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SE2734 : Smeaton, Engineer, Burley Road

taken 12 months ago, near to Headingley, Leeds, England

Smeaton, Engineer, Burley Road

Smeaton, Engineer, Burley Road

One of a number of boxes painted by 'Burley Banksy' to resemble football shirts, with the names of famous persons from Leeds (not only footballers). John Smeaton was in fact associated with Whitkirk on the other side of the city SE3633 : St Mary, Whitkirk: Smeaton memorial. He was born in 1724, so the number here is probably intended to mark the 300th anniversary of his birth.

Burley and Kirkstall street art

In the last few years, several urban artists have been painting murals and decorating street furniture in the Burley and Kirkstall area, often with flowers or colourful street scenes. Two in particular deserve mention: Andy McVeigh, specialising in the blue and yellow colours of Leeds United Football Club, uses the tag "Burley Banksy", and Grace Hills who specialises in nature and environmental themes (as well as guerrilla gardening) has featured on TV.

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Grid Square: SE2734, 942 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Stephen Craven (more nearby)
Date Taken: Monday, 15 September, 2025 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 20 September, 2025
Subject Location: OSGB36: SE 2760 3476 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:48.5043N 1:34.9416W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SE 2760 3476
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)

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Discussion on SE2734

SE2734 : Back to Back Houses, Burley, Leeds SE2734 : Back to Back terrace houses, Bankfield Road

Richard T These pictures bring back memories of my childhood in Leeds. My paternal grandparents lived in a back-to-back terrace in Luxor Avenue, Harehills, very similar to these. It was, I think, a type 111, with a small front yard, and, as far as I can remember, the smaller second bedroom made into a bathroom and the attic room improved. The scullery was tiny but adequate, and although the accomodation was not extensive, I remember it as being cosy & comfortable. It housed 2 adults and 3 children. There was a big white enamel sink in the cellar, where my grandmother did her washing. My last visit there was just before she died in the mid - 1970's. The house is still there now.

My maternal grandparents lived in Middleton Terrace, off Stony Rock Lane. This was much more upmarket - a through terrace! It was still very small, though. My mother was one of six children, the first of whom died in infancy. There were two bedrooms and an attic room. My uncle, the only surviving boy, had the small bedroom, while the four girls shared the attic bedroom. There was no bathroom - the privy was down some steps outside, and they had a portable tin bath! As small children visiting, the outside loo was a novelty to us! There was a yard front and back. The front door opened straight into the living room, which had the big old fireplace range with side oven. This was the only heating in the house. The scullery was at the back of the house.

My grandfather died before I was born, due to blood poisoning following a severe dog bite, so I never knew him. My grandmother lived in the house until the late 1960's, when she left to live with my aunt in Burnley. Eventually all the old terraced houses along Stony Rock Lane were demolished and new housing built. My parents lived for years in Chapel Allerton, where I was mostly brought up, but after they retired they moved back to one of the 'new' houses off the Rock (as it is known locally), where they were delighted to find several other former neighbours from the Middletons who had also gone back to their 'roots'. Will see if I can find some old photos.

Posted by Lynk on Mon, 2 Jan 2006 (11 comments)

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