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Woodhouse, Leeds

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The original Woodhouse area of Leeds extended in a wide horseshoe arc travelling north from Burley Street (where it is known as Little Woodhouse), up along Clarendon Road, including the current site of the University of Leeds, across
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and 'through' terraced housing. There are also concrete council houses (the Holborn Estate) and a mixture of more modern buildings, particularly student accommodation. There is a small amount of light industry. The former
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in 1851 as an alternative to local pubs for socialising. It cost £900 and is of red bricks with yellow sandstone details. Over the years it has been used for various purposes. It is now used as Holborn Church.
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situated in the heart of Woodhouse. It was established in the 1840s and named after Johnson's Chemical Works. The factory was demolished in the 1890s but the pub remained.
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air-raid unsuccessful attempts to destroy a nearby industrial target. Several buildings were hit and as a result three people at the bottom end of the street were killed.
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maps for 1893 and 1921 mark an area to the west of Meanwood Road between Buslingthorpe Lane and Buslingthorpe Green as "Woodhouse Carr".
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of the university. The church building was used as the exterior of The Parish Church of St Mathews in the TV comedy series
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Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map of 1893 and Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map of 1921 reprinted in Peter Brett Associates (2016),
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moved to live on Woodhouse Cliff in 1847. He was the first president of the Woodhouse Mechanics Institution.
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example search: location: Woodhouse and term: Institution Street (now Holborn Approach)
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is a largely residential area just north of the city centre of
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Listed buildings in Leeds (Hyde Park and Woodhouse)
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St Mark's Church
Leeds
University of Leeds
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City of Leeds
metropolitan district
Woodhouse Moor
Woodhouse Ridge
Meanwood Valley Trail
Forest of Leeds
Ordnance Survey
Second World War
Luftwaffe
blackout
public house

Gateway Church
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Anglican
St Mark's
St Mark's Residences
The Beiderbecke Affair
Samuel Smiles
Quarry Street
The Holborn Estate
Quarry Mount Primary School
Temperance Hall (1850), Holborn Approach
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