Leeds 17- Underground structures...

Lanky_92 · Post by **Lanky_92** » Mon 05 Jan, 2009 8:22 pm

Hi, newbie here. Apologies if this one has been brought up before, but i'm intrigued.In Leeds 17 (and probably other areas) there are two areas, each about the size of a football pitch, which are just raised up, flat, grassy areas, fenced off with those Spiky metal fences you see around schools and similar. One is behind Highfield School, off Belvedere Avenue, and the other is off Nursery Lane, near St Johns Church and the Post Sorting office. Does anyone know what they are? My educated guess would say the Nursery Lane one has some kind of Utility (water board?) use, because of the big tower, but i'm probably wrong. Ta

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 07 Jan, 2009 7:50 pm

Lanky_92 wrote: Hi, newbie here. Apologies if this one has been brought up before, but i'm intrigued.In Leeds 17 (and probably other areas) there are two areas, each about the size of a football pitch, which are just raised up, flat, grassy areas, fenced off with those Spiky metal fences you see around schools and similar. One is behind Highfield School, off Belvedere Avenue, and the other is off Nursery Lane, near St Johns Church and the Post Sorting office. Does anyone know what they are? My educated guess would say the Nursery Lane one has some kind of Utility (water board?) use, because of the big tower, but i'm probably wrong. Ta The tower and the signs give it away a bit, a water tower and pumps with a large semi-underground reservoir.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Fri 09 Jan, 2009 5:42 pm

Moortown Service reservoir and Moortown East Service Reservoir.

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 09 Jan, 2009 10:29 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Moortown Service reservoir and Moortown East Service Reservoir. You know, your the very precise answers and snippets you give us from time to time make me think you have so much more that we would like to hear about

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Fri 09 Jan, 2009 10:34 pm

They're all over the place them things! Cookridge, Miggy, Garforth Cliff to name just a few!!

Trev_h · Post by **Trev_h** » Mon 12 Jan, 2009 12:23 pm

One winter in the early/mid 80's one of the gates had been left open to the Nursery Lane tower so all the local kids got their sledges out and started sledging down the slopes (me included).Went back one evening when the snow had melted and someone had removed one of the covers on the top which I nearly fell down! Not pleasant.Still, all good fun growing up round there!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Tue 13 Jan, 2009 4:07 pm

rangieowner wrote: They're all over the place them things! Cookridge, Miggy, Garforth Cliff to name just a few!! harehills lane...

sundowner · Post by **sundowner** » Tue 13 Jan, 2009 7:29 pm

wiggy wrote: rangieowner wrote: They're all over the place them things! Cookridge, Miggy, Garforth Cliff to name just a few!! harehills lane... One on cemetery road Pudsey.

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Wed 14 Jan, 2009 2:01 pm

The question i want answered is WHY they are there and what is in those towers??????

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 14 Jan, 2009 2:07 pm

There's water in the water towers. They help to maintain a steady water pressure at high points on the network.