I thought I knew part of Leeds, but I did not.

[keyholekate]

My bus has been diverted all week because of something happening on Kirkgate.Then I heard that the owner of Hills furniture was paying for next door to come down because his premises were unsafe.Is this true?

[Jogon]

My 1999 AtoZ says:-Kirkgate (outside Parish Church down to A61)to Duck & Drake to New Station St (& across)As far as Briggate.ThenCommercial Street as far as Albion StThenBond St Albion St to Park RowI haven't seen the road signs in the flesh but Google maps seem to show Kirkgate all the way from A61 through to Park Rw.

[iansmithofotley]

Hi Jogon,I have an old Austick's 'Tellway' book and it shows Kirkgate from 2 Marsh Lane to 126 Briggate. It also states that the post codes on Kirkgate were 7 to 21 and 107 to 136 were Leeds 1, and 23 to 24 and 70 to 106 were Leeds 2.Marsh Lane, St Peter's Street and Quarry Hill Flats were all Leeds 9, so there can't have been much of Kirkgate that was in Leeds 2. Strangely enough, my first job was in Clarendon Road, which was also in Leeds 2. The 'Tellway shows that Merrion Street was partly in Leeds 1, and partly in Leeds 2.It makes you wonder how, and when, the postal districts were conceived in the first place, and the rationale behind their original area boundaries (perhaps worthy of another thread without hijacking this one).Ian

[Leodian]

iansmithofotley wrote: Hi Jogon,I have an old Austick's 'Tellway' book and it shows Kirkgate from 2 Marsh Lane to 126 Briggate. It also states that the post codes on Kirkgate were 7 to 21 and 107 to 136 were Leeds 1, and 23 to 24 and 70 to 106 were Leeds 2.Marsh Lane, St Peter's Street and Quarry Hill Flats were all Leeds 9, so there can't have been much of Kirkgate that was in Leeds 2. Strangely enough, my first job was in Clarendon Road, which was also in Leeds 2. The 'Tellway shows that Merrion Street was partly in Leeds 1, and partly in Leeds 2.It makes you wonder how, and when, the postal districts were conceived in the first place, and the rationale behind their original area boundaries (perhaps worthy of another thread without hijacking this one).Ian In regard to Leeds postcodes Ian this thread may be of interest:- http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... eadID=3679

[somme1916]

iansmithofotley wrote: Hi Jogon,I have an old Austick's 'Tellway' book and it shows Kirkgate from 2 Marsh Lane to 126 Briggate. It also states that the post codes on Kirkgate were 7 to 21 and 107 to 136 were Leeds 1, and 23 to 24 and 70 to 106 were Leeds 2.Marsh Lane, St Peter's Street and Quarry Hill Flats were all Leeds 9, so there can't have been much of Kirkgate that was in Leeds 2. Strangely enough, my first job was in Clarendon Road, which was also in Leeds 2. The 'Tellway shows that Merrion Street was partly in Leeds 1, and partly in Leeds 2.It makes you wonder how, and when, the postal districts were conceived in the first place, and the rationale behind their original area boundaries (perhaps worthy of another thread without hijacking this one).Ian don't think it matters that much......ain't gonna change it anyhow.......