>> Talking of Yeadon, when I was a nipper living in inner city Bradford, it was
>> incredibly exciting to spend a few hours parked on a hill overlooking the aerodrome on
>> Sunday afternoons.
Watching planes as a family outing was a thing to do as aviation took off on the post war years. Somebody on another site recently circulated pictures of the old Elmdon terminal at Brum with cars parked alongside and families enjoying a picnic while watching the goings and comings.
The hill overlooking LBA was a popular place used well and courteously until well into seventies. It was quite well terraced so one row's occupants could see over those in row below. Then it began to get torn up by scrambling bikes, off roaders with four wheels and then more nefarious stuff including dumping asbestos.
It's now closed to motor traffic though it's only a short walk up a public footpath from the industrial estate by Murgatroyds fish and chip place.
Was actually at LBA yesterday - Mrs B and I had a weekend in Harrogate to see Ned Boulting and David Millar (Tour de France TV commentary) do a stage night around the world champs currently taking place there. Didn't try to get onto Plane Trees but there's good viewing from around the cemetery and some informal parking on Haw Lane. Good views as landings were coming in over the Chevin. Only there 45 mins or so but four or five landings and a take off or two.
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