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the freedom of an excellent tricycle followed by a small two
wheeler. That gave me Sunday afternoon access to all the
country lanes and by ways in the area. This was on the
understanding that I was not to make a bother and be on my
best behaviour.
One such Sunday I ‘found’ an unusual ‘property’ at the end
of a no through road. There were concrete structures with water
gurgling in and out all over. I was six years old and the next
Sunday persuaded my grandmother to walk several miles to
view this unusual sight. She was not best pleased to inform me
that I had found the local ‘sewage farm’.

HORSEFORTH
Week-ends were frequently brightened up by trips to
Horsforth just outside Leeds.

On the train again of course,
Grandmother had friends there, distant
relatives in a way. The two Allinson sisters,
‘Aunts’ Ethel and Gertie lived in a smart
semi detached stone villa on the edge of
town, they had never married.
(Picture shows Ethel and Gertie with
Jane 1949)
We normally arrived on a Friday
evening and walked the mile or so uphill
from the station. Visiting Horsforth meant
trips out from here on bus and tram to various places of interest
in the Leeds area. Kirkstall Abbey, Temple Newsam and
Roundhay Park were popular destinations.
What amazes me today is that the tramway system in Leeds
was comprehensive and took you almost anywhere at low price.
It was destroyed in the early 60’s.

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