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It was not until 1760 that Hunslet decided to build a Workhouse, before that date the Overseers had hired Carr Hall a house built about 1620 by the Fenton family, this stood on Hunslet Moor Side and served as a Workhouse for the able-bodied poor. However, this was all to
The Queens Theatre was built at the junction of Meadow Road and Jack Lane on the west side of a well-built up area of Holbeck. The Shand Streets were round the back and Cross Shand Street between the railway and the Theatre. The Theatre was designed by Mr W Hope
Leeds, prior to 1771 relied on travelling companies of players who were most likely on their way from York and Wakefield, both of which from a dramatic point of view were much more important than Leeds. Companies of strolling players would visit the town and perform their plays in the
After beer was brewed it was packed into casks to mature, but in warm weather this led to problems with the beer frequently turning sour and the vinegar maker depended on this for his supply of malt vinegar. In Leeds the major producer was the Cambrian Vinegar Company. This was
On Wednesday 1 July 1857 and with the consent of the Home Secretary and the licence from the Bishop of Ripon, Holbeck Cemetery opened for interments. But here in this Cemetery can be found a gravestone that is older than the Cemetery, how did this come about? For the answer
Having walked south over Leeds Bridge there is a building of interest to be seen ahead of us, Leeds Bridge House at the junction of Hunslet Lane (Leeds Lane to Hunslet folk) and Hunslet Road and at its rear Waterloo Street. This is a triangular building in the shape of
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, we present stories of inspirational women with links to South Leeds: Ann Jane Carlile was born Ann Jane Hamil in Rooksey, County Monaghan on 8 April 1775, she was the youngest child of farmer and wine merchant David Hamil and Martha Hamil
Harold was born in 1899 and lived at 58 Bewerley Street (off Hunslet Hall Road) with his parents and three sisters. His father worked at a Foundry on Dewsbury Road and then at Hathorn Davey also on Dewsbury Road. He firstly attended Bewerley Street Infants School in Hunslet Hall Road
On Wednesday 28 October 1835 an event occurred that shook Holbeck and a wide area around the township of Leeds. The disaster was in the nature of an explosion in Mrs Maud’s Fold, Holbeck Lane at the home of William Wood, a firework maker. It occurred at about a quarter
Part two: Beeston Junction To Hunslet East In 1893 a number of engineering firms in Hunslet obtained an Act of Incorporation for the Hunslet Railway Company whose aim was to establish local facilities for handling goods because of the poor service being offered by the Great Northern Railway at Wellington