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Change: by Donald Towner. Faber and Faber, 1978 Yorkshire Pots and Potteries by Heather Lawrence, pub. David and Charles, 1974. Hunslet Moor Case by John de Morgan, Commoner's Agent. Pub. 1878 Hunslet Engine Works by Don Townsley, Plateway pubs. 1998 Hunslet Rugby League Club 1883-1973 by Les Hoole, Tempus pubs,1999 .
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Change: Creamware by Donald Towner. Faber and Faber, 1978 Yorkshire Pots and Potteries by Heather Lawrence, pub. David and Charles, 1974. Hunslet Moor Case by John de Morgan, Commoner's Agent. Pub. 1878 Hunslet Engine Works by Don Townsley, Plateway pubs. 1998 Hunslet Rugby League Club 1883-1973 by Les Hoole, Tempus pubs,1999
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Mar 22 2007, 6:22 AM EDT
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Change: Hunslet Moor was purchased from the lords of the manor in 1855, by Leeds town council. In 1878, it was the subject of a dispute
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Mar 22 2007, 6:19 AM EDT
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Change: Sadly, by 1918-1919, it had become so discoloured and rank that it was felt to be a health hazard. Unemployment was high in that part
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Mar 22 2007, 5:28 AM EDT
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Change: Hunslet Gala was revived in September of 1981 by the Hunslet Nelson Sports Club and Hunslet Boys Club, after an absence of 47 years. At
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Mar 22 2007, 5:26 AM EDT
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Change: Amongst the early players were five brothers all from the same family, the Goldthorpes. The youngest one, Walter, won a Challenge Cup winners medal in
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Mar 22 2007, 5:20 AM EDT
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Change: The Flats were built on the old Anchor Street site, and were officially opened to a blaze of publicity on Wednesday March 27th , 1968,
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Mar 22 2007, 5:16 AM EDT
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Change: Jack Lane, row of houses, 1939 Altogether, over 110 houses, plus shops, workshops, garages, stables and industrial premises were cleared away.To replace the lost housing in the area,
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Mar 22 2007, 5:13 AM EDT
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Change: Road, were all scheduled for clearance. Well-known local landmarks disappeared, among them the Strand Bingo and Social club, and the Salvation Army Citadel, both on Jack Lane. Jack Lane, row of houses, 1939 Altogether, over 110 houses, plus shops, workshops, garages, stables
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Change: Photo courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds.. Housing A huge clearance programme for Hunslet was planned and carried out in the 1960's. Areas such as Low Road, Jack
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Mar 22 2007, 4:55 AM EDT
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Mar 22 2007, 4:54 AM EDT
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Change: Click here to add your memoriesHunslet started life as a series of hamlets, separated by common land, streams and ponds, which amalgamated in due course to form
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Mar 22 2007, 4:51 AM EDT
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Change: Bewerley Street School - first one to be built by the old Leeds School Board, opened August 8th, 1873. Hunslet Carr School - Foundation stone laid November 1874. Replaced by a new school in the 1990's. Low Road School, opened 1878. South Accommodation Road School, opened 9th January 1874. Dewsbury
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Change: Hunslet has had many schools in it's long and varied history - too many to write about with any degree of detail. So here are a few salient dates, taken from Wifred Calvert's "Hunslet de Ledes": Hunslet National School, built 1843 on the junction of Balm Road and Church Street.
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Change: The Punch Clock, Thwaite Gate. A relative newcomer, in terms of pub history, but one with it's own particular quirkiness. Back in 1983, the pub
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Change: 1930's1930' The Hunslet Engine Co.was Founded in 1864 and is one of the world's oldest train builders. Hunslet already had a well-established engineering base, going back
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Change: had many mills, which kept the population in employment. Many of these no longer survive, such as Larchfield Mills, built in the late 18th or
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Change: Thwaite Mills Water Mill Pubs Hunslet has a rich history when it comes to drinking. Sadly, many pubs were lost during slum clearance programmes of the 1960s. Here
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