24 Saturday 11th July 2020 Leeds and Huddersfield
Simon wanted to return to Leeds . I suggested that we merge it with a trip that I wanted to to Huddersfield to take in the nearest surviving Wimpy Bar in Huddersfield.
To save on train fares, we drove to Todmorden and parked at the station. I bought a Family Day Rover ticket. We just missed a train and so went into town for some breakfast. We had a look round the market and then went in the Bridge cafe which has no doubt had a few owners and a refurb since the old LTS days but in essence is the same sort of cafe. We bought a couple of breakfast barms there then headed back to the station. We just had time to finish them when the next train arrived.
We put our face masks on then had an uneventful journey into Leeds.
Once in Leeds, we headed for a record shop where Simon bought a CD copy of Dark Side Of The Moon. On the way we saw a street entertainer jumping through a hoop of fire.
We moved on to the Cathedral but it was shut once again. We then went to the Museum ( relocated from the Town Hall to the old variety theatre in the last decade ) but that too was still shut.
From there we moved into the university complex. None of the buildings were open but no one was stopping you wandering around and there were some Asian girls taking pictures of each other in graduation gowns. We stopped by a new pond named after Roger Stevens and admired the fish.
Once rested, I took Simon round my campus haunts. The Michael Sadler Building, home of the School of History looked exactly the same.
We finished the "tour" at the steps beneath the Parkinson Tower. Simon said he'd like to g to Leeds in due course; I said he'd have to work hard at school.
After that we headed down to the station, noting that the art gallery was closed and the giant chess pieces in front of the town hall weren't out. We had a short wait for a train to Huddersfield which was heavily regulated in terms of where you could sit. We arrived there early afternoon admiring the grand entrance to the station and the statue of Harold Wilson.
We made our way down the main street and spotted the Wimpy without too much difficulty.
We had a good meal there as you can see.
After that, we went looking for Argos because Simon had a voucher to spend but it eventually became obvious that it was in the retail park near the football stadium i.e a long walk and then someone told us it was closed. We traipsed back to the station and caught a train to Halifax via Brighouse, a leafy line that I'd never taken before. We had a short wait for a train back to Todmorden and then home stopping in Rawtenstall for the weekly shop.
To save on train fares, we drove to Todmorden and parked at the station. I bought a Family Day Rover ticket. We just missed a train and so went into town for some breakfast. We had a look round the market and then went in the Bridge cafe which has no doubt had a few owners and a refurb since the old LTS days but in essence is the same sort of cafe. We bought a couple of breakfast barms there then headed back to the station. We just had time to finish them when the next train arrived.
We put our face masks on then had an uneventful journey into Leeds.
Once in Leeds, we headed for a record shop where Simon bought a CD copy of Dark Side Of The Moon. On the way we saw a street entertainer jumping through a hoop of fire.
We moved on to the Cathedral but it was shut once again. We then went to the Museum ( relocated from the Town Hall to the old variety theatre in the last decade ) but that too was still shut.
From there we moved into the university complex. None of the buildings were open but no one was stopping you wandering around and there were some Asian girls taking pictures of each other in graduation gowns. We stopped by a new pond named after Roger Stevens and admired the fish.
Once rested, I took Simon round my campus haunts. The Michael Sadler Building, home of the School of History looked exactly the same.
We finished the "tour" at the steps beneath the Parkinson Tower. Simon said he'd like to g to Leeds in due course; I said he'd have to work hard at school.
After that we headed down to the station, noting that the art gallery was closed and the giant chess pieces in front of the town hall weren't out. We had a short wait for a train to Huddersfield which was heavily regulated in terms of where you could sit. We arrived there early afternoon admiring the grand entrance to the station and the statue of Harold Wilson.
We made our way down the main street and spotted the Wimpy without too much difficulty.
We had a good meal there as you can see.
After that, we went looking for Argos because Simon had a voucher to spend but it eventually became obvious that it was in the retail park near the football stadium i.e a long walk and then someone told us it was closed. We traipsed back to the station and caught a train to Halifax via Brighouse, a leafy line that I'd never taken before. We had a short wait for a train back to Todmorden and then home stopping in Rawtenstall for the weekly shop.
Yet again amazing keep them coming
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