Quarry Hill, World War 2, Adel Woods Bunkers, and Hitler!

Bunkers, shelters and other buildings
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Tasa wrote: Mork of Ork wrote: My great grandad had dodgy eyesight so didn't get conscripted, he worked in a munitions factory somewhere in Leeds though. Also didn't they also build Lancasters at Yeadon? They did indeed, at the AVRO factory. My mother worked there during WWII and her job was to rivet the bomb doors. If you're interested, there's a thread full of information about Yeadon and the Lancasters, here:http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... ighLight=1     Thanks for the link, that's an interesting thread with some good pictures. I would think a Lancaster factory would warrant a visit from Jerry?

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I'm not sure the Luftwaffe couldn't reach Leeds and that it wasn't bombed during the war, from what I've read it suffered several air raids, the worst on the night of the 14th of March 1941. In total 4,600 houses were damaged, 100 of them destroyed, 65 people killed, and 260 injured. That sounded like a big enough raid, although granted Leeds didn't suffer as badly as Manchester or Liverpool which were even further North from Germany.Leeds was also a very big player and important City in the war effort, Barnbow munitions factory employed some 3,000 people making guns for the Royal Navy and the Army.North East of Leeds was another huge factory in Thorpe Arch that was involved in the production of ammunition, primarily cartridge filling. The Vickers factory in Leeds also made many Churchill Tanks along with the Valentine. The Avro Lancaster factory e.t.c, the list goes on in that industry.I'm also not sure Hitler wouldn't have found Leeds a perfect location for his headquarters, I'm not sure I've heard him refer to Northerners as Brutes. Really the only quote I've heard him say about the British is how much he admired her, and wished the Germans were the same in building up an empire like the British had done. I'm not so sure even if he did think 'us Northerners' were brutes that it would have stopped him using Leeds if it made military sense.He didn't really care for the Polish people, which is why he probably started W.W.2 off by attacking it. But that didn't stop him building his Wolfsschanze, or better known as the Wolfs lair in Ketrzyn, Poland.That was his heavily fortified top secret bunker where he would spend over 800 days during a 3½-year period in W.W.2. The lower class proletarians for neighbours seemingly not really bothering him too much by the sounds of things! With respect I don't think Leeds was spared because it played no importance what so ever during W.W.2. Having no importance during W.W.2 didn't save places like Exeter, Bath, Norwich and York. All places of historic and cultural status, but of no military importance.They were bombed in the ''Baedeker Blitz'' a series of retaliation raids for the bombing of the historical German Cities Lübeck and Rostock.The cities were reputedly selected from the German Baedeker Tourist Guide to Britain, meeting the criterion of having been awarded three stars (for their historical significance), hence the English name for the raids. Baron Gustav Braun von Stumm, a German propagandist is reported to have said on 24 April 1942 following the first attack, "We shall go out and bomb every building in Britain marked with three stars in the Baedeker Guide!The fact Leeds wasn't bombed more heavily was merely the fact the German air reconnaissance and military planners didn't do their job properly.                                        
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This has the hallmark of a wind-up.

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liits wrote: This has the hallmark of a wind-up. I am inclined to agree.Furthermore, I think the "Captain" ought to give some attention to his spelling and grammar. After all, any orders he may have to give need to be both clear and unambiguous: could prove vital in the face of an enemy assault what?.    

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The opening line says it all really.http://www.mylearning.org/leeds-in-worl ... -839/Kango.    

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Cardiarms wrote: Yes, apologies, in haste, also laptiop keyboard has broken so am posting from my phone. IIRC there was a German strategic planning document that described leeds as being given over to garment manufacture and commerce. Sure it nust be on the web but can't easily search. You needs a new laptopamabob then Cardie? (as the advert says)Compare well and you might get a new toy too

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In that case I apologise for my previous comment. History is a very strong subject of mine however we all make mistakes. I specialise in Napoleonic history. However I would like to say some of your digs towards me are rather unnecessary though. We all make mistakes.
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CaptainSmithson wrote: In that case I apologise for my previous comment. History is a very strong subject of mine however we all make mistakes. I specialise in Napoleonic history. However I would like to say some of your digs towards me are rather unnecessary though. We all make mistakes. Apologies for misunderstandings accepted all round now I think, Discussion on this over now please.    

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To change the subject slightly. S.L.ers love a good puzzle! It would be great to pin point the location of this bomb damaged house and get a comparison photo today.The caption says this house on Easterly Road has been sliced in two! The damaged part was later rebuilt to match its original appearance down to the last brick.I'm presuming the house still stands, and it looks to be on the end of a cul de sac. I'm going to fire up Google street view, anyone else fancy a challenge?         
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