The Story of Samuel Ledgard: How it all began

In part one we look at the start of the Samuel Ledgard era and how he built up the company by buying of the competition.
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[@antmerritt]

Didn’t work, I stayed awake all the way through. 😆 looking forward to the second part. 😉👍

[@trevormegson7583]

Fascinating. I grew up in Armley not too far from the former Ledgard depot on what then would have been Lamb Hill off Armley Road. I knew he ran bus services but had no idea of the extent and geography until I watched this. Thank you. Looking forward to part 2.

[@georgearmitage5939]

Close to the Yeast Factory!

[@trevormegson7583]

@@georgearmitage5939 Very Close. I remember the smell of the yeast. I quite liked the smell of it as a kid.It used to be certain days of the week when they vented it after a batch was ready. I'm guessing that with the original Tetley Brewery very near that it was a commercial Yeast maker not for bread but for brewing many for a few good years after. I'm talking 60s 70s

[@a11csc]

roll on part 2

[@harri2626]

Interesting collection of photos, mostly dating from the final decade of their operation. Locally, the pronunciation of Ledgard is not "Led-guard" but Led-jard or Led-jerd.