tarboat's photos with the keyword: leeds

Tower Works was founded by T.R. Harding in 1864 to make steel pins for carding and combing in the textile industry. In addition to these items the company also developed a range of innovative and advanced industrial instruments, including speed indicators, counters, and gauges. The original buildings, designed by Thomas Shaw, were erected in 1864-6, with the design being heavily influenced by his love for Italian architecture and art. The buildings are listed Grade II and have been converted to apartments.

The former library on Nineveh Road in Holbeck, Leeds, was designed by William Bakewell in 1901 and opened in late 1903. The red terracotta is by Burmantofts. Since the library closed it has been a health centre and a nightclub before becoming offices for a firm of brand design consultants since 1991. It is listed Grade II.

Built in 1904 this former hotel in Leeds makes an eyecatching statement in terracotta. Some idiot has painted the facia at ground floor level. The matching chimneypots are a bonus.

Former toll office adjacent to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Leeds. I prefer the old signage to the modern stuff.

76-88 Vicar Lane, (County Houses), Leeds. Early 20th century development for shops and offices in brick with terracotta detailing. The 1910 Kelly's directory indicates the following users of the building: H Gilchrist, house furnisher; Nos 78 & 80 Gardam Bros., clothiers; No.82: County Hotel, Leeds; No.88: Thornton and Hodgson, tailors. Listed Grade II.

Former cinema in Leeds. The Tower Picture House opened in 1920 using an adaptation of a former shopping arcade. Closure came in 1985 followed by conversion to a nightclub and then a pub.

Wray's Buildings, Vicar Lane, Leeds were built c1900 of brick and terracotta in a neo-Jacobean style, with carved terracotta panels and Dutch gables. It is Grade II listed. This is the Sidney Street side of the building. In 1910 the shops on the Vicar Lane face were occupied by a butcher (No.64) and Robert Wray Ltd., confectioner (No.66).

Terracotta beasts atop the Debenhams shop on Briggate in Leeds dating from 1901. This is one of a number of Grade II listed buildings in adjacent blocks built 1898-1901 to the design of Frank Matcham for the Leeds Estate Company. The terracotta was supplied by local firm Burmantofts Pottery.

Ghost sign seen at Headingley. The Yorkshire Evening News folded in 1963 and merged into the Yorkshire Evening Post.

This attractive terracotta building was completed in 1891 as the Leeds and County Liberal Club to the designs of local architects Chorley and Connon. Previously known as Quebec House, it was owned in the 1970s by Norwich Union and later became known as National Employers House. Since 2001 the building has been Quebecs, a boutique hotel of 45 rooms. It is listed Grade II.

The Cottage Road Cinema is the oldest cinema in Leeds and one of the oldest cinemas in the UK in that it has been continuously showing films since 1912. It came very near to closing in 2005 but was rescued at the 11th hour by Charles Morris. It became part of his Northern Morris Group which has saved other veteran cinemas in Skipton, Keighley, Ulverston, Elland and Windermere. The Cottage Road was originally called the Headingley Picture House and was converted from a garage and motorcycle assembly shop. It opened for business on Monday, July 29, 1912 when seats cost sixpence and reserved seats one shilling.

This attractive terracotta building was completed in 1891 as the Leeds and County Liberal Club to the designs of local architects Chorley and Connon. Previously known as Quebec House, it was owned in the 1970s by Norwich Union and later became known as National Employers House. Since 2001 the building has been Quebecs, a boutique hotel of 45 rooms. It is listed Grade II.

This grade II listed office building of 1899 features some fine elaborate yellow terracottain the facade. A 1901 Directory indicates that the premises were used by the National Fire Assurance Company of Ireland, The Law Accident Assurance Company, 2 solicitors, 2 barristers and a chartered accountant.

This highly decorated building at 148 to 150 Briggate in Leeds was built as Shop and offices for Hepworths c1904. The architect was Percy Robinson and the terracotta by the Leeds Fireclay Company. The modelled panels were designed by E Caldwell Spruce who is best known for his sculpting work for Burmantofts. It is listed Grade II.

Thwaite Mills on the outskirts of Leeds started as a fulling mill, was later rebuilt as a seed mill, then became a flint grinding mill supplying local potteries with materials. The business later diversified into producing whiting (ground chalk) and then progressed to the manufacture of putty. The final production was in 1977 when the adjacent wier on the River Aire collapsed and made the waterwheels driving the plant unworkable. Since then the weir has been rebuilt and the mills are run as a museum by Leeds City Council. In this view is a Broadbent jaw crusher which fed chalk to the adjacent grinding mill. One of the two waterwheels can just be seen behind the crusher.