Old pictures of Leeds

Where's the one in #3?

Photos taken (rather swiftly) of prints on the walls of the stairs in the old Wellasly Hotel development - City Central.
One day I'll get some decent (in focus!! sorry) shots.

That Norwich Union building in City Square looks rather nice!

For old photographs of Leeds - more than 40 thousand - go to www.Leodis.net

The tram in the upper picture was I think a cast off from Southampton.
In the lower picture the foremost tram was also from Southampton whilst behind it was a home grown 1920's 'Chamberlain' model (named after the head of Leeds City Transport Department at the time). The tram at the back was a cast off from London.

Like trams Fred?

Stig282 said:

Like trams Fred?

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Yes, provided they produce value for money !

Certainly got good value out of those 2 photos!

Fred2 said:

Yes, provided they produce value for money !

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lol. What a surprise we have to buy up other city's cast-offs. And they say Yorkshireman are tight with their money?!

I heard those old trams had really stiff seats, the age of austerity, eh?

di Livio said:

lol. What a surprise we have to buy up other city's cast-offs. And they say Yorkshireman are tight with their money?!

I heard those old trams had really stiff seats, the age of austerity, eh?

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The tram systems in those cities were starting to run down before Leeds and their rolling stock must have been going cheap. One cast off from Sunderland was a very modern looking (and quiet) single decker.

As for the stiff seats - people were hardier then !

Fred2 said:

The tram in the upper picture was I think a cast off from Southampton.
In the lower picture the foremost tram was also from Southampton whilst behind it was a home grown 1920's 'Chamberlain' model (named after the head of Leeds City Transport Department at the time). The tram at the back was a cast off from London.

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The tram pictures are very interesting. My dad used to drive a tram (in Bradford) but well before I was born; I have never had the pleasure of riding in a tram.

What these pictures brought to mind, though, was a question to which I have never found an answer. Why, when most other road vehicles have two headlamps (presumably to delineate their width to other observers) do many trams have a single headlamp in the middle?