Leeds-The great Gasometer in the sky!

Si · Post by Si » Sat 01 May, 2010 10:19 am

I'm guessing that this is the base of the gasholder?

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Sat 01 May, 2010 10:28 am

Si wrote: I'm guessing that this is the base of the gasholder? Sorry Si. "york st, gasworks, demolition, quarry hill" were keywords..You've found them anyway and posted the really good ones. Thank you. I can't do links either!!!!!

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Sat 01 May, 2010 10:29 am

Si wrote: The Parksider wrote: Superb piccy of an air raid shelter under construction in somerset street with the york st gasometer on the skyline on Leodis. Oh how I wish I could post the damn things!!! This one, Parksider? ANYONE.....Somerset Street isn't on my 1930's A-Z can anyone pinpoint it for the air raid shlter pic?????

Si · Post by Si » Sat 01 May, 2010 10:30 am

The Parksider wrote: Si wrote: I'm guessing that this is the base of the gasholder? Sorry Si. "york st, gasworks, demolition, quarry hill" were keywords..You've found them anyway and posted the really good ones. Thank you. I can't do links either!!!!! I find it easier to just look up the pics and post them!

Si · Post by Si » Sat 01 May, 2010 10:34 am

Behind the market, Parksider. To help you get your bearings, the insignificant Nelson Street became Eastgate!

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Sat 01 May, 2010 11:24 am

Si wrote: The Parksider wrote: Si wrote: I'm guessing that this is the base of the gasholder? Sorry Si. "york st, gasworks, demolition, quarry hill" were keywords..You've found them anyway and posted the really good ones. Thank you. I can't do links either!!!!! I find it easier to just look up the pics and post them! Your a computer genius. I'd try it but many seem to spend hours and fail to manage it, plus I have Firefox and that apparently doesn't work anyway. perhaps I'm waiting for computers to be user friendly rather than them be your enemy and fight you all the time!

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 01 May, 2010 11:37 am

The Parksider wrote: Si wrote: The Parksider wrote: Si wrote: I'm guessing that this is the base of the gasholder? Sorry Si. "york st, gasworks, demolition, quarry hill" were keywords..You've found them anyway and posted the really good ones. Thank you. I can't do links either!!!!! I find it easier to just look up the pics and post them! Your a computer genius. I'd try it but many seem to spend hours and fail to manage it, plus I have Firefox and that apparently doesn't work anyway. perhaps I'm waiting for computers to be user friendly rather than them be your enemy and fight you all the time! It's the SL software that's the enemy here

The Parksider · Post by **The Parksider** » Sat 01 May, 2010 11:52 am

chameleon wrote: The Parksider wrote: Si wrote: The Parksider wrote: Si wrote: I'm guessing that this is the base of the gasholder? Sorry Si. "york st, gasworks, demolition, quarry hill" were keywords..You've found them anyway and posted the really good ones. Thank you. I can't do links either!!!!! I find it easier to just look up the pics and post them! Your a computer genius. I'd try it but many seem to spend hours and fail to manage it, plus I have Firefox and that apparently doesn't work anyway. perhaps I'm waiting for computers to be user friendly rather than them be your enemy and fight you all the time! It's the SL software that's the enemy here Have you checked out the leodis pics of Boyles Quarry Kam - do you think this is Grumpytramps hole?If you have a look and can easily post the pic (with the houses above) I'd owe you a favour mate. Would like it to be up for next time Lord Tramp comes by.

oldart · Post by **oldart** » Sun 02 May, 2010 12:49 am

I came by the Secret Leeds site by chance and I’ve really enjoyed exploring the sites nooks and crannies.To go back a bit in the thread I was amused to see the photo of the gasometer on Wellington Road / Spence Lane. I worked next to it at Driver's furniture store for over ten years. Long before terrorism was a perceived threat it would cross my mind occasionally as to what my fate would be if the thing ever went BANG !! A bit of a no brainer really but I was nobut a young’un at the time.The photo was obviously taken after the Billy Liar film was shot. At the time of the shooting of the film there were still derelict houses standing half way down the streets. The opening scenes show the victory parade moving past these houses. If you look though the smoke drifting across the background you can see double decker buses passing Brydon’s garage on Wellington Street. During the shooting of the film the directors used the site of our old house at the top of Havelock Street as their rest area..

Si · Post by Si » Sun 02 May, 2010 9:50 am

The Parksider wrote: Have you checked out the leodis pics of Boyles Quarry Kam - do you think this is Grumpytramps hole?If you have a look and can easily post the pic (with the houses above) I'd owe you a favour mate. Would like it to be up for next time Lord Tramp comes by. Parksider - have a look at Lord Tramp's quarry thread!PS Welcome to SL, Oldart!