Chapeltown Looking East
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1910-1997
Chapeltown Looking East
Chappletown looking east from the Commercial Hotel. On the left of the old
photograph is Parker's watchmaker and jewellers shop. It was built in the
18th century, probably originally as an inn. The clock and watchmaker
William Potts began business here in 1834. He moved to Leeds in the early
1860's but retained his Pudsey connections. In 1865 he supplied Pudsey
Church's new £200 clock, with 'Westminster Chimes' and today William Potts
and Sons Ltd. of Leeds still services the church clock. The Pudsey shop
was taken by Joseph Parker and his family continued the business in the
same premises until they were demolished in 1931. The house facing up
Chapeltown in the old photograph belonged to 'Havercake Wilson', famous
for his oatcakes (or havercakes) which he hawked round the town with a
basketfull on each arm. Just to the right is the boundry wall of the old
graveyard. In 1908 the area in the foreground in the old photograph became
the tram terminous. At first there was only room for one tram, the nearest
passing place being by the old graveyard. Within a few years however, the
garden wall on the left was taken down making room for the track to divide
to accomodate two trams. The Congregational Church is on the right of the
old photograph. The old church has been pulled down and replaced by old
peoples flats.
See also
The Tram Terminus page.
The Site Of The Congregational Church
The Congregational Church |
Flats on the site of the Congregational Church |
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