Market Place 38 beside Percy House is an alley to Brewery Lane going through the yard and under the arch of the Spread Eagle pub closed in 1925 demolished 1970. The name invites speculation about a session in the pub resulting in being “spread-eagled”?! Note the hand-cart in the cobbled yard and exterior stairs. Why use up the floor space inside a house for a staircase when it can be outside.
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Market Place 38 beside Percy House is an alley to Brewery Lane going through the yard and under the arch of the Spread Eagle pub closed in 1925 demolished 1970. The name invites speculation about a session in the pub resulting in being “spread-eagled”?! Demolished 1970 so this photo likely 1960s
Market Place 38 Spread Eagle Yard to Brewery Lane map 1863 – 1925 Bradbury
Market Place 38 beside Percy House is an alley to Brewery Lane going through the yard and under the arch of the Spread Eagle pub closed in 1925 demolished 1970. The name invites speculation about a session in the pub resulting in being “spread-eagled”?! Note the hand-cart in the cobbled yard and exterior stairs. Why use up the floor space inside a house for a staircase when it can be outside.
Market Place alley entrance is between Percy House and Kitchen Co led to Spread Eagle Yard to Brewery Lane map. The entrance from Market Place still exists but the buildings have been mostly demolished behind the shops
Market Place 38 Spread Eagle Yard to Brewery Lane text 1863 – 1925 Bradbury
Market Place 38 beside Percy House is an alley to Brewery Lane going through the yard and under the arch of the Spread Eagle pub which closed in 1925 demolished 1970
Market Place 38 42 rear of Percy House Gallery. This had been three shops, see other photos. c 1970
Market Place 38 Percy House Gallery doorway to brewery yard with washing.
Many of the terraced rows had no back yard to hang their washing so washing was hung between the alley or taken to the common drying grounds of Fairfield behind today’s parking at Sainsbury, there was also a common drying ground at the top of Kirkbank John Street area. c 1950
Market Place 38 rear of Percy House Gallery towards brewery. Many of the buildings behind the frontage of Market Place were demolished, like this area. c 1950 p3
