Green mound behind old church

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 3:19 pm

Interesting patch of bare earth, or manhole cover here Tilly?http://goo.gl/maps/iwvpZ

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 3:32 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Interesting patch of bare earth, or manhole cover here Tilly?http://goo.gl/maps/iwvpZ If you look at it on google Earth rather than maps street view, there doesn't seem to be anything showing, even on the historical imagery back to 2002 suggesting maybe a patch of scrubbeb turf? - have a look and see if you think differently.

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 9:24 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Interesting patch of bare earth, or manhole cover here Tilly?http://goo.gl/maps/iwvpZ Hi phill The old wall you can see is the boundry wall of St Peters Church. The oblong marked on your map is nearly the full length of the moor could this have been the size of the air raid shelter.If you look at how many houses are in the area could it have been this size.If not what could it have been i can say for sure that the shelter that i saw them fill in was at tha far end of this oblong feature it could have been fifteen to twenty years ago and of course the landscape has changed since then ie the grass has grown back.Has you say what is the manhole cover for?Could they have filled in most of it years before then filled in the piece i saw if so i cant see why they left the end bit.My mother lived in St Peters court just over the wall from the site and did not know it was there. It was a grass covered mound and me being me thought it did not fit in with the rest of the moor all the rest of the moor was flat.

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 9:30 pm

chameleon wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Interesting patch of bare earth, or manhole cover here Tilly?http://goo.gl/maps/iwvpZ If you look at it on google Earth rather than maps street view, there doesn't seem to be anything showing, even on the historical imagery back to 2002 suggesting maybe a patch of scrubbeb turf? - have a look and see if you think differently. Hi chameleon The time i am talking about could be up to twenty years ago.On phills map from the fiftys there is that oblong at the top of the moor what could that be.?

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 10:03 pm

Checked the work plans and the manhole is for a sewer.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 10:32 pm

I keep reading the topic as "Green mould behind old church".

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 10:56 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Checked the work plans and the manhole is for a sewer. Thanks Cardiarms That still leaves the oblong on phills map.?

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 11:08 pm

tilly wrote: chameleon wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: Interesting patch of bare earth, or manhole cover here Tilly?http://goo.gl/maps/iwvpZ If you look at it on google Earth rather than maps street view, there doesn't seem to be anything showing, even on the historical imagery back to 2002 suggesting maybe a patch of scrubbeb turf? - have a look and see if you think differently. Hi chameleon The time i am talking about could be up to twenty years ago.On phills map from the fiftys there is that oblong at the top of the moor what could that be.? Hi tilly, Cardie has cleared up the manhole issue - not sure what the mound is if it is not your shelter, cardie didn't mention any storm water tanks so not that. Time to dig again maybe. (seem to have a strange urge for this lately)

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 11:46 pm

Hi Tilly.I've looked at all the old maps, and nothing is marked in that area until 1954, and if you view it close up it clearly shows the raised mound of earth where the shelter was. Nothing is marked on it though. It's the first time I've seen a shelter marked like that on a map. I'll check the other locations where they are if the 1954 map is available in that area.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 11:57 pm

The 1950's map isn't available all over Leeds. But it clearly has the raised earth mounds marking off the Hunslet Moor, Potternewton, Woodhouse, and Chapel Allerton shelters.