Lawnswood
| Lawnswood | |
|---|---|
 The Lawnswood Arms | |
  Lawnswood  Lawnswood Location withinWest Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE2638 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS16 |
| Dialling code | 0113 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Lawnswoodis a small suburb in the north west of the city ofLeedsinWest Yorkshire,England. As such it is in the north north east of theWest Yorkshire Urban Area.The suburb falls within the Adel and Wharefdale Ward of the City of Leeds Council.
Location
[edit]It is bordered byWest Park,Adel,Ireland WoodandHolt Park.TheA660Leeds to Otley road runs through the area.
University influences
[edit]Bodington Hall,a former major hall of residence for theUniversity of Leedswas in Lawnswood[1]and it was not uncommon to find some students taking accommodation in Lawnswood after their first year. Also, when consideringLawnswood Schoolas part of Lawnswood, one must also regardOxley Hallas if not in Lawnswood itself, then on the very border of Lawnswood andHeadingleyorWeetwood.Oxley, as it is affectionately known, is also a majorhall of residenceof theUniversity of Leeds. TheStables Puband theLawnswood Armsare both occasionally, but rarely, visited by students doing theOtley Run.
Transport
[edit]Lawnswood is 4 miles (6 km) north of Leeds city centre and its nearest railway station is inHorsforth.
Lawnswood is served by regular buses on theFirst LeedsOverground Lines that pass through the area towards theLeeds city centre.[2]
Supertram Lawnswood and Bodington Hall were two of the planned stops on theLeeds SupertramNorth Line.[3]The Supertram project was cancelled by the Government in 2005 much to the disappointment of many Lawnswood residents.
Politics
[edit]The area is in theparliamentary constituency,Leeds North West,represented byGreg MulhollandMP.[4]In terms of local politics, Lawnswood constitutes a large portion of thecouncil ward,Weetwood.
Housing
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Most of the houses in Lawnswood are large private detached and semi detached suburban houses. Houses in the area fetch amongst the highest prices in theCity of Leedsalong with neighbouringAdel,Alwoodley,Roundhay,ScarcroftandBoston Spa.Besides these large houses there are many 1930s flats in Lawnswood, built in the style of semi-detached houses, each block contains four flats, each with a private entrance, these are a good example of architecture of their time and while there are examples of similar houses inMoortown,Lawnswood has a great number of them.
Amenities
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Lawnswood has most of its amenities on the western side of Otley Road.Lawnswood Schoollies on theLeeds Outer Ring Road.Along Otley Road there are several shops, including aCo-op,apost office(named 'Adel Post Office'), several banks as well as hairdressers, estate agents, delicatessens and other independent retailers. Towards the top end of Lawnswood is the Lawnswood Arms, a large detached public house, whilst on the opposite side of Otley Road there is an Esso Petrol Station.
Sport
[edit]Support
[edit]Lawnswood is within walking distance ofHeadingley Stadiumand so many of the residents are supporters of theLeeds Rhinosrugby leagueclub, theLeeds Tykesrugby unionclub and theYorkshire County Cricket Club,all based at the stadium.
In terms of football, most people in Lawnswood support the city's major football club,Leeds United.
Participation
[edit]The City of Leeds LawnswoodYMCAprovides facilities foraerobics,football,rugby league,rugby unionand many other competitive sports.[5]
Lawnswood Cemetery
[edit]Lawnswood has one of the city's main cemeteries and crematoria. Lawnswood Cemetery was opened in 1875, its grounds and most of its buildings designed by architectGeorge Corson,who was himself buried here in 1910. Thecrematorium,first in Leeds, was opened in 1905.[6]The cemetery contains thewar gravesof 138 Commonwealth service personnel of theFirst World Warand 67 of theSecond World War,besides a screen wall memorial listing 105 service personnel buried in the closedLeeds General Cemeterywhose graves could no longer be maintained. The crematorium has a memorial erected within thecolumbariumcentral hall by theCommonwealth War Graves Commission(CWGC) to 94 service personnel cremated here during the Second World War.[7]Three soldier recipients of theVictoria Crosswere also cremated here:
- ColonelRichard Kirby Ridgeway(1848–1924) (earned inNaga Hills Expedition)
- Lieutenant-ColonelHarry Daniels(1884–1953) (First World War)
- SergeantAlbert Mountain(1895–1967) (First World War)[8]
Buried here is the computing pioneer and entrepreneurDora Metcalf(1892-1982). Also buried here is Second Lieutenant Anthony Moorhouse (1935–1956), whose kidnap and murder following the ceasefire in Suez formed the diplomatic row known as theMoorhouse Affair.[9][10]
Local employment
[edit]TheDepartment for Work and Pensions,(DWP), has a cluster of buildings in Lawnswood dealing with Disabilities and Carers.
Notable Lawnswoodians
[edit]PlaywrightAlan BennettandBBCtelevision presenterJohn CravenattendedLeeds Modern School,[11][12]now known asLawnswood School(slogan"a truly comprehensive school".)[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Aerial View, Bodington Hall
- ^abcdeLeeds Overground bus route map, First Group
- ^"Projects Archive - Railway Technology".
- ^"Leeds North West".Liberal Democrats. Archived fromthe originalon 4 May 2009.Retrieved30 March2009.
- ^"Lawnswood y M C A, Charities and Charitable Organisations in Leeds".
- ^"Cemeteries and Crematoria".Archived fromthe originalon 25 July 2014.Retrieved16 July2014.Leeds Council website.
- ^[1]CWGC Cemetery Report.
- ^[2]Burial locations of VC holders in West Yorkshire.
- ^"Parents Mourn Suez Victim"The Spokesman-Review,11 January 1957
- ^"Amateur sleuths find last resting place of soldier executed in Suez"The Yorkshire Post,2 December 2005
- ^"Bennett, Alan".Archived fromthe originalon 15 February 2002.
- ^"Old Mods".
- ^http://www.lawnswood-portal.co.uk/Pages/Default.aspx[permanent dead link]
