Bus Route Through the Merrion Centre

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Wed 25 Jul, 2012 8:26 pm

On another thread about the Odeon Merrion Centre, I have seen that it used to be outdoors ie not covered and/or 'within' the Merrion Centre originally (but later roofed over).Somewhere else on another thread one of our helpful Bus folks mentioned that there used to be an awkward turn for inbound buses coming into Leeds via Otley Road route. I think this meant taking the slip road left off Woodho Ln by the ?Roscoe Pub. Then into the Merrion Centre somewhere? (Near Sheerers music?) or what was Stringers bookshop/parade next to Morrisons?See my guess picture. Presumably then the NW tower block and perhaps Morrisons were later additions?Sorry to sound thick, but I just can't match this up to 'how thinks are now'. Could someone who rode the route please give me an idiot's guide please.

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Wed 25 Jul, 2012 9:37 pm

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BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 25 Jul, 2012 9:48 pm

Jogon wrote: Sorry to sound thick, but I just can't match this up to 'how thinks are now'. Could someone who rode the route please give me an idiot's guide please. Not thick at all - things alter so completely that previous layouts are soon forgotten.The buses left Woodhouse Lane to pass the front of the (then) Coburg Tavern (not the Roscoe), into Merrion Way and then right turn into the open air Merrion centre. Morrisons was yet to be built and the road turned right where the open cafe is now and descended what is still the steep slope to rejoin Woodhouse Lane right where the entrance to Morrisons car park is today. Hope you can picture this now. Buses leaving the City kept to the main road of course because the internal affair described was "one way."

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Wed 25 Jul, 2012 10:14 pm

Thank you, much appreciated.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Thu 26 Jul, 2012 8:56 am

BLAKEY wrote: Jogon wrote: Sorry to sound thick, but I just can't match this up to 'how thinks are now'. Could someone who rode the route please give me an idiot's guide please. Not thick at all - things alter so completely that previous layouts are soon forgotten.The buses left Woodhouse Lane to pass the front of the (then) Coburg Tavern (not the Roscoe), into Merrion Way and then right turn into the open air Merrion centre. Morrisons was yet to be built and the road turned right where the cafe is now and descended what is still the steep slope to rejoin Woodhouse Lane right where the entrance to Morrisons car park is today. Hope you can picture this now. Buses leaving the City kept to the main road of course because the internal affair described was "one way." Blakey, why did they go through the Merrion Centre at all, could they not just have continued down Woodhouse Lane into town that way?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Thu 26 Jul, 2012 9:22 am

[quotenick="LS1"] BLAKEY wrote: Jogon wrote: Sorry to sound thick, but I just can't match this up to 'how thinks are now'. Could someone who rode the route please give me an idiot's guide please. Blakey, why did they go through the Merrion Centre at all, could they not just have continued down Woodhouse Lane into town that way? I couldn't agree more, and we had one Hell of a job in the peak periods. Often on the tight right hand corner we couldn't get round the raised flaps of large bread delivery vans, losing valuable minutes, and often had difficulty in rejoining Woodhouse Lane. I imagine it was some kind of token gesture of convenience for shoppers, but was a classic "sledgehammer to crack a nut" if ever there was one.