Feature - March 2007, Leeds Town Hall

jane666 · Post by **jane666** » Fri 19 Oct, 2007 10:22 pm

according to the metropolitan police website'Black Maria' was the nickname for secure police vans with separate locked cubicles, used for the transportation of prisoners. The name is said to have come from a large and powerful black lodging-house keeper named Maria Lee, who helped constables of Boston, Massachusetts in the 1830s when they needed to escort drunks to the cells.

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 20 Oct, 2007 2:36 am

Top Top pictures MunkiI hope you will contribute them to Leodis.By the way phil_d did you get down to the olympics open day

TigerTails · Post by **TigerTails** » Tue 23 Oct, 2007 5:15 pm

A few month ago I had found the original blueprints for the town hall.. in my loft. I'm currently searching around for the rest of the pieces (They're all crumbling) and piecing them together. It's rather interesting to see the amount of un-used space that the hall has at the time. I may still be un-used or in use since first development, but I'll get back to work putting it together.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Tue 23 Oct, 2007 5:28 pm

Guess what csnosi? I only have to work 2 weekends in the year... Guess when it was? Yes the Olympics open day... Flippin student's key weekend

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Tue 23 Oct, 2007 10:11 pm

jane666 wrote: according to the metropolitan police website'Black Maria' was the nickname for secure police vans with separate locked cubicles, used for the transportation of prisoners. The name is said to have come from a large and powerful black lodging-house keeper named Maria Lee, who helped constables of Boston, Massachusetts in the 1830s when they needed to escort drunks to the cells. Thanks jane666 for bringing light to my darkness;-)

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 24 Oct, 2007 3:08 am

Phill_d wrote: Guess what csnosi? I only have to work 2 weekends in the year... Guess when it was? Yes the Olympics open day... Flippin student's key weekend

Lazy buggers,cant they get their own keys.i dont know,youve gotta do everything for em!!

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 24 Oct, 2007 3:10 am

MsJ2uk wrote: ,Thats right. The main holding cells for the city (not just Leeds) is known as bridewell, Post I love the saying "Bridewell Taxi!"Good evening sir,you have been misbehaving,would you like a ride in a bridewell taxi?

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 12 Nov, 2007 11:33 pm

Great photos munki,from top to toes.One question-Given that Leeds is a city,why do we have a TOWN hall?

munki · Post by **munki** » Tue 13 Nov, 2007 11:39 am

Easy one, that, Stevief. The Town Hall was opened by Queen Victoria in 1858, when Leeds was still a Town. It didn't become a city by Royal Charter until 13th February 1893, by which time, I guess people had got use to 'Town Hall'.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Tue 13 Nov, 2007 11:53 am

Aren't they opening the cells up for visits again i read the other day!