Scott Hall, Leeds
Scott Hall is a suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, adjacent to Chapeltown and Meanwood. It is made up largely of council housing and has an industrial past, with a number of disused factories to the west in Meanwood Valley.
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[edit] Location
The A61 road between Leeds and Harrogate is the main thoroughfare known as Scott Hall Road, served by First buses 7/7A/7S.[1] It has a sports centre which was refurbished at a cost of £500,000 in 2009,[2][3][4] and student accommodation.[5] There is a guided bus route along Scott Hall Road, which has given rise to some controversy.[6] Scott Hall Oval is used by the Caribbean Cricket Club.[7] Part of the Leeds Half Marathon course goes through Scott Hall Road.[8]
[edit] History
The sports field at the junction between Scott Hall Road and Potternewton Lane used to be part of Scott Hall Farm.[9] Scott Hall Farm itself, at Scott Hall Street, Buslingthorpe, LS7, is a Grade II listed building but was on the Heritage at Risk list, being described as "vulnerable through neglect and decay" in 2009.[10] Bronte House was a large building for single women, built in the 1930s at the junction of Buslingthorpe Lane and Scott Hall Drive.[11] The PHAB club, which assists disabled people to enjoy life alongside able-bodied friends, started at the Prince Philip Centre in Scott Hall Avenue in 1970.[12]
The cul-de-sac Scott Hall Square suffered increasing levels of burglary and other crimes from the mid-90s. The situation eventually became so severe that the city council decided to purchase and demolish all houses in the street.[citation needed] Two of the Yorkshire Ripper's victims lived just a few doors from each other in Scott Hall Avenue. They were his first victim, Wilma McCann, and his fifth, Jayne MacDonald.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ "Metro". Website front page. 2010. http://www.wymetro.com/. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Leeds Online". Scott Hall Sports Centre. 2010. http://www.leedsonline.co.uk/info/13890/. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Leeds Live It Love It". Scott Hall Leisure Centre. 2009. http://www.leedsliveitloveit.com/students/places-to-go~page/scott-hall-leisure-centre. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Networks". Scott Hall Leisure Centre Refurb. 11 November 2009. http://www.networks-leeds.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:scott-hall-leisure-centre-refurb&catid=39:latest-news&Itemid=63. Retrieved 15 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "StudentStreet.co.uk". Scott Hall. 2009-10. http://www.studentstreet.co.uk/yorkshire-and-humberside/west-yorkshire/leeds/student-accommodation-scott-hall. Retrieved 15 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Light Rail Transit Association - UK Development Group". Park & Ride, a doubtful response in Leeds. March 2001. http://www.lrta.info/Facts/facts115.html. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Caribbean Cricket Club". Club page. 2001. http://lwrcl.org.uk/Caribbean.htm. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Leeds half marathon". Route description. 10 May 2009. http://www.firstgroup.com/service_disruptions/LEEDS_HALF_MARATHON_SUNDAY_10_MAY_2009.pdf. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Leodis". Scott Hall Farm (archive photo ca.1900). ca.1900. http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2003916_5643862. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Leeds Civic Trust". Heritage at risk 2009. 2009. http://www.leedscivictrust.org.uk/files/leedscivic/HARRegister270909_1.pdf. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Leodis". Archive photo of Bronte House. 1930s. http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=200438_50710696. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "The Prince Philip PHAB club in Leeds". PHAB. 2009. http://www.phab-leeds.org.uk/. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Jayne MacDonald". Yorkshire Ripper history. http://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/victim11.htm. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
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Coordinates: 53°49′16″N 1°32′28″W / 53.821°N 1.541°W
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