Talk:Armley

ATB
Very sad to see a community organisation like the ATB was censored from wikipedia as "Spam" - perhaps a rewording could have been allowed to better represent its status as a local non-profit focus group? Seaneeboy 10:56, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Dearest Wiki People not sure who we are appealing to here, but please let us state our case as to why the work of the Armley Tourist Board should continue.

We are a creative community group who publicise some of the nicer events in Armley, such as the Marvellous Armley Tea Dance (not for profit, inclusive to all members of the community, old young, disabled etc) The Charming Armley Calendar competition- again see above re driving missions

We won 'Friendliest Street In Britain' at the turn of the year through the voters of Radio 5 live We attract attention from the local government and councillors who are keen to see the perceptions of Armley as a dive changed through the positive stuff that does go on.

By being in Wiki, which we did not actually initiate, we received visitors and members from across the world who are keen to know what is going on back home We also featured in the thinking of a big Law Firm when they were considering their Corp Social Responsibility for Leeds www.addleshawgoddard.com

We wonder if you are applying very strict guidelines about 'publicity' as to why 'Mike's Carpets' and the Chumbas et al are considered viable, and the Tourist Board not, although it is idiosyncratic and a 'performance piece' if you like, the people involved do exist and have succeeded in making some real tangible things happen. Like the well publicised Calendar and 'The Friendliest Street in Britain'

So we would appreciate it if you could allow a post again, as we want to continue showing people who value the wiki as a great resource a different side to Armley than the one normalyy associated with it.

Jam Siren www.tatb.blogspot.com

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamsiren (talk • contribs) 10:41, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

I love west leeds, Old wall End, Horses on Armley Common
Can anyone write something about the I Love West Leeds festival?

Also does anyone know much about Old Wall End where people used to write up graffiti sponsored by a Mrs Tetley who owned the wall and the land. I don't kno too much about this only a little from this poem http://www.dogosee.com/nfblog/?p=242. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benhalsall (talk • contribs) 15:24, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh and I just remembered that there should definately be something about the horses on Armley Common. Does anyone know anthing about them?

Stations
I just found this page with a photograph of Canal Road Station in Armley http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/David%20Hey%20Aire%20Valley.htm - I wonder if anyone else has a picture. Does anyone remember using the train? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benhalsall (talk • contribs) 16:26, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

JW Roberts Asbestos
Over the next few days I intend to create a seperate section of this of the page on the JW Roberts Asbestos crisis/incident as well as a page on it, which will be tagged to Category:Armley (which I intend to create). Mtaylor848 (talk) 20:43, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That sounds like a good idea, the subject is definately worth an article. King of the  North   East  22:34, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Missing items from the history of Armley
In your history of Armley you appear to have missed some, I believe, important points. These are as follows:

1 - Regarding Gott's Mill - just over Armley Road is a small Industrial Estate part of which is a place called Botany Bay Yard which has a, now derelict, dock and warehouse on the bank of the Leeds Liverpool Canal. It is named Botany Bay Yard because the first shipment of (Marino?) wool from Botany Bay, Australia was landed here for delivery to Gott's Mill. This was a double first for Armley, and Leeds, insofar as it was the first consignment of wool from Australia to land in England, having been unloaded from the ship direct onto barges and Gotts was the first Mill to use Australian wool.

2 - Armley Moor, which I believe is the largest stretch of 'common land' remaining in Leeds still holds the annual 'Armley Feast' which dates back centuries. It also housed one of the 'Babies Welcome' clinics until it was demolished in the early 60's and the facilities moved to the new Health Centre situated at the junction of Armley Town Street and Theaker Lane. I remember attending there as a toddler in the mid 50's and riding on both the magnificent rocking horses they had there. It would be interesting if anybody else had any recollections of their visits to what was, at the time, an innovation in child care.

3 - Armley itself is split into two parishes - Armley, whose Parish Church is St. Bartholemews and Upper Armley whose Parish Church is Christ Church which is situated at the top of Theaker Lane. Christ Church has a sub church which is situated on Heights Drive on the Heights Estate which was built in 1958/9 to mainly house the people moved out of the Theaker Lane slum clearances.

4 - I believe there still is a railway station in Armley, albeit only for commuters. It is the old Armley Moor Station and is only open during the morning and evening to ferry commuters into and out of Leeds City Centre. I believe it re-opened in the middle 70's after pressure from the local councilors.

5 - Politics. Although you state that Armley is a staunch Labour area this is incorrect. Until the early part of the 20th century it was a Liberal stronghold and only turned to Labour upon the rise of the Labour Party. Liberalism has always been an undercurrent there and there was a strong resurgence of the Liberal Party during the later part of the 60's and throughout the 70's when they not only returned a full complement of Liberal councilors but also sent a Liberal MP to Parliament, Mr. Michael Meadowcroft. Liberalism is still a force to be reckoned with in Armley where they consistently poll well and are the second place candidate.

6 - Pictures of old Armley are available from the Leeds City Photography Archive at http://www.leodis.net/. This is a fascinating archive of old photographs of, not only Armley, but all areas of Leeds and will evoke many memories of those older inhabitants of Leeds like myself.

I hope the foregoing will allow you to correct/amend the Armley history page.

Regards

Stephen Clayforth —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephen Clayforth (talk • contribs) 01:02, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Confusion about Reestones meaning Wortley
The article states that Reestones meant Wortley. But in 1086 DB: Armley = ermelai, Wortley = Wirlei/Wirtleia/Wrlei & Reestones, Armley = Riston/Ristone. So whereabouts was Reestones, Armley (Riston/Ristone) at the time of DB? 8 September 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.123.153 (talk) 18:34, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
 * The Archive.org site gives "Armley, East (Riston)" and "Armley, West (Ermelai)". So the DB entry: "Ristone, Ermelai." would seem to correspond to East Armley & West Armley. So I will go ahead and put this in the article. 9 September 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.123.153 (talk) 14:13, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Further to the above: The "Wortley" in DB is not Wortley in Leeds, it refers to the Wortley south of Barnsley. see http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk (search Wortley). 19 September 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.123.153 (talk) 21:34, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Shopping centre
When the article talks about the Co-operative as the only supermarket, it should be changed, since just a few yards away, in Stanningley Rd, the Armley shopping centre has now a Wilko and a Tesco (LS12 3AP).

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Armley Hippo play?
There's a new article on the Armley Hippo. I have faint memories of seeing a community theatre production about in on the the University campus probably 20 years ago. If anyone has any sources for this, please enhance the "in popular culture" section of the article. Thanks. Pam D  07:04, 10 August 2021 (UTC)