Infobox UK place country England latitude 53.831000 longitude 1.497000 official name Roundhay population ..., Roundhay Park Roundhay is a large and generally affluent suburb and City Council Wards of the United ... The word Roundhay comes from Rond haeg , a round hunting enclosure or deer park. ref name WYArch http ... Roundhay Park Conservation Area ref ref name Note1 A circular fence requires the minimum length to enclose any given area, reducing the materials and work required ref The Roundhay estate map of 1803 still showed the circular shape. ref name Burt Steven Burt 2000 Roundhay Park an illustrated history ... Leeds from Roundhay Park . In that year a Turnpike trust turnpike road was established from Sheepscar to Roundhay Bridge . ref name StJohn http www.stjohnsroundhay.co.uk stjohnschurch5.html J. Dickinson & G.D. Webster 1967 A History of St John s Church Roundhay ref ref Roundhay Bridge was round ... In 1826 a church, St John s, was established to serve the population of Roundhay, Shadwell, West ... villas, walks and plantations . ref name WYArch ref name StJohn In 1872 the Roundhay Park estate was purchased ... ref File Roundhay tram pylons.jpg thumb right Redundant tram pylons in Roundhay However, this led ... and Roundhay Park, then a horse drawn tram, then on 11 November 1891 the first public electric ... Andrew s Story ref Lidgett Park Wesleyan Church followed in 1906. ref name WYArch File Roundhay Aerial view 17 09 1963.jpg thumb left Roundhay, looking towards the park in 1963. In June 1907 an open air .... During the 1950s and 1960s about 100,000 people a year visited the Roundhay swimming baths . ref name Burt In 1912, Roundhay became part of Leeds. During the First World War Roundhay was used for gathering ... estates were built to the south and west of the park. Roundhay School for Boys was opened in 1926, and the School ... to flats. ref name WYArch 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 ... more details
Infobox UK school name Roundhay High School image Rhs shield.png size 175px latitude 53.830640 longitude ... www.roundhay.leeds.sch.uk 0809 pages default.html website name www.roundhay.leeds.sch.uk Roundhay School also known as Roundhay School Technology and Language College is a specialist Technology College and Language College in Roundhay , Leeds , West Yorkshire , England . Admissions It has about 1,520 .... The school grounds are based across convert 22 acre m2 , and are directly opposite Roundhay Park near the http www.geograph.org.uk photo 111623 Roundhay Hall http www.spirehealthcare.com leeds Spire Leeds BUPA hospital. History Early history Roundhay School was established in 1903 as an all boys grammar school. During World War I and World War II many of the Roundhay pupils above the age of 16 ..., Roundhay Grammar School for Boys on Old Park Road and Roundhay High School for Girls on Jackson Avenue ... Thatcher . Roundhay, like all other high schools in the city, changed from an 11&ndash 18 to a 13 ... later when Roundhay became an 11&ndash 18 school again. Construction work In the period 2002&ndash 04 ... curricular Roundhay School runs various extracurricular activities for pupils to engage in during the lunch period and after school. Sport is an important part of extracurricular life at Roundhay .... There is also trampolining class and a well used climbing wall. All pupils at Roundhay School ... are one of Roundhay s pillars of extracurricular achievement. In 2006 the Roundhay pupils ... range of staff and students than the traditional production. School trips Roundhay School runs a number ... taking in the thermal springs as well as the volcanoes. Success Roundhay School receives consistently ... 8192&fileName school 108 s10 108076 20050113.pdf title Roundhay School Ofsted Report 2004 ref In 2007 ... section date March 2009 Roundhay Grammar School for Boys Arthur Louis Aaron VC DFM, English recipient ... Roundhay High School for Girls Joyce Gould, Baroness Gould of Potternewton The Roundhay School ... more details
Infobox park park Roundhay Park image Roundhay Park Sign.jpg image size caption Map sign, Roundhay Park ... annual visitors status Open all year Roundhay Park in Leeds , West Yorkshire , England , is one ... of Roundhay to the west and Oakwood, Leeds Oakwood to the south. History Originally, Roundhay ... Elam in 1803. Nicholson took the Northern part which is now Roundhay Park. ref name Burt Steven Burt 2000 Roundhay Park an Illustrated History privately published, but available from Leeds Civic ... three years of the death of William Nicholson, Roundhay park was put up for sale and was purchased ... Burt ref name DN1872 Daily News September 20, 1872 Prince Arthur at Roundhay Park ref At the time Roundhay was over convert 3 mi km away from Leeds and the council was unable to purchase such a large ... power trolley system in Britain was inaugurated, linking the city centre with Roundhay Park ... Roundhay ref The tram terminus is now a car park, but some of the trolley poles are still there. Tropical ... meaning the http www.forp.co.uk Friends of Roundhay Park is a secluded one off the rose garden of Canal ... gallery Features Arena File Arena Roundhay 07.JPG thumb right The Arena with Hill 60 on the Right Thomas ... Friends of Roundhay Park Newsletter July 2006 ref It can hold over 100,000 people. This was the location ... Genesis http www.songkick.com concerts 781677 genesis at roundhay park 15 08 1987 Who s That Girl ... Madonna at Roundhay Park.4731279.jp 29 08 1988 Bad World Tour Michael Jackson 60,000 http www.roundhaytoday.co.uk ... genesis at roundhay park 16 08 1992 Dangerous World Tour Michael Jackson 100,000 http www.roundhaytoday.co.uk ... 69,000 http www.robbiewilliams.com live 09 09 2006 09 sep 2006 leeds england roundhay park 09 09 ... 2006 leeds england roundhay park Castle File Roundhay Castle 2007.JPG thumb left Roundhay Castle A folly ... ShortHistoryOfRoundhay.htm A Short History of Roundhay ref to give the appearance of a castle ... events. Lakes Upper Lake File Roundhay Upper Lake2007.JPG thumb left Roundhay Upper Lake The smaller ... more details
Infobox film name Roundhay Garden Scene image image size caption director Louis Aim Augustin Le Prince ... Bridge LPCCP Type 1 MkII Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge Roundhay Garden Scene is a 1888 in film ..., Adolphe, it was filmed at Oakwood, Leeds Oakwood Grange , the home of Joseph and Sarah Whitley, in Roundhay ... Movie Database Roundhay Garden Scene ref It features http www.imdb.com name nm1796515 Adolphe ... as he also is turning. ref name IMDB Image Leprince roundhay framescopy 1930 nmpft.png thumb left 225px 1930 NSM copy of 20 frames from the Roundhay Garden Scene Remastered footage In 1930 the Science ... single lens combi camera projector . Le Prince s son, Adolphe, stated that the Roundhay Garden movie ... s , however the later digital remaster ed version of Roundhay Garden produced by the National Media ... in Roundhay Garden Scene , Sarah Robinson Whitley, featured actress and Le Prince s mother in law, died aged 72 and was buried nearby on October 27 at St. John s Church, Roundhay, Leeds. On September ... wound in New York.. Citation needed date October 2010 image Roundhay Garden Scene.ogg thumb 400px ... title Roundhay Garden Scene Internet Archive film id Roundhay Garden Scene name Roundhay Garden ..., Roundhay, Leeds Burial Records and Memorial Inscriptions, etc. . http www.flickr.com photos johnnyg1955 sets 72157606230209057 with 2677935289 St John s of Roundhay . Details of memorial for Sarah ... Roundhay Garden Scene, Roundhay Category British silent films ca Roundhay Garden Scene cs Roundhay Garden Scene da Roundhay Garden Scene de Roundhay Garden Scene es El Jard n de Roundhay pel cula fr Une sc ne au jardin de Roundhay id Roundhay Garden Scene it Roundhay Garden Scene hu Roundhayi kerti jelenet mk nl Roundhay Garden Scene no Roundhay Garden Scene pl Roundhay Garden Scene pt Roundhay Garden Scene ksh Roundhay Garden Scene ru sq Roundhay Garden Scene simple Roundhay Garden Scene fi Roundhay Garden Scene sv Roundhay Garden Scene ... more details
Move to Commons Summary A screenshot from Roundhay Garden Scene Roundhay original direction by Louis Le Prince . Courtesy of NMFT, Yannick FR. Licensing PD old 100 ... more details
Summary Non free use rationale Article Roundhay Description Aerial view of Roundhay 17th September 1963. Looking towards Roundhay Park. Source Leodis.net Portion Low resolution Yes Purpose To illustrate the size and extent of the area at the time Replaceability None, the area has changed somewhat other information Licensing Non free historic image ... more details
Admissions 2520Policy church 2520of 2520england 2520primary roundhay 2520st 2520johns 2520cofe 2520primary.pdf roundhay St John&hl en&ct clnk&cd 10&gl uk Education Leeds DEFAULTSORT Saint John s Church of England Primary School, Roundhay Category Primary schools in England Category Schools in Leeds Category Educational institutions established in 1837 Category Roundhay ... more details
Move to Commons Summary A screenshot from Roundhay Garden Scene Roundhay Garden Party Redux by Louis Le Prince . Courtesy of NMFT, Yannick FR. Licensing PD old 100 ... more details
Waterloo Lake may refer to Waterloo Lake, Saskatchewan , Extreme communities of Canada farthest north community of Canadian province of Saskatchewan Waterloo Lake in Roundhay Park Waterloo Lake Roundhay Park , Leeds, England geodis ... more details
Tropical World may refer to Roundhay Park Tropical World Tropical World, Roundhay , Leeds, England Marwell Zoo Exhibits Tropical World, Marwell Zoo , England Arena Tropical World , Herzliya , Israel Tropical World magazine Tropical World magazine disambig ... more details
Move to Commons Summary A screenshot of Roundhay Garden Scene by the Frenchman Louis Le Prince . The world s first film, shot on 14 October 1888 at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The home of Joseph and Sarah Whitley, the in laws of Louis Le Prince. Note that Sarah shown second from right died on 24 October 1888, only 10 days after being filmed in the movie. Licensing PD old 100 ... more details
Park Villas is an area of Roundhay , in the City of Leeds District, in the English county of West Yorkshire . TOC Location grid br NSEW Slaid Hill Lidgett Park Whinmoor Chapel Allerton References West Yorkshire A Z Coord missing West Yorkshire Category Places in Leeds ... more details
Lady Wood is an area of Roundhay , in the City of Leeds District, in the English county of West Yorkshire . TOC Location grid br NSEW Slaid Hill Oakwood Whinmoor Gledhow References West Yorkshire A Z Coord missing West Yorkshire Category Places in Leeds ... more details
Slaid Hill is an area of Roundhay , in the City of Leeds District, in the English county of West Yorkshire . TOC Location grid br NSEW Wike Park Villas Shadwell Alwoodley Gates References West Yorkshire A Z Coord missing West Yorkshire Category Places in Leeds ... more details
, West Yorkshire , England , that lies between Gipton and Roundhay Park . It is within the LS8 postcode and part of the Roundhay City Council Wards of the United Kingdom Ward . Notable features Image ... end of Roundhay Park it was first designed as the centrepiece of Leeds Kirkgate Market Kirkgate ... ref File Oakwood Hall 2010.JPG thumb left Oakwood Hall Opposite the Clock on Roundhay Road is the Fish ... 2004113 58153933 www.leodis.net Roundhay Road no. 492, Fish Bar ref It was in the garden of Oakwood Grange that Louis Le Prince filmed the Roundhay Garden Scene in 1888, credited as the first motion picture. ref name IMDB http www.imdb.com title tt0392728 plotsummary Internet Movie Database Roundhay ... ref name GardenGirl http gardenhistorygirl.blogspot.com 2010 02 roundhay garden scene 1888.html Roundhay Garden Scene 1888 ref but what would have been the adjacent stately home, Oakwood Hall still ... On Roundhay Road is the Post Office , a The Co operative Food Co op Supermarket formerly Somerfield ... and Tesco refer to their location as Roundhay , while Oakwood is in the Roundhay ward, these businesses ... of Roundhay on Street Lane. Oakwood public library is at number 1 Oakwood Lane ref name LeedsLib ... with Roundhay Environmental Action Project ref name REAP http www.reap leeds.org.uk www.reap leeds.org.uk Roundhay Environmental Action Project ref the Oakwood Farmers Market s goal is to provide ... of this road. Gipton Wood File GiptonWoodAugust09.jpg thumb left Gipton Wood from Roundhay Road Gipton ... is now triangular, bounded by the Oakwood Boundary Road on the northeast, Roundhay Road ... Shops on Roundhay Road File Easterly Rd 5394.JPG The A58 road A58 Easterly Road, dividing Oakwood and Gipton File Coop Oakwood.JPG Co op Roundhay Road gallery Location grid br NSEW Roundhay Gipton ... more details
Summary Fair use for Roundhay School Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because It is a historically significant photo of a school building. It is of much lower resolution than the original copies made from it will be of very inferior quality . The photo is only being used for informational purposes. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because the photo and its historical significance are the object of discussion in the article. Licensing Non free historic image ... more details
Lidgett Park is an area of Roundhay , in the City of Leeds District, in the English county of West Yorkshire . TOC Amenities Lidgett Park has a hospital called Leeds Spire Hospital. Location grid br NSEW Park Villas Gledhow Lady Wood Chapel Allerton References West Yorkshire A Z Coord missing West Yorkshire Category Places in Leeds ... more details
CricketArchive ref Grimshaw was born in Roundhay , Leeds , Yorkshire he died in Clifton, Bedfordshire ... PLACE OF BIRTH Roundhay , Leeds , Yorkshire DATE OF DEATH 21 June 1989 PLACE OF DEATH Clifton, Bedfordshire ... more details
Battle of Hill 60 is a name shared by two battles of World War I Battle of Hill 60 Western Front April 17&ndash April 22, 1915 , a subsidiary battle to the Battle of Neuve Chapelle Battle of Hill 60 Gallipoli August 21&ndash August 29, 1915 , the last major assault of the Battle of Gallipoli See also Illowra Battery otherwise known as Hill 60, is a World War II fortification, in Port Kembla, New South Wales Hill 60 in Roundhay Park , Leeds , named in honour of those who had died in the WWI battles around Ypres. Hill 60 The Unit Hill 60 The Unit , an episode of the television series The Unit disambig ... more details
coord 53.822 1.509 display title region GB scale 10000 Image GledhowValley07.JPG thumb right Gledhow Valley Road, junction with Gledhow Lane Gledhow is a suburb of north east Leeds , West Yorkshire , England , situated east of Chapel Allerton and west of Roundhay . It is within the Roundhay City Council Wards of the United Kingdom Ward . A major feature of the area is Gledhow Valley, a strip of mixed deciduous woodland with a beck and lake. A bathhouse dating from 1671, the Gipton Spa, is in the woods. Running through the valley is Gledhow Valley Road, built in 1926. ref name Friends http www.fgvw.co.uk index.htm Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods ref Gledhow Lane crosses Gledhow Valley Road and on the Eastern side is a steep road up from the valley. The residential area near the top is known locally as Little Switzerland . ref http www.leodis.net display.aspx?resourceIdentifier 2003217 82508487 Leodis photographic archive ref In the area at the top of Gledhow Lane is Gledhow Hall, a 17th century mansion house and grade II listed building , once the home of James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale . It is now private flats. J. M. W. Turner painted a watercolour view of Gledhow Hall in about 1816. ref name Appraisal http www.leeds.gov.uk files 2006 week51 inter 3BD8F416F4688DCA80256E160050DA57 d2d65864 1553 481c 883d bee204708687.pdf Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal ref Close by is another old building, Gledhow House. Within the boundary of Gledhow is http www.gledhow.leeds.sch.uk Gledhow Primary School . Image GledhowHall07a.JPG thumb right Gledhow Hall Gallery gallery File GiptonSpa02.jpg Gipton Spa bath house File Lidget Towes.jpg Lidgett Towers File Highwood.jpg The Highwood public houses gallery References reflist External links http www.fgvw.co.uk index.htm Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods Category Places in Leeds Category Listed buildings in Leeds Category Listed buildings in West Yorkshire WestYorkshire geo stub id Gledhow pt Gledhow ... more details
Image OlympiaWorksPlaque.jpg thumb right Plaque at what is now Tesco, Roundhay Road, Leeds. Lat 58.82323 Lon 1.5108 Robert Blackburn , Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE , Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society FRAeS 26 March 1885 10 September 1955 was an England English aviation pioneer and the founder of Blackburn Aircraft . ref A. J. Jackson Blackburn Aircraft since 1909 Putnam & Co Ltd 1968 ref He was born in Kirkstall , Leeds , Yorkshire , England . He attended Leeds Modern School and graduated in engineering at the University of Leeds , built his first monoplane in 1909 and flew it at Filey , gave regular demonstration flights for crowds at Roundhay Park , and went on to found a company which on his death became part of Hawker Siddeley . He was also the founder of Scarcroft golf club. References references External links http www.eazhull.org.uk BAE2 robert blackburn.htm Biographical info and project to build a replica of the first Blackburn monoplane Humphrey Wynn, Blackburn, Robert 1885 1955 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 http www.oxforddnb.com view article 46634, accessed 21 Sept 2007 Not wiki formatted ref, but info for any future editor DNB is accessible on line for users of most UK public library services Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Blackburn, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1885 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1955 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Blackburn, Robert Category Aviation pioneers Category People from Kirkstall Category Alumni of the University of Leeds Category English aerospace engineers Category 1885 births Category 1955 deaths Category Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society Category Officers of the Order of the British Empire Category Gold Crosses of the Order of the Redeemer Aviation bio stub de Robert Blackburn ... more details
Leeds Rowing Club is a British Rowing affiliated club in the city of Leeds , West Yorkshire. It was founded in 2006 and is based in Roundhay Park , to the north of the City centre. ref http www.leedsrowing.org.uk contact us ref History Up until 2006, there were no clubs rowing in Leeds. Leeds Schools Boat Club were no longer in operation, and Leeds University Boat Club rowed on the River Ouse, Yorkshire River Ouse in York . Leeds Rowing Club is the first open membership rowing club in the city, and caters for adults and juniors of all abilities. Facilities The club rows on the 800m Waterloo Lake, in Roundhay Park , Leeds. The boathouse is beneath the Lakeside Cafe, with an additional clubhouse providing changing and training facilities. The club races in fours, quads, doubles, pairs and single sculls with a fleet of fine racing shells and several training boats. In Summer 2010 the club successfully secured a grant from Sport England, to buy a coxless quad, an additional training boat and several new rowing machines. Races The club competes in regatta and head races across the UK, with recent wins at Peterborough Regatta, Durham Regatta and Metropolitan Regatta . ref http www.metregatta.org ref The club attends many events in the Yorkshire and Northeast regions, and competes in head races between September and March. Club colours The club row in dark blue singlets, with a vertical whilte stripe down both sides. Blades are dark blue with a lighter blue tip. ref http www.britishrowing.org clubs leeds rowing club ref References Reflist External links http www.leedsrowing.org.uk Leeds Rowing Club Website Category Rowing clubs in England Category Rowing in the United Kingdom England sport stub UK sport team stub Rowing club stub ... more details
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