Becketts park

Ranger · Post by **Ranger** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 11:56 am

I have read on here people commenting on the monks tunnle from the vC house to kirkstail abbey . I can confirm the tunnle dose Exsist from the campus side looks very very old and is bricked off some way into it acsess from the basement .

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 12:12 pm

Ranger wrote: I have read on here people commenting on the monks tunnle from the vC house to kirkstail abbey . I can confirm the tunnle dose Exsist from the campus side looks very very old and is bricked off some way into it acsess from the basement . That's a shame then.....no-one will ever get to see it.

Ranger · Post by **Ranger** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 12:59 pm

That's what I thought scrambling over old tents and god knows what els messing with keys lol Was a spooky place too more so due to the famous ghost story , but was very clear to see it was a well made tunnel with touch holding mounts on the walls , and plenty of head room one man wide

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 1:07 pm

Here's a comprehensive diagram of the campus layout, which building is this tunnel in, or near to?http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/teaching/lta/ ... TAmap1.pdf

Ranger · Post by **Ranger** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 1:28 pm

The grange Entrance to basement is outside between building j - t So as you enter from the back of the building is in the right hand corner of the house , below the old servants stairs . Bronte basement is also intresting with paper clippings of the Suicide of the old butler on the wall also used as storage for dead people whilst the whole of the campus was used as a hospital during the war . No tunnels tho

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 1:33 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Here's a comprehensive diagram of the campus layout, which building is this tunnel in, or near to?http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/teaching/lta/ ... TAmap1.pdf Wish I knew too Phill,as in my "message" to you.I'm still unconvinced about the answer but will keep trying/ looking !

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 1:35 pm

This the place?Once part of Kirkstall Abbey property. The New Grange was built by Benjamin Wade in 1626. The Wade family stayed there until 1834, when it was bought by the Beckett family and renamed the estate Kirkstall Grange. In 1908, it was sold to Leeds Council who opened a college on the site. Now part of Leeds Metropolitan University.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 1:42 pm

It's built on the site of the monastic farm.As an aside, you can still see the old field strips in the park.

Ranger · Post by **Ranger** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 1:44 pm

I know this place inside out the tunnle is under the left hand corner of the house as looking from the view on pic . Also the loft space looks to be un touched as can be seen from a viewing window inside the house , I could never find a way in tho Thanks for the photo

Ranger · Post by **Ranger** » Mon 13 Aug, 2012 1:46 pm

The butler was in love with the lady of the house and jumped of the top level of the mass stair case and fell to his death He is meant to haunt it