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Posted: Wed 11 Sep, 2013 1:11 am
by polo
http://goo.gl/maps/TTHG0I dont think you can see it from this view but on the sides of these iron benches is a date of 186xby the armley trust or something when i pass it next ill get more info but these are at least 140 years old wondered if anyone has seen them before?
Posted: Wed 11 Sep, 2013 9:18 am
by LS1
Not denying what they say but they don't look that old.... Look to be made of some sort of pressed steel?
Posted: Wed 11 Sep, 2013 10:35 am
by polo
They are rusted to hell like ivce seen them up close and to be fair they do look old google earth dosent do it much justice
Posted: Wed 11 Sep, 2013 5:21 pm
by Cardiarms
They're old cast iron supports.
Posted: Wed 11 Sep, 2013 10:04 pm
by LS1
Cardiarms wrote: They're old cast iron supports. Would be good to see them up close. You may well be right polo.
Posted: Thu 12 Sep, 2013 8:18 am
by Cardiarms
IIRC they've got the foundry name cast in them.
Posted: Thu 19 Sep, 2013 6:12 pm
by polo
It says Trustees of armley privilege ground 1867 on both sides and its just the left bench not both of them and ive looked all over theres no foundry name to be seen
Posted: Thu 19 Sep, 2013 6:53 pm
by Steve Jones
The Leeds Tithe map project site shows the various plots that made up the Privilege ground.it was owned by the church from the looks of it. On looking further,I find it was the old Armley Moor which was a privilege ground for putting up tenters for cloth manufacture.These must have been part of it and left over after it was finally built on.Fascinating bit of history.