 of murder. They were unanimously convicted of kidnap and both were jailed for life.Passing sentence on the gang, Mr Justice David Clarke told Jatinder and Jaspal Khosa, "I am satisfied this was a carefully planned enterprise and you equipped yourselves to cause such serious violence you cared not whether he lived or died."I am satisfied you two took the lead in what should be done and then you displayed him, either dead or alive, at the entrance to the church graveyard for all to see when daylight came."This was to cause maximum distress and anguish to his family and friends – no doubt as a final humiliation for whatever ill he had done to you."After the case, Det Supt Chris Gregg said Mr Keating had clearly been targeted by the brothers – and the reasons were not known to him.Mrs Keating afterwards said the men behind the attack must have known there were children in the house.Take from the YEP 2004

[Phill_d]

Yeah thats the chilling one Bash. I always look at them gates with a shudder! I've been working about 100yds from there this week! i had a look in the overgrown cemetary bit.

[wiggy]

Sgt. Washbourne wrote: Three brothers and their two henchmen were today behind bars for the merciless attack on a father of six they left either dead or dying at the entrance to a church graveyard.Police revealed after the Leeds Crown Court trial of the killers they were still baffled about the motive for the "extremely brutal" death of Brian Keating.Mr Keating, 37, the court heard, was ambushed in his detached bungalow in Monkhill Lane, Pontefract, by four masked men who burst into his home armed with a sledgehammer, a wooden club and a hand gun.Three of them savagely beat him about his head and body in the lounge, while the fourth assailant held his wife, Rachel, at gunpoint as she held her baby in her arms.During the bloodbath, said Andrew Dallas, prosecuting, no words were spoken by the gang before they dragged their unconscious victim outside and dumped him in the boot of their stolen car.He was driven off in the early hours of October 15, 2002, and a shocked passer-by found him as dawn broke at the entrance to St Mark's Church in Woodhouse, Leeds.A former boxer and gym owner, at the time of his death Mr Keating was awaiting trial himself on a charge of conspiracy to murder a man called Tony Nixon. He was also facing charges of money laundering.Two of his assailants, brothers Jaspal Khosa, 26, of Middleton Moor, and Jatinder Khosa 29, of Allenby Road, Beeston, both Leeds, were each jailed for life when they were unanimously convicted of Mr Keating's kidnap and murder after a trial lasting nearly three months.A third brother, Baldev Khosa, of Wykebeck Avenue, Cross Gates, Leeds, had a murder charge dropped against him after he admitted kidnap and assisting offenders.Baldev Khosa, 30, who was on licence from jail at the time of the attack after being locked up for six-and-a half-years for manslaughter in connection with another violent incident, was jailed for a total of eight years.Rudolph Berkeley 31, of Iveson Approach, Ireland Wood, and Daniel McGowan, 33, of Woodside Lane, Morley, also both Leeds, were both convicted by a majority verdict of 10-1 of murder. They were unanimously convicted of kidnap and both were jailed for life.Passing sentence on the gang, Mr Justice David Clarke told Jatinder and Jaspal Khosa, "I am satisfied this was a carefully planned enterprise and you equipped yourselves to cause such serious violence you cared not whether he lived or died."I am satisfied you two took the lead in what should be done and then you displayed him, either dead or alive, at the entrance to the church graveyard for all to see when daylight came."This was to cause maximum distress and anguish to his family and friends – no doubt as a final humiliation for whatever ill he had done to you."After the case, Det Supt Chris Gregg said Mr Keating had clearly been targeted by the brothers – and the reasons were not known to him.Mrs Keating afterwards said the men behind the attack must have known there were children in the house.Take from the YEP 2004

[wiggy]

Sgt. Washbourne wrote: Three brothers and their two henchmen were today behind bars for the merciless attack on a father of six they left either dead or dying at the entrance to a church graveyard.Police revealed after the Leeds Crown Court trial of the killers they were still baffled about the motive for the "extremely brutal" death of Brian Keating.Mr Keating, 37, the court heard, was ambushed in his detached bungalow in Monkhill Lane, Pontefract, by four masked men who burst into his home armed with a sledgehammer, a wooden club and a hand gun.Three of them savagely beat him about his head and body in the lounge, while the fourth assailant held his wife, Rachel, at gunpoint as she held her baby in her arms.During the bloodbath, said Andrew Dallas, prosecuting, no words were spoken by the gang before they dragged their unconscious victim outside and dumped him in the boot of their stolen car.He was driven off in the early hours of October 15, 2002, and a shocked passer-by found him as dawn broke at the entrance to St Mark's Church in Woodhouse, Leeds.A former boxer and gym owner, at the time of his death Mr Keating was awaiting trial himself on a charge of conspiracy to murder a man called Tony Nixon. He was also facing charges of money laundering.Two of his assailants, brothers Jaspal Khosa, 26, of Middleton Moor, and Jatinder Khosa 29, of Allenby Road, Beeston, both Leeds, were each jailed for life when they were unanimously convicted of Mr Keating's kidnap and murder after a trial lasting nearly three months.A third brother, Baldev Khosa, of Wykebeck Avenue, Cross Gates, Leeds, had a murder charge dropped against him after he admitted kidnap and assisting offenders.Baldev Khosa, 30, who was on licence from jail at the time of the attack after being locked up for six-and-a half-years for manslaughter in connection with another violent incident, was jailed for a total of eight years.Rudolph Berkeley 31, of Iveson Approach, Ireland Wood, and Daniel McGowan, 33, of Woodside Lane, Morley, also both Leeds, were both convicted by a majority verdict of 10-1 of murder. They were unanimously convicted of kidnap and both were jailed for life.Passing sentence on the gang, Mr Justice David Clarke told Jatinder and Jaspal Khosa, "I am satisfied this was a carefully planned enterprise and you equipped yourselves to cause such serious violence you cared not whether he lived or died."I am satisfied you two took the lead in what should be done and then you displayed him, either dead or alive, at the entrance to the church graveyard for all to see when daylight came."This was to cause maximum distress and anguish to his family and friends – no doubt as a final humiliation for whatever ill he had done to you."After the case, Det Supt Chris Gregg said Mr Keating had clearly been targeted by the brothers – and the reasons were not known to him.Mrs Keating afterwards said the men behind the attack must have known there were children in the house.Take from the YEP 2004 brian was a very good friend of mine.we lost touch when we both left school,but would bump into each other from time to time.i was very shocked when i heard the news.

[Sgt. Washbourne]

It was a shocking story when I first heard it from a local of Woodhouse. Also got told about a human leg being found on Woodhouse Ridge.Hey, that's an idea for a new thread....some of the gruesome tales in Leeds of recent years.And Phil, I must admit...that earie feeling you had in Queensbury...it's got me a few times down at St Mark's Church. It's a shame about the graveyard, full of history...and now exploited as a drugs den.

[Phill_d]

Great idea Sgt.. Why don't you get the ball rolling? I have a few gruesome tales myself :-0