Roundhay
Roundhay shown within West Yorkshire
Population	21823
OS grid reference	SE3205037170
Metropolitan borough	Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Leeds
Postcode district	LS8
Dial code	0113
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Leeds North East
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

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History

The area of Roundhay, Leeds in the thirteenth century was a three square mile hunting park for the DeLacy family of Pontefract Castle. The entire estate was purchased by the City of Leeds in 1872 and opened as a public park by His Royal Highness Prince Arthur on the 19th of September 1872.

At the time, the then Lord Mayor of Leeds John Barran was ridiculed for buying a 'White Elephant' - in that the park was too far out of the city for the majority of the population to enjoy, and in any event the park had just one access road - an old 'turnpike' road dating from 1808.

The park was seen as a reckless waste of ratepayers money - critics even published a booklet under the title: 'The Big White Elephant' in 1879.

In June 1907 an open air swimming pool 'lido' opened, at a cost of just over £1,600, it was built mainly by unemployed citizens. During the 1950's and 1960's about 100,000 people a year visited the Roundhay 'swimming baths'.

Roundhay holds the honour of being the location of the world's oldest surviving film, Roundhay Garden Scene, which is thought to have been shot on 14 October 1888 by Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (28 August 1841, vanished 16 September 1890) was an inventor who is generally recognized as the first person to record motion images on film. ...

The Mansion

In 1811, John Clarke (d. 1857) of York, architect of the ‘Commercial Buildings’ in Leeds City Centre, was commissioned by Nicholson to design his Mansion House.

This classical building built in ashlar, on two storeys with seven bays with the centre three set behind an iron portico, was one of Clarke’s earlier works and took some years to build. It is of modest size, but sufficiently elevated so as to command superb views Southwards over the park, and provides a focal point to Nicholson’s designed landscape. The Mansion is seen here during the restoration works being carried out in Summer 2005, the exterior already looking cleaner than for many years!

The pathway commencing here under the two mature Yew trees is Middle Walk and provides direct access from the Mansion to Waterloo Lake.

The Park

Roundhay Park (2.8km²), is a grand, Victorian park. Some Leeds residents may claim it is the largest inner city park in Europe. This, however, is not correct, as the 'Englischer Garten' (3.7km²), in Munich, Germany, is actually larger. The areas bordering the park are particularly affluent with many properties exceeding the £1 million price tag. // Introduction Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is one of the biggest inner-city parks in Europe. ... The Monopteros at dusk The Englischer Garten or English Garden is a large urban public park that stretches from the city center to the northeastern city limits of Munich, Germany. ...

Roundhay Park comprises over 700 acres of parkland, lakes and woodland. The Park includes scented gardens for the blind, National Plant Collections, Canal Gardens, the Monet and Alhambra Gardens, plus Tropical World which attracts visitors all year round. Newly opened for 2005 is the Friends Garden, located alongside Canal Gardens and the Rainbow Garden.

Woodpeckers, common warblers in spring and summer, mute swans, visiting whooper swans, great-crested grebes and herons can all be found at the park.

The Upper Lake is maintained as a wildlife area, and the larger Waterloo Lake is used for fishing. The Roundhay Park Arena is a natural amphitheatre which provides the venue for many special events ranging from sports days to major pop concerts and the spectacular bonfire and firework displays on 5th November .

Facilities at Roundhay Park also include tennis courts, skateboard ramps, sports pitches, bowling greens, a sports arena, a golf course, and fishing. A lakeside cafe overlooks Waterloo Lake.

Sport and Culture

Leeds Carnegie RUFC, were originally founded after the merger of the Headingley and Roundhay Rugby Union Clubs. Official website www. ... , Headingley is a suburb of the English city of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire. ...

The Roundhegians were originally the old boys association of Roundhay School but now operate as a Rugby Club for the whole of Roundhay. Roundhay School (also know as Roundhay Technology College) is a specialist Technology College in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. It has about 1520 pupils and there are about 280 pupils in the sixth form. ...

Tropical world is located to the west of the park and contains many rare birds and wildlife.

Roundhay Park was the first place an aircraft landed in Leeds after a flight from Amsterdam, Holland. , Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. ... It has been suggested that Mokum be merged into this article or section. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with a population of 6. ...

Religion

• St. Johns CE Church
• St. Edmunds CE Church
• Roundhay Methodist Church
• Lidgett Park Methodist Church
• St. Andrew's URC Church

Education

Roundhay Schools are amongst the highest performing schools in Leeds.

• Roundhay School
• Gledhow Primary School
• Talbot Primary School
• Kerr Mackie Primary School
• St. John's CE Primary School

Roundhay School (also know as Roundhay Technology College) is a specialist Technology College in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. It has about 1520 pupils and there are about 280 pupils in the sixth form. ...

External links

• The Friends of Roundhay Park - Registered Charity
• The Roundhegians
• Images of Roundhay