The area is situated in the vicinity of the A64 York Road, east Leeds' main thoroughfare, and is also home to a large park dating back from Victorian times which was purchased by Leeds City Council in the late 19th century, when it was waste land. Housing in the area is made up of nineteenth-century through terraced housing, some back-to-back terraced housing. Semi-detached and detached houses are also found in the area. Many of the back-to-back terraced houses in the area were due to be demolished as part of the £1.3 billion EASEL regeneration scheme in east and south-east Leeds. However these plans were withdrawn in 2010 with Leeds City Council citing the recession debilitating the private sector's ability to build as the main reason.[1][2][3][4]
Older street-fronted terrace. House pictured known as the McMansion.
Rear gardens of terrace houses
Back-to-back terraces
Semi-detached houses
Old and new houses by the park
Charlton Road, one of several streets with Charlton in the name.
Demolition on St Hilda's Crescent
Through-terraced on St Elmo Grove
Back-to-back terraces on Charlton Street
Crime is unevenly distributed across East End Park. The Glensdales, Templeviews and Charltons are a small cluster of predominately back-to-back streets noted for the majority of the area's crime and have subsequently become a priority area of West Yorkshire Police, crime in the rest of the estate is much less common. The same group of streets are a focus of some regeneration in the area.[3]
The area is home to one of the major Irish communities in Leeds, and is home to the prestigious music venue 'Leeds Irish Centre', the first purpose built Irish Centre in Britain. The centre opened on 20 January 1970, although the official opening ceremony was held on 8 June 1970.[5] A blue plaque calls it "The Crucible of Darts", being the location for televised darts matches in 1973. There also a Buddhist temple in a former school by the park.[6]
Leeds Irish Centre
Blue Plaque: The Crucible of Darts
Wat Matchimaram: former school now Buddhist Temple
The Park
East End Park was originally part of the grounds of a mansion, Osmondthorpe Hall (destroyed by fire in 1924), sold to the city in 1886.[7] It is now managed by Parks and Countryside, part of the Learning and Leisure Department, Leeds City Council. It offers has bowling greens, tennis courts, football pitches and a basketball court. There are plenty of open spaces in the park and areas of well established woodland. There are also seating areas amongst rose and shrub beds. The park hosts many events throughout the year including an annual bonfire and fun fair which attracts up to 10,000 visitors. A tennis camp is held each August for young people.[8]
In March 2009, Trees for Cities and Leeds City Council planted 3,000 whips at East End Park in order to create new areas of urban woodland to help screen the park from the railway line that runs behind it. The planting follows planting in 2007 when, with the help of the local community, 18 large trees were planted to replace those lost in September 2006 when a freak tornado struck the city.[9][10][11]
Park signpost
Bowling green
Victoria Avenue through the park
Footpath going East
The main grassed area, with sports pitches in the distance
^. Yorkshire Evening Post. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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East End Park is an inner city area of east Leeds West Yorkshire England It is situated between Burmantofts to the north west Harehills to the north east although not a direct neighbour Halton Moor to the east Richmond Hill to the west and Cross Green to the south west It blends into the Halton Moor Osmondthorpe area and is 1 mile to the east of Leeds city centre in the LS9 Leeds postcode area East End ParkEast End Park welcome signEast End ParkShow map of LeedsEast End ParkLocation within West YorkshireShow map of West YorkshireMetropolitan boroughCity of LeedsMetropolitan countyWest YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLEEDSPostcode districtLS9Dialling code0113PoliceWest YorkshireFireWest YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireList of places UK England Yorkshire 53 47 39 N 1 31 32 W 53 7943 N 1 5256 W 53 7943 1 5256 Coordinates 53 47 39 N 1 31 32 W 53 7943 N 1 5256 W 53 7943 1 5256 Contents 1 General description 2 The Park 3 Transport 4 Location grid 5 References 6 External linksGeneral description EditThe area is situated in the vicinity of the A64 York Road east Leeds main thoroughfare and is also home to a large park dating back from Victorian times which was purchased by Leeds City Council in the late 19th century when it was waste land Housing in the area is made up of nineteenth century through terraced housing some back to back terraced housing Semi detached and detached houses are also found in the area Many of the back to back terraced houses in the area were due to be demolished as part of the 1 3 billion EASEL regeneration scheme in east and south east Leeds However these plans were withdrawn in 2010 with Leeds City Council citing the recession debilitating the private sector s ability to build as the main reason 1 2 3 4 Older street fronted terrace House pictured known as the McMansion Rear gardens of terrace houses Back to back terraces Semi detached houses Old and new houses by the park Charlton Road one of several streets with Charlton in the name Demolition on St Hilda s Crescent Through terraced on St Elmo Grove Back to back terraces on Charlton StreetCrime is unevenly distributed across East End Park The Glensdales Templeviews and Charltons are a small cluster of predominately back to back streets noted for the majority of the area s crime and have subsequently become a priority area of West Yorkshire Police crime in the rest of the estate is much less common The same group of streets are a focus of some regeneration in the area 3 The area is home to one of the major Irish communities in Leeds and is home to the prestigious music venue Leeds Irish Centre the first purpose built Irish Centre in Britain The centre opened on 20 January 1970 although the official opening ceremony was held on 8 June 1970 5 A blue plaque calls it The Crucible of Darts being the location for televised darts matches in 1973 There also a Buddhist temple in a former school by the park 6 Leeds Irish Centre Blue Plaque The Crucible of Darts Wat Matchimaram former school now Buddhist TempleThe Park EditEast End Park was originally part of the grounds of a mansion Osmondthorpe Hall destroyed by fire in 1924 sold to the city in 1886 7 It is now managed by Parks and Countryside part of the Learning and Leisure Department Leeds City Council It offers has bowling greens tennis courts football pitches and a basketball court There are plenty of open spaces in the park and areas of well established woodland There are also seating areas amongst rose and shrub beds The park hosts many events throughout the year including an annual bonfire and fun fair which attracts up to 10 000 visitors A tennis camp is held each August for young people 8 In March 2009 Trees for Cities and Leeds City Council planted 3 000 whips at East End Park in order to create new areas of urban woodland to help screen the park from the railway line that runs behind it The planting follows planting in 2007 when with the help of the local community 18 large trees were planted to replace those lost in September 2006 when a freak tornado struck the city 9 10 11 Park signpost Bowling green Victoria Avenue through the park Footpath going East The main grassed area with sports pitches in the distance Part of the wooded areaTransport EditEast End Park is situated in the vicinity of the A64 York Road east Leeds main thoroughfare providing the area with a well established and reliable bus service Most bus routes are operated by First Leeds and Arriva Yorkshire The 19 and 19A run to Garforth Colton Halton the city centre Headingley West Park Ireland Wood and Tinshill The 5 runs to Halton Moor Osmondthorpe and the city centre The 40 and 40A run to Seacroft Swarcliffe Cross Gates Halton and the city centre The 56 runs to Whinmoor Seacroft Killingbeck Hyde Park the University of Leeds Headingley and Moor Grange The 163 and 166 run from the city centre to Castleford as well as services that run along the A64 to the east coast The closest railway station is Leeds railway station Location grid EditReferences Edit East and South East Leeds EASEL Regeneration Archived from the original on 23 January 2010 Retrieved 16 August 2009 EASEL Archived from the original on 20 February 2012 Retrieved 2 February 2010 a b Neighbourhood Proposals PDF Archived from the original PDF on 10 June 2011 Retrieved 29 March 2010 EASEL Area Action Plan Archived from the original on 30 August 2012 Retrieved 13 December 2013 About Us Archived from the original on 25 June 2009 Retrieved 16 August 2009 Wat Machimmaram Temple Londesboro Terrace Osmondthorpe Leeds LS9 9NE leeds gov uk Retrieved 14 August 2017 Osmondthorpe Old Hall Osmondthorpe Lane www leodis net Retrieved 30 December 2017 East End Park Archived from the original on 20 August 2009 Retrieved 16 August 2009 East End Park Trees for Cities Archived from the original on 21 June 2010 Retrieved 2 February 2010 Stormy weather Retrieved 2 February 2010 Terror storm hits Leeds Yorkshire Evening Post 15 September 2006 Archived from the original on 6 October 2012 Retrieved 15 June 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to East End Park Leeds What is EASL Regeneration Inititative East Leeds re generation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East End Park Leeds amp oldid 1093305054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
