1949 ... Letters page in the newspaper
J. Sinclair of Belle Isle wrote ... Regarding the new Belle Isle Circular tram route, surely it would have been sensible to make the terminus for the number 26 Belle Isle Cars at the old number 27 terminus instead of at the Broom Estate. Middleton residents now have the choice of two trams from town. Belle Isle residents up to the Broom Estate have a choice of two trams and two buses and the residents higher up Belle Isle often find the "circular" tram their only one, full of passengers only travelling half the journey.
1882 ... Mr. G. W. Hick gave up his business to sell by auction. The entire stock of the Sanitary Tube Works, Belle Isle Road was to go. His stock included 120,000 white glazed bricks, 10,000 yards of socketed glazed sanitary tubes. Also to go were traps, gullies, trough closets and more.
1927 ... FOR SALE ... Immediate possession - new houses off Belle Isle Road, Balm Road tram terminus - £450. Special financial assistance given.
In 1823 while workmen were digging the ground to construct a new road from Belle Isle to Hunslet, they came across a stone coffin. They managed to lift off the heavy lid and inside they found human bones which were covered in plaster. The imprint of the body could still be seen in the plaster though there was nothing left but a few bones.
Some teeth were also found at the bottom of the coffin
Nothing is said of what happened to the bones or where they were re-buried.
1943 ... CITY OF LEEDS PLANNING SCHEME - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN - Application has been made to the Leeds City Council Planning Scheme for their consent to the erection of ...
1. Proposed Licensed Premises on land situate in Middleton Road near New Hall Farm
2. Proposed Licensed Premises on land near the junction of Belle Isle Road and Middleton Road
3. Proposed Transport Depot on land situate near junction of Belle Isle Road and Middleton Road
4. Three schools as situate as follows ...
a .. Between Nesfield View and Broom Place
b .. Between Belle Isle Road and Middleton Road
c .. Between Belle Isle Road and the premises of Middleton Estate and Colliery Co. Ltd
5. Roman Catholic Church and schools on land situate between Belle Isle Road and the premises of Middleton Estate and Colliery Co. Ltd
1945 ... A petition from 574 people living on the Belle Isle Estate, complaining of the delay in completing a school was referred to the Education Committee. The petition pointed out that though the Estate had now been built for 10 years and allowing for the war years, the Council had had ample time to complete the school. After the meeting the Chairman of the Education Committee said "that building work on the school was stopped on the outbreak of war. Since then 4 more classrooms had been completed and 2 more were underway, which would be available in September. It was believed that Ministry would support an application to build more classrooms.
In December 1922, Mr & Mrs Kenric Allan of Nursery Mount Road, Hunslet Carr celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
Mr. Alan is 74 years old and for 60 years he has worked down the mines, he was 10 years old when he first started. Most of those 60 years were spent at Middleton Colliery. When the colliery closed down a few months ago, he lost his job. He wants to go back to work, but as he's 74, he says there isn't much chance of getting back in to employment.
While he worked at the new pit 40 years ago, there was an explosion. He escaped unhurt but four men were killed.
Mrs. Allan nee Cleminson is 69 years old. They were married at Middleton Church. They had 11 children altogether, 10 children are living and 9 are married.
1946 ... The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds visited the mobile immunisation clinic on Belle Isle Circus. The Lord Mayor appealed for parents to have their children immunised against Diphtheria. The mobile unit is taking part in a vigorous drive to secure the protection of the city's children before winter. The children who are being immunised are mostly about 12 months old.
January 1946 ... The tenants of Belle Isle, who live in the prefabricated houses are bearing the cold weather with fortitude.
Recent Arctic conditions have put the new houses to the test. From inquires today it seems that house holders have been having their work cut out to fend off the cold. How they compare to the rest of the population is difficult to say.
Mrs. Howard, who came to the door with arms tightly folded and face blue with cold, said she had been working in the scullery, where it was freezing. "It's not so bad in the living room where the fire is" she said "but it is hard to keep the other rooms warm. We need a fire in every room."
Mrs. Crone, a tenant for five weeks, said the great drawback was the cold bedrooms. A big fire in the living room made things bearable, but she thought most of the heat went up the chimney.
Mrs. Goldthorpe, whose house is in a more exposed position than some, found it difficult to any but the living room warm. Another woman said they managed to keep fairly warm with one big fire.
None of the women regretted moving into the prefabricated houses. They were better than their previous homes.
J. Sinclair of Belle Isle wrote ... Regarding the new Belle Isle Circular tram route, surely it would have been sensible to make the terminus for the number 26 Belle Isle Cars at the old number 27 terminus instead of at the Broom Estate. Middleton residents now have the choice of two trams from town. Belle Isle residents up to the Broom Estate have a choice of two trams and two buses and the residents higher up Belle Isle often find the "circular" tram their only one, full of passengers only travelling half the journey.
1882 ... Mr. G. W. Hick gave up his business to sell by auction. The entire stock of the Sanitary Tube Works, Belle Isle Road was to go. His stock included 120,000 white glazed bricks, 10,000 yards of socketed glazed sanitary tubes. Also to go were traps, gullies, trough closets and more.
1927 ... FOR SALE ... Immediate possession - new houses off Belle Isle Road, Balm Road tram terminus - £450. Special financial assistance given.
In 1823 while workmen were digging the ground to construct a new road from Belle Isle to Hunslet, they came across a stone coffin. They managed to lift off the heavy lid and inside they found human bones which were covered in plaster. The imprint of the body could still be seen in the plaster though there was nothing left but a few bones.
Some teeth were also found at the bottom of the coffin
Nothing is said of what happened to the bones or where they were re-buried.
1943 ... CITY OF LEEDS PLANNING SCHEME - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN - Application has been made to the Leeds City Council Planning Scheme for their consent to the erection of ...
1. Proposed Licensed Premises on land situate in Middleton Road near New Hall Farm
2. Proposed Licensed Premises on land near the junction of Belle Isle Road and Middleton Road
3. Proposed Transport Depot on land situate near junction of Belle Isle Road and Middleton Road
4. Three schools as situate as follows ...
a .. Between Nesfield View and Broom Place
b .. Between Belle Isle Road and Middleton Road
c .. Between Belle Isle Road and the premises of Middleton Estate and Colliery Co. Ltd
5. Roman Catholic Church and schools on land situate between Belle Isle Road and the premises of Middleton Estate and Colliery Co. Ltd
1945 ... A petition from 574 people living on the Belle Isle Estate, complaining of the delay in completing a school was referred to the Education Committee. The petition pointed out that though the Estate had now been built for 10 years and allowing for the war years, the Council had had ample time to complete the school. After the meeting the Chairman of the Education Committee said "that building work on the school was stopped on the outbreak of war. Since then 4 more classrooms had been completed and 2 more were underway, which would be available in September. It was believed that Ministry would support an application to build more classrooms.
In December 1922, Mr & Mrs Kenric Allan of Nursery Mount Road, Hunslet Carr celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
Mr. Alan is 74 years old and for 60 years he has worked down the mines, he was 10 years old when he first started. Most of those 60 years were spent at Middleton Colliery. When the colliery closed down a few months ago, he lost his job. He wants to go back to work, but as he's 74, he says there isn't much chance of getting back in to employment.
While he worked at the new pit 40 years ago, there was an explosion. He escaped unhurt but four men were killed.
Mrs. Allan nee Cleminson is 69 years old. They were married at Middleton Church. They had 11 children altogether, 10 children are living and 9 are married.
1946 ... The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds visited the mobile immunisation clinic on Belle Isle Circus. The Lord Mayor appealed for parents to have their children immunised against Diphtheria. The mobile unit is taking part in a vigorous drive to secure the protection of the city's children before winter. The children who are being immunised are mostly about 12 months old.
January 1946 ... The tenants of Belle Isle, who live in the prefabricated houses are bearing the cold weather with fortitude.
Recent Arctic conditions have put the new houses to the test. From inquires today it seems that house holders have been having their work cut out to fend off the cold. How they compare to the rest of the population is difficult to say.
Mrs. Howard, who came to the door with arms tightly folded and face blue with cold, said she had been working in the scullery, where it was freezing. "It's not so bad in the living room where the fire is" she said "but it is hard to keep the other rooms warm. We need a fire in every room."
Mrs. Crone, a tenant for five weeks, said the great drawback was the cold bedrooms. A big fire in the living room made things bearable, but she thought most of the heat went up the chimney.
Mrs. Goldthorpe, whose house is in a more exposed position than some, found it difficult to any but the living room warm. Another woman said they managed to keep fairly warm with one big fire.
None of the women regretted moving into the prefabricated houses. They were better than their previous homes.