Blogs about: East Leeds

A Victorian School on Every Corner

peterwwood wrote 10 months ago: A Victorian School on Every Corner … more »

Tags: 1940s, 1950s, St Hilda's, Stories

The Fifteen Steps

peterwwood wrote 2 weeks ago: blog-15-stepsRoy Marriott relates the tale of a wartime adventure undertaken with a freind in the gr … more »

Tags: 1940s, Temple Newsam, Wartime Adventure

Memories of Brian Conoby

peterwwood wrote 1 month ago: blog-brian-conoby Brian relates his early life in East Leeds, particularly: air raids, trips down B … more »

Tags: 1940s, Bombing, Knostrop army camp, wartime, Big Ernie, Black Road, Charlie Atha, Princess Cinema, red walls

Memories of war time life in knostrop east leeds and my mothers washing days air raids and carrying the shopping

peterwwood wrote 2 months ago: blog-no-mod-cons-at-knostrop … more »

Tags: 1940s, Bombing, Knostrop, Washing Day

My Early Life in East Leeds by John Gibbins

peterwwood wrote 3 months ago: My Early Life in East Leeds by John GibbinsJohn revisits his early years in East Leeds particularly … more »

Tags: Edgar Street woodwork dept, Ellerby Lane, Market Dist Boys Club, Newbourne Methodists Chapel, The Quarry

Above Green Fields by Bill Boardman

peterwwood wrote 4 months ago: Above Green Fields by Bill BoardmanThis month’s offering is Bill Boardman’s nostalgic p … more »

Tags: 1940s, Easy Road

My Early Life in East Leeds by Graham Hawkridge

peterwwood wrote 5 months ago: My Early Life in East Leed by Graham HawkridgeGraham Hawkridge relates his early life in East Leeds … more »

Tags: 1940s, Ellerby Lane, Jam Jar Collecting, Knostrop, Knostrop army camp, Paddy trains, Snake Lane, the navvy, Waterloo Colliery

My Life Between the Wars by Stan Pickles

peterwwood wrote 6 months ago: My Life Between the Wars in East Leeds,This is an account of Mr Stan Pickles’ life in East Le … more »

Tags: 1930s, East End Park, East Leeds Bookies, Ellerby Lane, Gas light, Mt St Mary's School, Richmond Hill, The Monkey Walk, Trams

No Mod Cons at Knostrop

peterwwood wrote 7 months ago: No Mod Cons at Knostrop,Life in Knostrop East Leeds in World War Two in a house without electricity … more »

Tags: 1940s, Knostrop, wartime

Growing up on the other side of the bridge.

peterwwood wrote 8 months ago: Life on the Other Side of the BridgeThis is an account By Mrs Muriel Parkin (nee Bailey) of living … more »

Tags: 1940s, Childrens Day, East End Park, Ellerby Lane, Hunslet, Jam Jar Collecting, South Accomm School

Memories of Pauline Rushfirth(nee Brown)

peterwwood wrote 9 months ago: Memories of Pauline Rushfirth (nee Brown),Memories of Pauline Rushfirth (nee Brown),These are the … more »

Tags: 1940s, 1950s, Bombing, Knostrop, Mt St Mary's School

The Memories of Sid Simpson at Victoria Schools1 comment

peterwwood wrote 10 months ago: Memories of Sid SimpsonThese are the memories of Sid Simpson of his school days at Victoria School … more »

Tags: 1940s, Victoria School East Leeds, Willie Knott, York Road Baths

Richmond Hill School, Ellerby Lane School & Evacuation

peterwwood wrote 10 months ago: On March 14th 1941 Richmond Hill School in East Leeds was bombed. Betty Nevard (nee Gibbins) tells h … more »

Tags: 1940s, Richmond Hill, Ellerby Lane, evacuation, Bombing


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