Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Jack Black]

After 2pm here already! Just had time to grab a Jamaica Patty for lunch

 

[Daniel W]

pics from last night as we sat in the backyard waiting to watch the fireworks

 

[Rufus1949]

Yesterday after eating a good grilled meal. Brother and I went for a ride around the countryside.

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David, thanks for sharing some great pics.

It was nice to have a midweek beano yesterday! I can't remember the last time I did that, and both Al and I had a great time

I took a few pics, please excuse their poor quality!

After leaving Charlie's, I headed into town, intending to call at the bank, before going for lunch. However, my passage was blocked by a road closure. Many Yorkshire towns have a Kirkgate, the street leading to the church, and they are often the oldest. That is certainly the case in Leeds, and there are buildings there, which are the oldest in the city centre. A lot of money has been spent gentrifying the old street over the past decade, but this led to rents rising, and the undeveloped old buildings at the bottom of the street have been empty for several years now. This leaves the owners still having to pay Council Tax on the properties, but with difficulty selling them because of their status as preserved historic buildings. The previous evening, there had been a fire on the first floor of the buildings, and despite a speedy intervention by the fire brigade, the roof had been lost, and considerable damage caused. They are still assessing the structural damage, which could even result in demolition. I'm not sure how a fire could have started accidentally in a long boarded-up building, on a wet day, but I dare say that there will be an investigation. Some years ago, a building at the top of the street was mysteriously set on fire, and the cause turned out to be arson, and was an 'insurance job' by the owner. I remember taking photos as it burned, and really hope that these much older buildings can be saved.

After having a chat with the police officer helping secure the area, I decided to go for lunch in the market, and being as it was the 4th of July, I thought I better have a hotdog

After my lunch, I walked through the city centre to my other bank, having to pass through one of the modern shopping precincts that I usually prefer to avoid.

I rather liked Leeds Library's 'Word of the Day', and will try to remember to use it at some point!

Since I was early to meet Al, I thought I'd take some photos of City Square, which I haven't visited in a while. It is usually attractive, but unfortunately, the whole area, between there and the train station is being renovated. I'm not sure what is happening to The Black Prince, he appears to have been subject to some sort of art installation

This building has been recently renovated. Originally built as a cinema in the 1920's, it later became a notorious nightclub. After bad publicity, including the involvement of several Leeds United footballers, in a racially-motivated attack, the nightclub closed. Eventually, the building was renovated, at great expense, and I was actually meeting a friend outside the train station on the very day it was due to open, in 2014, when a huge fire broke out, which entirely destroyed the historic interior, along with the roof. The cause was arson. Work on the building was only completed relatively recently, but it is now a mere office building.

By the time, I had negotiated the various works barriers, and crossed the road, it was nearly time for Al's train, (which is the quickest way to get into the centre from the suburb where he lives).

Because of the road works, the buses from outside the station had been re-routed, so we had to wander around a bit, but eventually, we were headed to Kirkstall, and the start of our pub-crawl

I don't think you could have planned a better day Jack. I would have been in a wheelbarrow being pushed by one of you.

 

[Jack Black]

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Cool pics Daniel

I don't think you could have planned a better day Jack. I would have been in a wheelbarrow being pushed by one of you.

LOL! Thanks Bob, we did OK I can't drink like I used too, and rarely drink 9 pints (equivalent to 10.8 US pints) these days, but I feel fine today Maybe the cake helped

 

[Jack Black]

Guardians, you may remember that, a couple of days ago, I had to pick up a UPS parcel. Well, it was a hugely generous box of goodness from Brian Fixall

Included with the other delightful contents was this Joseph Rodgers Lambsfoot Barlow

Thank you very much Brian What a week!

 

[Rufus1949]

Guardians, you may remember that, a couple of days ago, I had to pick up a UPS parcel. Well, it was a hugely generous box of goodness from Brian Fixall

Included with the other delightful contents was this Joseph Rodgers Lambsfoot Barlow

Thank you very much Brian What a week!

Another fine example of a lambfoot Jack.
A wonderful gesture by Brian.

 

[Jack Black]

Another fine example of a lambfoot Jack.
A wonderful gesture by Brian.

Thank you kindly Bob

 

[Rufus1949]

Mabel is helping deadhead some flowers.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians, hope you're all doing well.
Just popping in to check out all the beautiful Lambsfoot photography.
The past few months I've been carrying nothing but Lambsfoot and Sodbuster knives.
The rest of my collection is just collecting dust on the shelves. Guess I like the traditional working patterns most.

 

[Rufus1949]

Good Morning Guardians, hope you're all doing well.
Just popping in to check out all the beautiful Lambsfoot photography.
The past few months I've been carrying nothing but Lambsfoot and Sodbuster knives.
The rest of my collection is just collecting dust on the shelves. Guess I like the traditional working patterns most.

Two styles you can never go wrong with John.
I hope you are on a win streak with your corn hole competition.

 

[Jack Black]

Good Morning Guardians, hope you're all doing well.
Just popping in to check out all the beautiful Lambsfoot photography.
The past few months I've been carrying nothing but Lambsfoot and Sodbuster knives.
The rest of my collection is just collecting dust on the shelves. Guess I like the traditional working patterns most.

Good to see you John, how you getting on with that cornholing?

 

[SteveC]

A few doors down is Dave's Pies & Ale, which I visited last week, and this was our next destination. I suspect the pie part of the name might have been a way of getting a drinks license, because the selection is very small, and rather disappointing, and on this occasion, Dave had done a lousy job of baking his pies, which were not properly cooked underneath. I got the lass behind the bar to stick mine in the oven for 10 minutes, but was very unimpressed

We headed on to the Kirkstall Brewery itself, a modern building, but nicely decorated inside.

We sat outside

We had intended to finish our pub-crawl here, but Al suggested a final pint, at a decent pub he knew of, not too far away. Unfortunately, the pub, The Highland, surrounded, and cut-off by tall blocks of student accommodation, had recently closed

We climbed a steep flight of steps to the road beyond, where there is a pub called the Fox and Newt. I had always meant to visit this pub, which had its own brewery, so was not too disappointed to visit it instead of the Highland, but it was very different to what I had expected. The brewery was gone, the old interior destroyed, it was clearly under new management. Apart from the barman, who was sat at one of the tables, there was one other customer, and the beer was a long way downhill from the glorious pints we had previously consumed. The first photo isn't mine.

We walked into the city centre, and Al headed back to the train station, but I decided to call in somewhere for another pint, and picked The Templar, one of the city centre's few remaining, and unspolit, old boozers, where I had a pint of Farmer's Blonde, brewed on the hills above Sheffield. Cheers Guardians

Thanks for taking us along Jack !

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Mable is a looker !

 

[echoscout]

What a great way to spend the day

Thank you and it was fun!

David, thanks for sharing some great pics.

I don't think you could have planned a better day Jack. I would have been in a wheelbarrow being pushed by one of you.

Your welcome.

Good Morning Guardians, hope you're all doing well.
Just popping in to check out all the beautiful Lambsfoot photography.
The past few months I've been carrying nothing but Lambsfoot and Sodbuster knives.
The rest of my collection is just collecting dust on the shelves. Guess I like the traditional working patterns most.

Morning John!

 

[Rufus1949]

Thanks for taking us along Jack !



Mable is a looker !

Thanks kindly Steve.

 

[Modoc ED]

Thought I'd post a pic of this Lambfoot I received as a gift from Dan sf fanatic last October. I posted a picture of it then but think it's worthy of another picture and mention. Although the bolsters on the knife aren't the traditional one-third (1/3) the length of the knife, A. Wright calls it a Barlow. Whatever the proper name for it, I think it's a cool knife and am going to carry it as my second knife today.

 

[JohnDF]

Two styles you can never go wrong with John.
I hope you are on a win streak with your corn hole competition.

Good to see you John, how you getting on with that cornholing?

Thank you and it was fun!

Your welcome.

Morning John!

Thank you, Guardians.
Cornhole is progressing well enough and I've moved into the mediocre category.
I've got my wife and son competing now, so they've turned into family outings... So much fun.

 

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[Jack Black]

Thanks for taking us along Jack !

Thank you and it was fun!

My pleasure fellers

Thought I'd post a pic of this Lambfoot I received as a gift from Dan sf fanatic last October. I posted a picture of it then but think it's worthy of another picture and mention. Although the bolsters on the knife aren't the traditional one-third (1/3) the length of the knife, A. Wright calls it a Barlow. Whatever the proper name for it, I think it's a cool knife and am going to carry it as my second knife today.

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Good-looking Lambsfoot Ed, and a generous gift Wright's never had much clue about pattern names

Thank you, Guardians.
Cornhole is progressing well enough and I've moved into the mediocre category.
I've got my wife and son competing now, so they've turned into family outings... So much fun.

LOL!

 

[Jack Black]

That time of the week again, and I'm about to go get a shave and shoe-shine ready for my trip to the market tomorrow Weather forecast is overcast, with the possibility of rain I'll be taking some Waboom with me, to show off to Tool Man and the regulars

 

[SteveC]

Afternoon Guardians !

Rosie's in my pocket today