Features in a wall behind Harratts off Sackville Street.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 9:35 pm

I took this photo on January 7 2012. It shows what to me are interesting looking bricked up features in a wall behind the Harratts car sales off Sackville Street. There are some more of them in the wall out of view. I have tried to find out what they may once have been but I have not been successful. I wonder if anyone knows anything about them?My next post will have a wider-field of view to put the location in context and comparing it to a photo that I have found in the Leodis website that was taken on October 13 1960 and is clearly at or very close to where I took the photo here.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 9:43 pm

The photo was taken on January 7 2012 and shows the location of the wall in in my first photo in this thread. The following is a link to a photo in the Leodis website that was taken on October 13 1960. It seems to be at or very close to where I took the photo in my first post. http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... _50330752I have found that the wall may have been at the side of a very old foot path that once ran through the area and was still there in at least 1960. Some of the features can be discerned in the Leodis photo.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 10:10 pm

You see that kind of thing all over Leeds. Here's very similar on Kidacre Street near the gasholders.http://g.co/maps/bqxhuIt's usually the remains of the demolished building that once stood there, the bottom half of the wall is left as a perimeter wall, the door and window openings then bricked up. Many of Leeds long lost buildings still survive in this form, I'll take a look on Street view, but I'm pretty sure some of the old Holbeck steam shed still survives like this too. Yes the bottom window cills of Holbeck steam shed can still be seen in the wall herehttp://g.co/maps/2wrs4

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 10:30 pm

It looks like you have photographed the remains of the warehouse you see here, the full size windows to street level needed considering it would be dark with two buildings either side of the footpath.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 10:39 pm

Cheers Phill. The photo here shows not too dissimilar features (except that the windows are still there!) at the Charles F Stead 'Steadsuede' building on Sheepscar Street North. I had thought Steadsuede was on Scott Hall Road but it is apparently on Sheespscar Street North. Where the cars park seems to be the old route of Sheepscar Street North. I took the photo on January 7 2012.

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Sat 27 Jul, 2013 11:05 pm

Found this old thread whilst searching for Sackville St. for this post: http://tinyurl.com/nl35ouuUsed to walk this alley/ginnel many times in the past.It was the easiest route from Chapeltown to Meanwood Road baths.The highlight being the bridge over the beck, and guessing what colour the water would be, the beck used to carry the discharge from the many dyehouses in the Meanwood valley.If this route has been walked for twenty years, without let or hindrance, it could have been claimed as a permanent public footpath.Might be all lost now though.

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Mon 29 Jul, 2013 10:45 pm

Leodian wrote: Cheers Phill. The photo here shows not too dissimilar features (except that the windows are still there!) at the Charles F Stead 'Steadsuede' building on Sheepscar Street North. I had thought Steadsuede was on Scott Hall Road but it is apparently on Sheespscar Street North. Where the cars park seems to be the old route of Sheepscar Street North. I took the photo on January 7 2012. Go on then Leo - why are there upside down arches in the brickwork??

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 30 Jul, 2013 12:11 am

The Parksider wrote: Leodian wrote: Cheers Phill. The photo here shows not too dissimilar features (except that the windows are still there!) at the Charles F Stead 'Steadsuede' building on Sheepscar Street North. I had thought Steadsuede was on Scott Hall Road but it is apparently on Sheespscar Street North. Where the cars park seems to be the old route of Sheepscar Street North. I took the photo on January 7 2012. Go on then Leo - why are there upside down arches in the brickwork?? Hiya The Parksider.The upside down arches were very noticeable and that was what caught my eye when I was taking photos at the site back on January 7 2012. I don't know why they are below the windows and I would like to find out. Even if the street level was lower at sometime it does not seem to make any obvious reason. Perhaps there used to be windows with a curved bottom part that has been filled with bricks, but even that does not feel right. There is likely a simple reason that I can't think of!

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Tue 30 Jul, 2013 12:25 am

The Parksider wrote: Leodian wrote: Cheers Phill. The photo here shows not too dissimilar features (except that the windows are still there!) at the Charles F Stead 'Steadsuede' building on Sheepscar Street North. I had thought Steadsuede was on Scott Hall Road but it is apparently on Sheespscar Street North. Where the cars park seems to be the old route of Sheepscar Street North. I took the photo on January 7 2012. Go on then Leo - why are there upside down arches in the brickwork?? Errm....I'm glad somebody else asked that question ! Perhaps it's where the topsy turvy people lived.........Of course,if you stood on your head for long enough it would appear quite normal(says he....very tongue in cheek).It would indeed be interesting to discover the reason behind this phenomenon.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 30 Jul, 2013 12:29 am

Perhaps the builders had too many pints at the Skinners Arms that used to be opposite!