Fantastic stonework on a building on Park Row.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:58 pm

Leodian's thread about the stonework near City Station has inspired me to try to investigate this building on Park Row- Abtech house , now belonging to Blue Arrow.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm

It looks like the main branches were in Leeds and Huddersfield as these are the coat-of arms above the entrances -Leeds to the left;

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm

Huddersfield to the right. (Leeds has the best supporters , natch!!)

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm

Above the main frieze are coats-of arms of Northern towns where, presumably, the original firm had branches.From the left - Liverpool

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm

Dewsbury.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm

Manchester

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:59 pm

Bury.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 10:00 pm

And finally Preston.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 10:00 pm

But the real gems are the two 'Tableau' between the Leeds and Huddersfield coats-of-arms Allsorts going on in these, I wonder what the significance is?This is to the left -The figure in the centre is strange - and why the face under his feet?? [ed - HER feet - its Minerva I later learned]

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2012 10:00 pm

And this is to the left - a real gem.