The Streets Where We Lived

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TommyW
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Post by TommyW »

Farm Hill Meanwood Leeds 65-74 My family lived there for long after 1974 as this is when I joined the Army, it was a great street to live in
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book
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book wrote: I am starting this thread to find out if I have crossed your path or vice versa. Did you live in the same house, area or district at the same time or at a different time. The stories should unfold and maybe you will be sussed. These are the streets I have lived in and the years I was there, approx. please continue with yours. I have only added the Leeds streets that I have lived in.Glossop St, WoodHouse, 1959 to 65Blands Row, Micklefield 1965 to 70Harold Mount, Burley 1970 to 78Glossop St, WoodHouse 1979 to 80Ashville Terrace, Burley, 1985 to 87Vesper Way, Kirkstall 1987 to 88Hollin Crescent, Weetwood 1988 to mid 90sDates are approx. Then Slingsby Close, Apperley BridgeBedar, Almeria, SpainGascoigne Road, Thorpe
Is it me or has Leeds gone mad

TommyW
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I lived from Grosvenor Avenue LS7 55 - 65                 Farm Hill Meanwood 65 - 74                 British Army 74 - 85                 Heights East Wortley 85 - 87                 Carlton TowersLittle London 87 - 89                 Bawn Gardens Old Farnley 89 - present Apart from serving in the army I have always been and always will be a Leeds lad.                    
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grumpybloke
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Post by grumpybloke »

Crikey, the number of moves some of you have had I'd be surprised if you ever unpacked! I started in Hunslet, then Tinshill, now on my second house in Harrogte.

Phallica2000
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Post by Phallica2000 »

Station Crescent in Armley from being born to age 5Model Avenue in Armley from 5-9Kirkdale Mount in Wortley from 9-22Lidgett Lane in Moortown from 22-24Harrogate Road in Moortown from 24-27Nunroyd Road in Moortown from 27-30 (present)
Young 'uns that have no interest in the history of the place they grew up in....disgraceful.

YorkshireViking
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Approx;Leeds Girls High, Headingley (my dad was caretaker); 1984 -1989Lea Farm Grove - Hawksworth; 1989 - 1993Vesper Walk, Kirkstall; 1993 - 2005Graham View, Burley; 2005 - 2008Highbury Street, Meanwood; 2008 - 2011West Park; 2011 - present

Johnny39
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Compton Crescent - LS9Alwoodley Gardens - LS17 (incl. 2 1/2 years Olen, Belgium, Army)Pinfold Hill - LS15Nettleton Court - LS15Kennerleigh Drive - LS151979 moved to Scarborough, but still call Leeds home, (3 houses).
Daft I call it - What's for tea Ma?

vbporscha
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1983 - 1989 - Aberdeenshire1989 - 2000 - Penistone, S Yorks2000 - 2002 - Barnsley, S Yorks2002 - 2005 - Swansea2005 - 2006 - Barnsley2006 - 2007 - Penistone2007 - 2008 - Upper Cumberworth2008 - 2009 - Ackworth, Pontefract2009 - 2010 - Cedar Ave, Armley2010 - Present - Farnley-ish!

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vbporscha wrote: 1983 - 1989 - Aberdeenshire1989 - 2000 - Penistone, S Yorks2000 - 2002 - Barnsley, S Yorks2002 - 2005 - Swansea2005 - 2006 - Barnsley2006 - 2007 - Penistone2007 - 2008 - Upper Cumberworth2008 - 2009 - Ackworth, Pontefract2009 - 2010 - Cedar Ave, Armley2010 - Present - Farnley-ish! 9 houses in 10 years. Is somebody on your tail

vbporscha
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uncle mick wrote: vbporscha wrote: 1983 - 1989 - Aberdeenshire1989 - 2000 - Penistone, S Yorks2000 - 2002 - Barnsley, S Yorks2002 - 2005 - Swansea2005 - 2006 - Barnsley2006 - 2007 - Penistone2007 - 2008 - Upper Cumberworth2008 - 2009 - Ackworth, Pontefract2009 - 2010 - Cedar Ave, Armley2010 - Present - Farnley-ish! 9 houses in 10 years. Is somebody on your tail

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