I’ve not heard any mention of an old burial site on campus but there is the incredible St George’s Fields hidden in the middle of campus. It is now mainly an open space but we have a copy of the grave plans and literally every square inch has a grave in it, many have several stacked on top of each other. It was a private cemetery for the elite of Leeds, as the Civic Trust plaque says;
“Leeds General Cemetery. Alarmed by the insanitary and overcrowded state of the Parish Church graveyard and body snatching, the Leeds elite bought £25 shares in the Leeds General Cemetery Company. It acquired St. George's Fields and created this fine private cemetery, where many Leeds worthies lie. Architect: John Clark. Opened 1835”

If that's the site behind the halls of residence, then it is a hidden gem, especially in Summer when the students have all buggered off. It's nice and quiet, certainly compared to the nearby Woodhouse Moor.

One of the graves is that of the wife of Pablo Fanque, of 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite' fame.

That's the one. There is still the odd burial takes place & people contact us trying to trace their family trees. Apparently Jeremy Paxman visited as part of the TV series that I have never watched where family history is traced.

as mentioned before some stunning pics on that secretleeds thread www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... eadID=4981

as mentioned before some stunning pics on that secretleeds thread www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... eadID=4981

Hitler's northern HQ

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PS, the National Express bus station is just around that corner where the telephone box is...

The front door of our office is, quite literally, to the left of where that camera is. I'd no idea that the bloody awful West Point building dated by that far.

I always thought of it as a new development, not a reclad of an existing building.

Every day is a school day....

Really ?

It was an awful 1970s office building when it belonged to the Post Office, they used to be customers of ours and I'd go there fairly regularly, awful drab interior where everyone smoked like a chimney and the ceiling tiles were that nicotine brown that used to be so popular in pubs, if you think of the scenery in the series "Life on Mars" then they got that 1970s office interior spot on.

I too worked in such an office when I left school, a whole office block where everyone smoked and I shared a small room with a bloke who did about 60 a day, he literally had a cigarette on the go for every minute of the day, usually burning in the ashtray that sat in between our two desks, usually blowing smoke in my direction but it didn't matter because when you stood up your head would be in the smog that hung in each room anyway, I never smoked at all but I reckon I was on at least 20 a day for those ten years - even the reps from the wholesalers who came to see us would have a cigarette allowance from their company and would offer a packet around as the first thing they did when they walked in.

And yet, I loved those days

Ah.... The Post Office... now it rings a bell.....

I just never remember it being converted. Barely used Wellington Street before I started working in West One - I simply thought it was just a new apartment complex that sprouted in the meantime!

Actually quite a lot of it is new build, basically the only original bit is the tower, the lower rise part behind it was added when it was reclad, I hope they stripped the internal walls and replastered because if not I'll bet most of those apartments still smell of cigarettes

Pablo Fanque himself is also buried there