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Harrogate Road, Chained Bull

2nd February 1925. View of Harrogate Road showing the Chained Bull Hotel. This stone-built public house served as a turnpike inn in the 18th century. At the time of the photo the ...

Chained Bull Hotel, Harrogate Road

18th February 1925. View shows a close up of the entrance to the Chained Bull Hotel on Harrogate Road. John Griffiths is named as the licensee and Ind Coope & Co. Ltd are the prop...

Moortown Church, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Moortown Church, St. John the Evangelist, situated on Harrogate Road. Designed by architect Joseph Thompson, it was completed in 1853.

Shadwell Lane, postcard

c1904. Postcard with a postmark of 16th April 1904 showing the south-east side of Shadwell Lane. In the centre is Moortown Council School, now known as Moortown Primary School.

King Lane - Scott Hall Road roundabout

Undated. Image shows a roundabout at the junctions of King Lane with Scott Hall Road. King Lane crosses the roundabout from the foreground towards Alwoodley and Scott Hall Road g...

Harrogate Road, tram no.254

31st March 1956. View looking north along Harrogate Road showing tram no.254, a Horsfield car built in 1931-2, bound for Briggate. On the right, by the junction with Lidgett Lane,...

Moortown, aerial view

23rd July 1934. Aerial view of Moortown showing Ring Road Moortown running up from the bottom left to the junction with Harrogate Road; the continuation of the Ring Road past the ...

Street Lane, tram no.195

Undated. View of tram no.195, on route 1 to West Park, coming out of Street Lane onto Moortown Corner, the junction with Harrogate Road. Adverts for Melbourne Ales and Vernons Poo...

Tynwald Drive, Saxon Court

5th March 2007. View of Saxon Court retirement flats, built in 1986, situated on the corner of Tynwald Drive (in the foreground) and Saxon Mount (leading off to the right).

Saxon Mount, flats

5th March 2007. View of flats on Saxon Mount, seen from the junction with Tynwald Drive.

Tynwald Drive, Saxon Court

5th March 2007. View of Saxon Court on Tynwald Drive. This is a development of retirement flats built in 1986 and managed by Anchor Trust Housing Association. On the right is the ...

Lingfield Approach, nos. 63-73, Lingfield Hill, nos. 34-44

5th March 2007. View from the roundabout beside the Lingfield public house showing blocks of flats, on the left numbered 63-73 Lingfield Approach and on the right 34-44 Lingfield ...

Lingfield Drive, looking east

5th March 2007. Looking east along Lingfield Drive, showing rows of semi-detached houses on both sides, in descending order from no.72 on the left and 73 on the right. The junctio...

Lingfield Drive, nos.75-85

5th March 2007. View of a parade of shops on Lingfield Drive, numbered (from left) 75 to 85. No.75 is Stonebake Pizzas, then a newsagent, then a community centre spanning the two ...

Lingfield Drive, Lingfield Public House

5th March 2007. View of the Lingfield public house on Lingfield Drive, formerly known as The Moorcock. The pub was closed at the time with a 'To Let' notice outside. Now in late 2...

Fir Tree Approach, semi-detached houses

5th March 2007. View of Fir Tree Approach, a residential street with semi-detached houses on both sides.

Queenshill Avenue from Queenshill Drive

5th March 2007. Looking up Queenshill Avenue from Queenshill Drive. The block on the right contains numbers 2-8. Houses in the background on the left are on Queenshill View.

Queenshill Drive, nos.1-37

5th March 2007. View of Queenshill Drive from the junction with Queenshill Gardens, just off to the left. Flats can be seen on Queenshill Drive; the nearest block contains numbers...

Queenshill Avenue, nos.9-25

5th March 2007. View of Queenshill Avenue showing nos.9-17 in the block facing forward on the left. The next block along contains nos.19-25.

Stonegate Road, Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre

5th March 2007. View of the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre situated at no.311 Stonegate Road. Opened in 2005, this Jewish day centre contains offices for various Jewish...

Queenshill Approach, nos.2-8

5th March 2007. View of a parade of shops numbered 2-8 Queenshill Approach, situated on the corner with Stonegate Road. On the left, no.8 is Byzantium Unisex salon. Next is the lo...

Stonegate Road, Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre

5th March 2007. View of the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre situated at no.311 Stonegate Road. This Jewish day centre, opened in 2005, was named after well-known benefac...

Queenshill Approach, nos.2-8

5th March 2007. View of a parade of shops on the corner of Queenshill Approach, on the left, and Stonegate Road, on the right. On the left is no. 8 Queenshill Approach, Byzantium ...

Queenshill Approach, Queenshill Lawn

5th March 2007. View of the flats of Queenshill Lawn, situated on Queenshill Approach.

Stonegate Road, fire station

5th March 2007. View of Stonegate Road fire station showing the tower in the centre.

Street Lane, nos. 365-367

30th August 1939. View of Street Lane showing nos. 365 and 367. 365 on the left is a detached house, the residence of C.R. Sharp, joiner and funeral director, while 367 is one hal...

Shadwell Lane, no. 4 and Moortown Council School.

30th August 1939. View of Shadwell Lane showing, in the centre, no.4, Alan Frazer, joiner and undertaker. To the left part of Moortown Council School (now Moortown Primary School)...

Moortown, aerial view

Undated. Aerial view of Moortown with Ring Road Moortown running from left to right across the middle and Harrogate Road from centre left to top centre. Above the Ring Road are Sa...

Shadwell Lane, Leeds Industrial School, aerial view

Undated. Aerial view of Shadwell Lane showing Leeds Industrial School for Boys, later Shadwell Children's Centre. Residential streets at the top include Linton Avenue, Linton Grov...

Allerton Grange School, demolition of the swimming pool

15th February 2008. Image shows the demolition of the old swimming pool at Allerton Grange School in Talbot Avenue. This is part of a development scheme to build a new school impl...

Allerton Grange School, demolition of the swimming pool

15th February 2008. View of demolition taking place on the former swimming pool at Allerton Grange School. The pool was opened on 19th July, 1966 by the then Lord Mayor of Leeds,...

Allerton Grange School, demolition of the swimming pool

15th February 2008. Image shows the demolition in progress of the old swimming pool at Allerton Grange School on 15th February 2008. Under phase 1 of the Building Schools For the ...

David Lloyd Leisure Club, Opening Ceremony

16th October 1997 Councillor Linda Middleton, Lord Mayor of Leeds, is pictured with Leeds United midfielder Rod Wallace at the opening ceremony of the David Lloyd Leisure Club on ...

David Lloyd Leisure Club, Opening Ceremony

16th October 1997 Councillor Linda Middleton, Lord Mayor of Leeds, pictured with Leeds United manager George Graham during the opening ceremony of the David Lloyd Leisure Club on ...

David Lloyd Leisure Club, Opening Ceremony

16th December 1997 Councillor Linda Middleton, Lord Mayor of Leeds, is pictured with Leeds United assistant manager David O'Leary at the opening ceremony of the David Lloyd Leisur...

David Lloyd Leisure Club, Opening Ceremony

16th October 1997 Councillor Linda Middleton, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, and George Graham, manager of Leeds United Football Club, unveil a plaque at the opening of the David Lloyd ...

David Lloyd Leisure Club, Opening Ceremony

16th October 1997 Councillor Linda Middleton, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, and George Graham, manager of Leeds United football club, cut the tape at the opening ceremony of the David...

Shadwell Lane, properties on

March 2007. View of modern detached stone built houses on Shadwell Lane. The photograph was taken from outside number 270, opposite.

Shadwell Lane looking towards Moortown

March 2007. View of shadwell Lane looking towards Moortown, Taken from outside number 270. The junction with Birchwood Hill is visible, left.

Shadwell Lane

March 2007. View of Shadwell Lane taken from outside number 270. At the right edge there is a bus shelter for the number 45 and 46 bus route. The view looks in the direction of Sh...

Garth Road, No. 18, and Carr Manor Avenue No. 2.

10th December 1980. Image showing a pair of semi detached houses on the corner of Garth Road and Carr Manor Avenue. The house on the left is numbered 18 Garth Road while that on t...

Allerton Grange School, swimming pool, opening ceremony

19th July 1966. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Alderman Joshua S. Walsh, on the left, with his wife, the Lady Mayoress, seen by the side of the new swimming pool at Allerton Grange Scho...

Moortown Reservoir, Construction

Lefevre, Michele

1st October 1892. View of construction work in progress at Moortown Underground Reservoir, showing a close-up view of two of the arches and a supporting pillar.

Moortown Reservoir, Construction

Lefevre, Michele

C1880. View of construction work in progress at Moortown Underground Reservoir.

Post-War Flats

Gibson, Rose

Undated Image shows a block of three storey post-war flats in Moortown. Each house has a small box like enclosed balcony, resembling an extra room with an unglazed window.

Children's Home

Gibson, Rose

Undated This 1955 image shows the brick built post war children's home on Moortown Estate.

Maude's Farm

Gibson, Rose

Undated Image shows an aerial view of Maude's Farm in Moortown. The farm house is visible in the top right of the farm with the barn and out buildings behind.

Fire Station, Stonegate Road

Gibson, Rose

1964. View of the Leeds City Fire Brigade Northern Station on Stonegate Road. This opened in 1952 as a new Northern Sub Station.

Moortown Ring Road

Gibson, Rose

Undated. Image shows the roundabout at the junction of the Moortown Ring Road and King Lane, visible on the far right.

Brackenhurst Hostel, Fieldhouse Drive

Gibson, Rose

1955. View of Brackenhurst Hostel on Fieldhouse Drive off Scott Hall Road. It was in use as a care home but was demolished in the early 2000s and new, privately owned flats have s...