Does anyone know where these buildings are in Leeds?

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 28 Jan, 2013 2:23 pm

loinerEven fairly recent history vanishes without trace.Understand the Merrion Centre site was a brewery.Link to former site of Sj Johns Centre, Jan 1981[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/68/21534 ... 4940c4.jpg[/img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/68/21534 ... 4940c4.jpg

jim · Post by **jim** » Mon 28 Jan, 2013 2:48 pm

Great picture Jogon. The cross street seen held "The Turntable" and "The Classical Record Shop" on its earliest site, both of fond memory

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 28 Jan, 2013 3:01 pm

Hello JimYes it is a good shot, for some reason I just cannot make the image appear ie pic rather than link.I remember it round there and the traffic coming down twixt Vallances and Lewis's. The same chap had moreset } https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielrob ... 4048827351

loinerchris · Post by **loinerchris** » Mon 28 Jan, 2013 3:31 pm

Yes it does 10 years from now tetleys will be a distant memory! would have loved a pint or two in the city inn though!!

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 28 Jan, 2013 4:03 pm

loinerchris wrote: Yes it does 10 years from now tetleys will be a distant memory! would have loved a pint or two in the city inn though!! City Inn which was one of Albion Brewery's housesWhich was taken over, knocked down, Merrion Centre built..... t'was ever thus ![edit] brewery called after street. thnks UncleM

loinerchris · Post by **loinerchris** » Mon 28 Jan, 2013 4:09 pm

F)fantastic picture! Looks a quite substantial brewery! Thankyou jogon!

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Mon 28 Jan, 2013 4:15 pm

Jogon wrote: Suppose it at lease explains 'Albion' street. Albion brewery was founded in 1852. Albion Street was there long before thathttp://books.google.co.th/books?id=NB8NAQAAIAAJ&lpg=PA41&ots=EkYv3ION5l&dq=albion%20brewery%20leeds&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q=albion%20brewery%20leeds&f=false

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 28 Jan, 2013 4:23 pm

Suppose it then explains 'Albion'...."brewery"

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 28 Jan, 2013 4:23 pm

ps CALLING CHAMELIONwas this the Brewery with the lion over the gate that ended up in "a garden" north leeds?