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The Kippax Brass Band, The Victoria Quarter, Leeds, 20/12/14.

23 Tuesday Dec 2014

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Established in 1814, the Kippax Brass Band currently have vacancies for a “Eb Bass” and a “Cornet“(if you’re interested, follow the link and click Vacancies). They sounded great in Leeds last Saturday and I hope they will sound great for many years to come. If you want to know where they are going to be playing next, it might be worth consulting their Facebook page for details of up coming performances.

Raymond Briggs’ “Father Christmas”, Leeds, 21/12/14.

22 Monday Dec 2014

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I have been a fan of Raymond Briggs’ work since the first time I watched The Snowman on television back in the 1980s, so I was very pleased to see Father Christmas with his flask and webbing bag; a bag very similar to the one I take on my adventures! I wont have time to visit the West Yorkshire Playhouse to see Father Christmas, but I’m sure it will be great fun.

Christmas Tree, Leeds Corn Exchange, Call Lane, Leeds, 20/12/14.

22 Monday Dec 2014

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The photographers amongst you might be interested to know that West Yorkshire Cameras: The Proper Camera Shop is situated in the Leeds Corn Exchange [it is just to the right of the tip of the Christmas Tree, in fact].

A certain on-line encyclopaedia informs me that the Leeds Corn Exchange opened in 1863 and was designed by Hull born architect Cuthbert Brodrick. As well as designing Leeds Town Hall, The Mechanics Institute (now the Leeds City Museum) and the Grand Hotel in Scarborough, the Hull Daily Mail informs me that Brodrick also designed Wellington House in Hull, which I photographed back in 2013 [https://anticsroadshowblogspot.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/photo-archive-wellington-house-hull-c-2013/]; it has since been demolished.

The Mirror Ball Christmas Tree, The Victoria Quarter, Leeds, 02/01/14.

08 Monday Dec 2014

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Groovy.

Groovy.

I never fail to take a detour through the arcades of The Victoria Quarter when I’m strolling through Leeds city centre. I never buy anything, mind you, it’s just that I love Victorian/Edwardian arcades (I think The Victoria Quarter was built around 1900) and the high end shops (but more importantly, the high end shop windows that appeal to window shoppers like myself). What I refer to as the “Disco Ball” Christmas Tree is the centrepiece of the arcades throughout the Christmas season or at least it has been for a number of year. I hope it’s there this Christmas!

Who is that reflected in there? ;)

Who is that reflected in there? 

You can see some older photographs I have taken of the Victoria Quarter’s mosaic floors here if you’re interested: Photo Archive: Mosaic Apples and Pears, Victoria Quarter, Leeds, c.2007.