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Abbey Road, tram no.400

22nd June 1948. View showing tram no.400 at Kirkstall Abbey terminus on Abbey Road, bound for Harehills on route no.3. The grounds of Abbey House Museum are behind the wall in the...

Kirkstall Abbey, tram no.89

Undated. View showing tram no.89 outside Kirkstall Abbey.

Kirkstall Abbey from the River Aire

Undated. Tinted postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey from the River Aire. A few row boats are moored on the banks of the river. The postcard was mailed in Leeds in June 1906.

Kirkstall Abbey from the River Aire

Undated. Tinted postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey from the River Aire. It was mailed in Leeds in January 1907.

St. Stephen's Church, tomb of Richard Oastler

Undated. Image shows the tomb of the Oastler family, where 'The Factory King', Richard Oastler (1789-1861) is buried. He was a strong campaigner for change in the working hours an...

St. Stephen's Church, Morris Lane, noticeboard

1990. View of the noticeboard belonging to the parish church of St. Stephen in Morris Lane. It gives the times of the services and other information relevant in the year 1990.

St. Stephen's Church, inscribed stone dedicated to the grave of Richard Oastler

1990. Image shows a stone inscribed with the words 'Beneath this arch is the grave of Richard Oastler.' This is to be found at St. Stephen's Church in Morris Lane. Richard Oastler...

Kirkstall Abbey grounds, the Geological Garden of 1954

1990. Image shows the Geological Garden laid out in 1954 in Kirkstall Abbey Grounds. The perimeter is a map of England with standing examples of types of stone in the areas from w...

Kirkstall Abbey

August 1990. Image shows the unveiling of a plaque commemorating Colonel John Thomas North (1842-1896) in recognition of his gift of Kirkstall Abbey to the City of Leeds. It reads...

Kirkstall Abbey

1990. Image shows Kirkstall Abbey in springtime when the daffodils are in flower.

Kirkstall Abbey, from east end of the Church

1st March 1948. Image shows the east end of the Church, part of Kirkstall Abbey.

Kirkstall Abbey

11th April, 1957. View of Kirkstall Abbey.

Kirkstall Forge, aerial view

Undated. Aerial view of Kirkstall Forge, bottom right, and railway lines. The River Aire snakes between the forge buildings and goes off in the direction of Leeds, top right. Cutt...

Kirkstall Forge, aerial view

Undated. Aerial view of Kirkstall Forge. Running from left to right across the centre is Abbey Road, the main A65 Leeds Road. The hook shaped road coming down to join it from the ...

Kirkstall Forge, aerial view

Undated. Aerial view of Kirkstall Forge, centre. Across the bottom left hand corner, part of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal can be seen. Running close to it at this point, as it emer...

Kirkstall Forge, aerial view

Undated. Aerial view of Kirkstall Forge, seen in the centre of the image. At the left edge Vesper Road snakes in to join Abbey Road, the main A65 Leeds Road. At the other side of ...

Kirkstall Forge

Undated. Interior view of one of the buildings at Kirkstall Forge.

Kirkstall Abbey, aerial view

Undated. Aerial view of Kirkstall Abbey looking in the direction of Kirkstall Forge and Horsforth. The abbey is situated on a site between the River Aire, left and the main A65 Le...

Commercial Road, The London, City and Midland Bank

Undated. Old view of properties in Commercial Road on the east side. On the left, with decorative gable is the London, City and Midland Bank at number 1 Commercial Road. The gap b...

Kirkstall Abbey, view of the east window

Undated. Early view of the east window at Kirkstall Abbey.

Kirkstall Abbey, from the south west

Undated. Cows can be seen in the foreground of this early view of Kirkstall Abbey from the south west.

Kirkstall Abbey, west side

Undated. Early view of Kirkstall Abbey from the west side.

Kirkstall Library, Kirkstall Lane

1996. View of Kirkstall Branch Library situated at no.26 Kirkstall Lane.

Kirkstall Library, Kirkstall Lane

1996. View showing Kirkstall Branch Library situated at no.26 Kirkstall Lane.

Bridge Road, former Star & Garter / Bar-Celona public house

Undated. Side view of the former public house on Kirkstall Road originally known as the Star and Garter and later as Bar-Celona. This Grade II listed building, built in the late 1...

Bridge Road, former Star & Carter / Bar-Celona public house

Undated. Side view of the public house on Kirkstall Road for many years known as the Star & Garter Inn and later as Bar-Celona, but by this time closed while awaiting future devel...

Bridge Road, former Star and Garter / Bar-Celona public house

Undated. Side view of the 18th century public house on Kirkstall Road, for many years known as the Star and Garter Inn, and latterly as the Bar-Celona. The building is closed at t...

Bridge Road, former Star and Garter / Bar-Celona public house

Undated. View of a doorway at the former Star & Garter Inn on Kirkstall Road, later known as Bar-Celona, but by this time unoccupied. A notice beside the door says 'These Premises...

Bridge Road, former Star and Garter / Bar-Celona public house

Undated. View showing part of the front of the former Bar-Celona public house on Kirkstall Road. This late 18th century building, now Grade II listed, is probably better known a...

Bridge Road, former Star & Garter / Bar-Celona public house

Undated. View of the former premises of the Bar-Celona public house on Kirkstall Road. This Grade II listed building was originally the Star & Garter Inn and was built in the late...

Kirkstall Abbey, from the north-west

c1880s. View of Kirkstall Abbey from the north-west, taken by Manchester printer John Lees Sykes between 1880 and 1890.

Kirkstall Abbey, from the south-east

c1880s. View of Kirkstall Abbey seen from the south-east, taken by Manchester printer John Lees Sykes between 1880 and 1890.

Kirkstall Forge, Dam Wall opposite the Test Laboratory

1st March 2007. View of the stone built dam wall opposite the Test Laboratory and Metallurgical Department. The dam is behind this wall.

Kirkstall Forge, water storage tanks and pipes

1st March 2007. View of old water storage tanks and pipes at Kirkstall Forge.

Kirkstall Forge, Old grade II listed building and old joiner's shop

1st March 2007. View of an old stone built Grade II listed building which houses a 17th Century waterwheel and helve-hammer, and two drop stamps dating from c1850. On the right th...

Kirkstall Forge, entrance to the Test Laboratory

1st March 2007. Image shows the entrance to the former Test Laboratory at Kirkstall Forge. The door and windows have been boarded up as the forge closed in 2002. The Test Laborato...

Kirskstall Forge, Fitting Shop and Test Laboratory

1st March 2007. Image shows the former Fitting Shop at Kirkstall Forge on the left. The small stone building in the centre is Grade II listed and houses relics of forge machinery ...

Kirkstall Forge, Test Laboratory

1st March 2007. View of the Test Laboratory at Kirstall Forge. In 1926 Mr. G.H. Hodgson was in charge of the Laboratory and created the Metallurgical Department. This was approved...

Kirkstall Forge, oil stores for the Fitting Shop

1st March 2007. Image shows a red brick building which was the oil stores for the Fitting Shop at Kirkstall Forge. To the right is a derelict building constructed in brick and sto...

Kirkstall Forge, Test Laboratory

1st March 2007. The stone building seen centrally housed the Test Laboratory at Kirkstall Forge. The Laboratory performed an important role during the Second World War when it was...

Kirkstall Forge, Test Laboratory

1st March 2007. The old stone building in the centre houses the Test Laboratory at Kirkstall Forge. Mr. G.H. Hodgson created the metallurgical department in 1926 and in 1939 the A...

Kirkstall Forge, listed building

1st March 2007. On the left is a dressed stone building at Kirkstall Forge which is Grade II listed. It houses an eighteenth century waterwheel and helve hammer and 2 drop forge s...

Kirkstall Forge, toilets and the Three Storey Building

1st March 2007. Image shows the red brick toilets on two storeys, left, and the Three Storey Building, right, at Kirkstall Forge. The bridge accesses the Small Components and Case...

Kirkstall Forge, buildings scheduled for demolition

1st March, 2007. View of buildings in one of a series of photographs taken after the closure of Kirkstall Forge. These buildings have since been cleared. The only buildings remain...

Kirkstall Forge, rear of Three Storey Building

1st March 2007. Image shows the rear of the Three Storey Building at Kirkstall Forge, built in 1938. Both the steps in the foreground and the bridge accss the Top Machine Shop, fo...

Kirkstall Forge, bridge across to the Three Storey Building

1st March 2007. View of the bridge accessing the middle floor of the Three Storey Building at Kirkstall Forge, left, the Small Components and Case Hardening departments. In the ba...

Kirkstall Forge, Three Storey Building

1st March 2007. View of the Three Storey Building at Kirkstall Forge built on the site of the seventeenth century Dam. The Dam was constructed by Dickin and Cotton along with a we...

Kirkstall Forge, view from the Top Machine Shop

1st March 2007. View from the Top Machine Shop to the bridge which accesses the middle floor of the Three Storey Building where the Small Components and Case Hardening departments...

Kirkstall Forge, view from the Top Machine Shop

1st March, 2007. View looking back from the Top Machine Shop down towards the Small Components and Case Hardening department at Kirkstall Forge. These are situated on the middle f...

Kirkstall Forge, Top Machine Shop, formerly Kirkstall Pressings

1st March 2007. Image shows the Top Machine Shop at Kirkstall Forge, formerly Kirkstall Pressings. Beyond the trees in the background is the A65, Abbey Road, and the dam.