St. Micheals Cathlic College, Leeds, July 11.

[ROYALBOB]

After a fail at Mount St Marys church, had a look around here, big thanks to Nightstalker for the info. A huuuge place, stuff allover, was in a few hours and didn't cover everything. Visited with Kelseyrebecca98. History borrowed -

Born 1905, Died 2008. "Officially, St Michael's closed in 2005, just as it celebrated it centenary.
Saint Michael's was formed in 1905, after two young Jesuit priests were invited to Leeds by the city's Catholic Bishop William Gordon.
They divided the city into north and south between them and painstakingly knocked on doors, encouraging Catholic families to send their sons to the new school, originally called Leeds Catholic College.
As first based in a seminary in the city, the school moved into its new home in 1908 – the current buildings designed by architect Benedict Williamson, who later became a parish priest himself, in London.
Originally a fee-paying grammar school for boys, it took in pupils from not only Leeds but also Harrogate, York, Bradford and Selby.
Catholic girls in the area were taught in the nearby Notre Dame school.
Major changes to St Michael's have included a 1960s extension of new science labs, gym and main hall, and in the 1970s, when Jesuits left the school, the first lay head teacher was appointed.
By the early 1990s, the school had evolved in a comprehensive for boys and girls, and shortly after saw the building of a dance and drama studio.
The school has a distinctive coats of arms, with the flaming sword of St Michael and drops of blood signifying Christ . The school motto, Quis Ut Deus, means Who is like God, and relates to the meaning of St Michael's Hebrew name.
The archangel St Michael is himself depicted in a statue above the main entrance.
Viewed as the "good" Angel of Death, he is more latterly regarded as the patron saint of soldiers and police."

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Sorry for all the stair shots, buy they were around every corner! Thankin u.

[mr beardy]

Love them stair case shots

[Clough]

Thats mint mate I love this place

[MJS]

That first one is the tits! MC Escher to the max

[Krypton]

wow mint photos dude!!!

[jST]

Nice one Bob!

[KelseyRebecca98]

Nice pics, like that bottle un, wish we could of got into that church anorl

[yorkietommo]

Nice one gaffer. That first shot is the bomb.

[nitestalker]

As MJS said that first shot of the staircase is amazing, as you said the place is too big to get around, still places i haven't been in i think, did you see the photography dark room ? wish we had that at school.

[ROYALBOB]

As MJS said that first shot of the staircase is amazing, as you said the place is too big to get around, still places i haven't been in i think, did you see the photography dark room ? wish we had that at school.

Cheers, darkroom was the only place we wanted but couldn't find! Aaaargh, never mind maybe a revisit..