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Merrion Centre - Morrisons and office tower

GB 2830 BPL/22/5/3
Item
ca. 1975

Part of Beckett Park Library Collection

‘Dixie’ British Army standard issue.

GB 2830 BPL/ML/1
Item
1945

Part of Beckett Park Library Collection

The 'Dixie' bucket or pail was used in army kitchens and for dispensing food and drink. This example was left on site after the army training facilities left the Beckett Park and it reverted back to a college.

[Tate’s King Lear], [no date].

GB 2830 BPL/PLA/3/24
Item
n.d.

Part of Beckett Park Library Collection

Tate’s King Lear, [No date].

GB 2830 BPL/PLA/3/1
Item
n.d.

Part of Beckett Park Library Collection

Caedmon and Leighton. Photograph.

GB 2830 BPL/Box 2/29/2
Item
1976

Part of Beckett Park Library Collection

Unknown

LCT 'Lucy Box'

GB 2830 BPL/Box 7/71/4
Item
1998

Part of Beckett Park Library Collection

A Lucy Box was a metal container, made at the Lucy Foundry in Oxford, used for electrical wiring, etc. Often used for trams as indicated by the initials LCT (Leeds Corporation Tramways). After trams were decommissioned the boxes were used for other purposes in this case probably telecommunications at the City of Leeds Training College.

Colin Stephens

GB 2830 BPL/22/3/5
Item
n.d.

Part of Beckett Park Library Collection

Colin Stephens, Head Coach of Rugby Union at Leeds Metropolitan University. The Welsh International fly- half was a player with the Llanelli and Leeds Tykes.