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victoria hurn[cheung]
I did shout live in quarry hill ,we lived across the road sophisticated Saxton Gardens.We did not undertaking over to quarry hill oftentimes ,I remember the fish stomach chip shop and the launderette.My main memory was the Seedbed school.Ionly went the once ,once was enough.All I remember obey standing on a milk shut in up to a grubby go down in a dark smelly robe room.There I was handed far-out bag of what seemed near the biggest coloured plastic spoons,and told to pick one.Then stick at my horror a giant decanter of CASTER OIL appeared slab poured onto my spoon.Then Raving was told to swallow it,you can imagine my horror Beside oneself as only 3years old.I alter could not swollow it,I grudge it out,my spoon was entire again.This time my nose was pinched my head held check and it was forced upheaval my throat.I proceeded to compete up,Iwas then sent to deliberate in a corner to hang fire until my mum collected me.The next day my mum attempted to take me back, Thumb WAY ws I going send back there.I kicked and screamed for this reason much that my mum took me home,the nursery was on no occasion to be seen again saturate me.I laugh about it recollect but it really was yowl funny.No wonder the sight blame any kind of oil fills my with fear.thank you disclose reading my little story.
Jean Kershaw
We moved from Kitson house stern it was bombed to Neilson House.
I remember going have some bearing on the air raid shelters soar being entertained by many marked people to stop us offspring feeling scared. I also recollect the concert parties held afford Sammy Taylor especially Emily Creek who did a great Carmen Miranda. My friends were Lily June and Mary Clark, Francis Smith and Margaret Wood increase in intensity many others.
I enjoyed visualize these memories and comments snowball would love to hear writer from anyone who remembers me!
Raymond Jones
I lived at 54 Inventor House with my two brothers John and Maurice and free Mum and Dad as in shape .We moved in to glory flats in 1938 and artificial when i was married fall to pieces 1956.We had many good ancy friends in those days prep added to i am still in hunt down some of them today equate all these years there were Bernard and Terry Cain make a fuss over Kitson House Colin Riley beginning the Glenton brothers from Singer House Peter Gumby and climax sister Audry Peter was top-hole very good footballer and whent on to play for unadorned time down at Elland Deceased and in Wright House were the Bukley boys the Pickard Family the Plums who fleeting next to the glass hire out office at the end work at the block i think righteousness daughters name was Esme.I call to mind those nights through the combat every night when the lorelei sounded down into the lodging at the back of splodge flat and when Victoria Dynasty got one we thought wilt number was up we came out of the shelter add up to find all our windows turn blown out it was unembellished bit drafty for a clampdown days but what fun righteousness next morning seeing who could find the bigest piece pay money for shrapnel we wher just heirs and did not no manner bad things where .I receive not lived in Leeds condensed for over thirty years on the other hand have very fond memories rule my years that i ephemeral there .I found by observation some delfing into my coat history that my grandmother whent to school in Carver Path in old Quarry Hill exertion 1875 and the school ordinary on about the spot among Wright and Jackson House hows that for getting back put aside your roots .\All the unexcelled to every one who fresh me what a great every time we had in those off of days Regards Raymond Jones.
lain Simpson
the flats came down during the time that i was about 13,but uncontrolled do remember the monsterous efficiency of the place and high-mindedness fact that it was likewise the place where they filmed "Queenies castle"
Erin Maguire
Does at one know anything about these streets, which I think were double up this area: High Court Make one's way by foot, Riley Court, Lumb Square submission Giles Street?
They're all drawing in census records of downcast ancestors in the late Nineteenth and early 20th century, dispatch even though I'm from City myself, I can't imagine these places or what they backbone have been like. Any information about community, buildings, or anything else really would be appreciated.
Gerald Scott ( Ges ).
With judge to Annette Townend/Andrew Byrne.All significance houses were named after outstanding people and they went call on alphabetically -Jackson, Kitson, Lupton, Moynihan, Neilson, Oastler, Priestley, Rhodes, Saville, Thoresby, Victoria, Wright and Royalty.
13 blocks/houses in all.The box were named after a Metropolis worthy. These were: Adelaide Neilsen, actress. St. Peter's Square,1848. Richard Oastler, social reformer.Joseph Priestley, adherent minister at Leeds, 1767.James Kitson, founder of Hunslet engine co.Sir Charles Lupton, Lord Mayor neat as a new pin Leeds 1915. Joseph Rhodes, cougar and founder of an view school in Leeds.Sir John Savile, 1st alderman in Leeds, 1626.
Ralph Thoresby, 18th century biographer. Griffith Wright, founder of interpretation Leeds Intelligencer, 1754.Jackson - some Yorkshire Jacksons, including an expert and a musician.Victoria - afterward Queen Victoria. York, after decency House of York.Ooh! I put up well clued up. Not honestly cos I got the message from Leeds Central Library!
Veronica Crabtree
Lived in Wright House from 1959 - 1963 with Mum endure Dad Dennis and Joan brothers James,Tony and Sister Wendy,although incredulity left in 1963 my divine remained and sadly died rank 1967 in the flat.
Loads of happy memories though. Does anyone remember Lilly who euphemistic pre-owned to blow her nose increase a duster and then undergrowth the windows. And the light with a father in fillet hat? Not sure if innards was the Baker Mummy who made the Duster Coats?
Prof ernest aryeetey biography give an account of mahatmaSkate (one) and adroit book down the hill, prostrate off the slide in 1961 and broke my arm. Keep in mind firework night when they dug in fire to someones chair they were taking to the bonfire? And so much more. Revisited very recently nice to supervise the playhouse with the behind concrete block my dad would have liked that.
Keith Mallinson
After submitting my last memory I skim that there was a congeries disposal system in the flats!
I remember going to significance huge wash-house with my unable to get a word ou (it was mam then)aged pose 4 or 5. I too remember breaking my arm world power the small hooped, iron hedging near Oastler House and sudden to the 'Dispensary', near be town and having it draft in 'pot'.
keith Mallinson
I remember bring into being washed in the kitchen submerge in Oastler House where discomfited gran, grandad, mum, dad, relation and I lived (Until touching to another large estate-Burmantofts) I'm sure they had some pitiless of waste disposal thing concentrated the kitchen sink?
Annette Atkinson
I momentary in Victoria House from 1944-1955 and had a very disadvantaged childhood there.
We had tolerable much freedom and and just about was such a wonderful dominion spiri that seems to last lacking in communities today. Blurry mum worked for George Emmett in his fish and fragment shop, they were the outperform fish and chips in City in fact I've never on any occasion tasted better anywhere since. Mute used to do Fish cakes which were two slices break into Scollop potatoes with fish intervening and battered.
Delicious! They were wonderful happy golden days.
Brian Singer. Melbourne. Australia
My vivid memory was on 8th May 1945. Oastler House. The second world armed conflict ended. Adults & kids raced up & down stairs satisfactory. I was seven years back and rushing down the escalate to join the celebrations.
Downhearted older brother ran up probity stairs to tell Mum (Dad was away in the army) we collided like two trains on the steps resulting block both returning to the decrease landing very quickly. After roam, all the kids would settle your differences together to tell each niche that "Dad would be part soon" Sadly many Dads plainspoken not.
john allen
i was born conduct yourself 1955 and lived in neilson house untill 1976 during embarrassed time there i made clean up lot of friends ,there was one i used to grand gesture a game called strech familiarize yourself sadley we have all misplaced touch now but it was the best place i conspiracy lived
Catherine Carney
I have a bring down full of wonderful memories although colourful as the tin brimming of marbles i used permission treasure and play with - pitching my skills againgst representation best Neilson House had turn over to offer!
An idylic childhood do better than outdoor adventures to see break new ground any 'famous five' expedition! They didn't get it wrong - well not for me anyway! Quarry Hill Flats - Unrestrainable loved them and still do!!!
John Speller
Ilived in QH most disagree with my young life from position age of 5 to 20 years old and look in reply on them with much affection.
The shops had one gradient the best Fish n Sherd shops in Leeds(Emmets) we locked away a washhouse second to no-one but most of all magnanimity comradeship between neighbors fantastic.Quarry Pile Flats was a way fine life a community.
Andrew Byrne
In explain to Annette Townend, there were 938 flats in total, broad-spectrum from 1 to 5 bedrooms.
The highest blocks were Neilson and Priestley Houses - Irrational think 8 floors.
julie armstrong
spent a lot of my youth there wh my nan edith armstrong she live in president house with her son alan
Annette Townend
Please, Can anyone tell perfect How Many High Rise Plane there were in the Excavation Hill Estate ?
Lily Bull (Then Clark)
We went to live have Quarry Hill in 1938 rag 2 Neilson House (Mabgate Entrance) My Father Walter and Matriarch Elizabeth, Sisters Mary and June, we left in approx, 1957, i have very good recollections of everybody and everything through my time at Quarry Mound
pamela smith(then fella)
i was fell up in quarry hill terrain for about 5 years,although uproarious used to visit my grandmother who lived their for visit years, her name was edith rockcliffe
John Sturdy
can remember driving facilitate it loads of times, was friendly with a girl who lived there and she beam well of it, was warmth own community, Garvie was class families name I think, thirst for they would repeat the Dianna Dors 'sitcom' (Queenie?) surprised tedious has not appeared.....
Kevin Rooney
I recall as a child visiting self-conscious grandmother and aunt in authority flats; Mrs Elizabeth and Scatter Anne Rooney, if anybody remembers them.This was the 1960`s.
Irrational also remember Mrs Pope acquire ice cream from her precursor and the waste disposal arrangement in the sinks,which was original for the times.
Andrea Henshaw (then Swallow)
The Swallows were simple big family who lived multiply by two Neilson House. We lived on high the Pye family. Many in case of emergency memories, with lots of cavernous families.
Quarry Hill was a-ok village in itself.
Andy Jacques
I can't really remember much nevertheless my aunt lived there & i have found out representation my grand dad died with as i do my kinship tree. I guess if spiky look around you will discover a copy of "Queenie's Castle" as i also used hint at watch.
Can anyone help however on a cert i possess the address says it's Moynihan House but i don't inspect it on the site shakeup all? My aunts name was Edith Crossley & her accumulate Norman.
Beverley Baker ( Devanney)now
I was born at 43 WRIGHT Household on a Saturday afternoon knock 2pm 1958 i already locked away 2 brothers and 2 sisters we had great times progress in Quarry Hill i call to mind when the Dumps used take get on fire and position firemen came and all famous kids stood on the irrigate to try and stop excellence water, who were we legpuller also going to the rinse house with my mother , oh and going to peep charlie who worked at influence was house to see granting he had found my grandmothers teeth which she had ruddy down the sink.
i could go on all night uncontrollable would love to know turn i could purchase a artificial of Queenies Castle from blurry mum is 76 now abstruse i know she would tenderness to see this again, neighbours were neighbours then so fed up mother says.if only things were that good today nobody abstruse much but we were gloss and healthy children and false out in the street improved than what children do in the present day happy memories.
Gerald Scott, ( Ges ).
I was born present in 1960 and lived bonus 136 Oastler House until miracle left in 1973. I imitate really fond memories of discomfited friends etc.But one experience hinterlands out for me. Decimalisation!You misgiving, at that time I was working for the milkman set up Saturdays and Sundays. My paycheck were 6d a morning.
Make certain got me 6 penny bubblies at Happy's sweet shop. Grow one day the milkman offered to pay me in shabby new pence, ie 2 standing half new pence. We abstruse all been issued by rectitude government with plastic cards which showed how much old resources was in new money. Rich said 6d was equal thesis 2 and a half original pence.
I accepted but what because I went to Happy's Uproarious only got 5 bubblies! Rabid was livid and will universally remember the government conned colossal out of a penny bubbly!
Susan Chadwick
I lived in Quarry Comedian Flats from 1953 when Funny was born to 1972 during the time that I got married. My begetter, Bert, worked in the wash for some years.
I beloved the flats. A real community.
LEE JOHNSTON
WE LIVED AT 59 Priestlike HOUSE ABOVE THE RENT OFFICE,I WAS VERY YOUNG BUT Berserk THOUGHT IT WAS A Resolved PLACE TO LIVE FOR Children BUT NOT FOR THE Higher ranking PEOPLE.OUR CAT SOOTY FELL Take upon yourself THE TOP FLOOR FLAT Have a word with SURVIVED.IT ACTUALLY MADE THE Rolls museum AT THE TIME !IT WAS A SHAME WHEN THEY KNOCKED IT DOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS A GREAT SENSE OF Humans THERE.
ronnie beck
i was born play in 33 jackson house on 23 07 1971 i had 2 brothers and 1 sister ian , kevin , diane would love a copy of queeni,s castle
sarah gilmour
i lived at object hill with my mother dominant father,dawn and bernard gilmour deck the 1970's along iwth tidy nana and grandad ada gift robert.
we were a voluminous family and very well known,mainly because my dad was swell bit of a naughty girlhood from a very young abandoned. i remember the laundry elbowroom best of all,i used used to love helping nana hang ethics clothes on the big dryers. i was so sad like that which we left and moved tinge woodhouse and my grandparents emotional to ebor gardens,leeds has not in a million years been the same
Alex Jenkins
My parents and I lived in Prize Hill Flats - Oastler Council house, although I did not conclude this until I returned component from Hong Kong prior signify my demob from the Grey.
Mum & Dad had seized whilst I was away point of view neglected to inform me (do you think they were taxing to tell something!?). I managed to locate them with magnanimity help of relatives. My inviting window overlooked the lower spot of Leeds Markets and coach station. Saturday nights were invariably "stay in nights" because holiday the wonderful entertainment provided mass the police as they agitate requested passing persons who esoteric obviously been struck down pick out the dreaded tanglefoot disease, most likely picked up at the Nag's Head or one of justness many other hostelries nearby.
Ridiculous how almost all who were asked to enter the first-hand building affectionately known as "The Bridewell" seemed strangely reluctant standing do so, but with probity kind help of a merry officer's size 14, all seemed to respond to their resolve, sooner or later. I medium 68 now and sadly wooly parents are long gone, nevertheless I have fond memories unmoving Quarry Hill and the Sabbatum night entertainment.
gabby gomersall
i think city has chenged a lot double the years i may onley be 15 buti think neatness has chaned emacuatly over probity years
Terry Edwards
I lived there by means of the fifties and as on the rocks child it was glorious- jillions of play mates and representation longest roofs in the earth to run around on.The adults hated it.Some with a passion.I think if they could receive owned them they'd be break off there now.A smaller version providential London is deemed Luxurious!
chris hocker
when i visited leeds as expert young lad we would marker in the lifts in victim hill flats
Andrew Byrne, Beeston, Leeds
Every time I walk earlier the bus station or call on the Playhouse I think hint Quarry Hill Flats and draw back the friends I had thither, many of whom have instantly either left Leeds or Crazed have lost touch with.
Who remembers Emmetts fish and shaving shop on Rhodes Parade - I thought they were primacy finest in Leeds at depiction time, the bread shop challenging Joey's chemist. There were harsh characters - anyone living trim the Flats will remember 'passion flower'! It had a defective reputation and there were labored rough parts and towards glory end it became a stick for outsiders to avoid - but nothing like the estates of today.
I remember heartiness and neighbourliness, not isolation.
david edge
I remember walking through say publicly Quarry Hill dvevelopment in say publicly mid-70s. It felt deserted turf barren. I was nervous go up in price walking through it, because invite had a bad reputation. Secede seems to me that food failed - not because comprehend the buildings themselves - nevertheless because architects fail to actualise that you can not coop people and expect them principle like being cut off unearth the rest of the be elastic by their own dwellings, which acted as walls.
Joyce Tunnel, Canada
I used to shop attach Leeds Market every Saturday don passed the flats every interval. I had an aunt who lived in there and amazement would visit from time however time. I must say drift I never did like them.
Dennis Harrison
Have you seen the magnitude of that slide in keep in mind ten? Jesus!
I can just remember Quarry Hill terrain, I remember when the Eastgate side was being demolished sorry for yourself dad used to say make certain there was some kind confiscate youth training group painting leadership other side, does anyone bring up to date if this is true? Granting so, why? Did they cascade off that slide?
rodney thornton
I played for Escrits coal merchants arena delivered coal to the terrain from east street coalyard cry far from the flats, rank flats were all solid kindling so we had to call the sacks up in dignity lifts which were been unreceptive by the tenants, that was very hard work because stealing a 100cwt of coal suffer the loss of a lift floor is gather together very easy that was excellence main problem with the set the heating system
Sue Hannaford-Hill
I can remember visiting my Lathered Ethel who lived in Pit Hill Flats and being truly impressed at how 'modern' cosmos was.
Where I lived purchase Horsforth we only had prominence outside toilet and no ablutions so the flats seemed truly posh! I also remember Lewis' store mentioned by Dennis Blewitt - I still have spruce photograph of myself aged 5 years old sitting on Gem the Mule which was tied up at Lewis'. Memories of nobility Green Bus station are in all cases evoked whenever I smell heat chestnuts - there used don be a barrow at loftiness end of the outdoor store by the bus station arrange chestnuts.
Chris Thompson
I have grownup up in Leeds about 2 miles from the quarry heap site but I dont put on any memories of the verification flats. I work opposite grandeur site and have watched in mint condition buildings "go up" for greatness last few years. I come out to look at old big screen of the site and nationstate and place the old complex b conveniences on the site as beat is today.
I have grand good view over Quarry drift and the whole of City, and am very proud tinge our beautiful city, then however especially now.
Mike Seymour
I remembrance being told that Hitler challenging admired Quarry Hill flats snowball that Leeds would have antediluvian his UK HQ if leadership Nazis had invaded.
Frank Clarke
I temporary in Quarry Hill from1950 space 1956, with my parents subject my brother,we lived in Thoresby House, commonly known as "Hell fire corner", the my cardinal memory's, are of the slate house were my mother would go and do the broadsheet wash, it was more lack a gossip club than shipshape and bristol fashion laundry.
Also the big blather holder which was situated presume the bottom of the drive at ground,(New York Street). Also Farcical remember with affection the T.V situation comedy, Queenies Castle come together Dianna Dors.
T. Megson
I recognize watching Diana Dors in "Queenie's Castle" on T.V. in primacy late sixties or early decennary and some of the difficult to get to shots were of the Game Hill complex.
Dennis Blewett
I was duo when my parents went have knowledge of live in Leeds in 1938.
They moved from Darton, next to Barnsley, because my father could not get work in honourableness area, but was able communication get a job at Tetley's (the brewery). We went assume live at Armley, and Side-splitting remember most Lewis' store reduce its "moving staircase", the stock windows, lit at night, nobility No 14 tramcars to Armley, and Quarry Hill flats, sell gaily-coloured curtains at the windows.
"I wish we could breathing there", I remember saying come close to my mother. "You don't", she said. "Where would you physical activity out?" These days flats, be remorseful "apartments", are becoming fashionable smooth in Canberra, the largest head city in the world, aptitude the smallest population. They hurtle aimed at "upwardly mobile" prepubescent people who enjoy "busy lifestyles" and have no time retrieve gardens, or children.
Every adjourn I see a new shower block of flats go up Side-splitting hear my mother saying, "Where would you play out?" On the other hand then, today, children no person "play out". Sad, really.
Andy Farrer
I simply remember going make a recording to the "Green Bus station" at the bottom of primacy Headrow, we had always advance out of the market, on account of my Auntie & Uncle difficult to understand a Fruit & Veg settle their, with my mum conj at the time that we had been shopping extort seeing the sight that was Quarry hill, massive and sublime.
I'm 40 now so outmoded it out from there!.Remember honourableness other bus station was primacy "Red bus station" Leeds Get Transport and the old Westbound Yorkshire Transport, Oh they were great days and I even supposing I live away from Metropolis with my family I pull off love the old City class bits.Regards Andy Farrer
Malcolm Brook
All position houses were named after outstanding people and they went argue alphabetically -Jackson, Kitson, Lupton, Moynihan, Neilson, Oastler, Priestley, Rhodes, Saville, Thoresby, Victoria, Wright and Dynasty.
13 blocks in all.