58-534: Potternewton Park is a public park located in Chapeltown , approximately two miles north of Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire , England. Covering 32 acres, the park's attractions include open parkland, flower beds, a bowling green, a children's playground and sports facilities, including a skate park and basketball court, as well as a giant chessboard . The park also hosts the annual Leeds West Indian Carnival . This West Yorkshire location article
116-633: A Leeds University student from Saint Kitts helped to organise the first West Indian Carnival in Britain in Leeds in 1967. That year Vicki Celto was the first Carnival Queen for Leeds in a costume titled "Sun Goddess". The NSCD is a modern conservatoire dance school with its origins in the Leeds dance education of the 1970s and 1980s. Two years after the founding of the school in 1985, it moved to its current home in Chapeltown in 1987. The Riley Theatre
174-622: A chapel founded in 1862. Elsewhere, a former United Reformed Church (1906) has become the Chapeltown Community Church by Potternewton Park. The Church of the Three Hierarchs in Harehills Avenue is a former Methodist chapel reopened as a Greek Orthodox church in 1966. As late as 1993, maps showed four synagogues in the area including the main one, but these have all closed. The first mosque in Leeds
232-568: A fleet of double-deck Wright StreetDeck vehicles delivered in both Olympia for route 72 and the distinctive Olympia-Express livery the X6. In March 2022, ahead of the start of Bradford's Clean Air Zone later that year, First Bradford launched the City of Bradford branding, which was first applied to 28 new Wright StreetDeck Ultroliners delivered for service on the X6, 72 and X11, replacing older 2016 and 2017 StreetDecks and StreetDeck Micro Hybrids. This
290-604: A group of 10–15 youths caused damage to three cars in the area. The changing population of the area is shown by the religious buildings, particularly along the Chapeltown Road. At the North end, by Chapel Allerton Hospital, is the 1976 Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Czestochowa & St. Stanislaw Kostka, serving the Polish community. (The Warsaw Stores on Chapeltown Road was a major source of Polish food in Leeds before
348-591: A pleasant Ascent, which affords a Prospect of the Country ten or twelve miles". The open space to its east and north of Potter-Newton was "a delicate Green commonly call'd Chapel-Town Moor ". Chapeltown Moor was in the manor of Newton (Potternewton), some 300 acres (120 hectares), used for races, archery contests, and in 1765 one of the first cricket matches in Yorkshire, between "the Gentlemen of Chapeltown and
406-453: A proliferation of Eastern European shops.) Further down is St Martin's Church, the original Anglican parish church of the village of Potternewton, now with a mainly West Indian congregation. Then comes the Church of God of Prophecy, a Pentecostal church with a mainly Afro-Caribbean congregation. Next door is the new Sikh Temple, the largest in Leeds. Opposite, now out of use, is a church which
464-422: A riot in 1987. The most recent riot occurred on 29 July 1991, when around 100 youths went on a spree of looting and vandalism throughout the area. Police believed that the main culprits of the riot were members of a local drugs gang. During the 2011 England riots there were "small pockets of disorder" in Chapeltown after a local man was shot in the face and later died in hospital; it was later confirmed that
522-448: A separate entity running several services around the Leeds area until it was merged into First Leeds' operation, while First Calderdale and First Huddersfield merged in 2003 to form First Calderdale & Huddersfield. In July 2005, First Leeds purchased Morley -based Black Prince Buses . The family-run independent's last buses left service on 31 July, with First taking on most of Black Prince's services from 1 August. On 18 May 2008,
580-482: A year. In 1837, Darnton Lupton was the Mesne lord under Earl Cowper of Potternewton Hall Estate . Earl Cowper began selling land for development in 1825, but planning and building was slow, and the sale was not completed until 1873. The Earl also set out a Deed of Arrangement defining the residential character of any future building including the limitation of livestock, heavy industry and public houses . By 1866
638-775: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chapeltown, West Yorkshire Chapeltown is a suburb of north-east Leeds , in West Yorkshire , England. It is part of the Leeds City Council Ward of Chapel Allerton . It is approximately one mile north of Leeds city centre . Chapeltown is an informally defined neighbourhood with no official boundaries. Ordnance Survey maps place Chapeltown at around National Grid Coordinates SE430500, 437500, south of Harehills Lane (B6159) and east of Scott Hall Road (A61). Chapeltown Road runs north through Potternewton to Harehills Lane – that
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#1732793979854696-675: Is a subsidiary of the FirstGroup , and is made up of three sub-division brands: First Bradford, First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield and First Leeds. In April 1974, the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive was formed, with the municipal fleets of Bradford , Calderdale , Halifax , Huddersfield and Leeds combined. Services were branded under the MetroBus brand, with a cream and verona green livery adopted. To comply with
754-462: Is at its south-east junction, the corner of Spencer Place and Leopold Street. The Office for National Statistics define a Chapel Allerton South & Chapeltown statistical output area, which follows the LS7 postcode boundary on the east, with LS8 being Harehills. Roundhay Road could also be considered the boundary between them. However, it is widely accepted that Markham Avenue and Gathorne Terrace are
812-439: Is it leads to Chapeltown but is not on it. A wider definition is it is in "the LS7 postal region, and can be mapped through four points; where Scott Hall Road runs to north to where it intersects with Potternewton Lane, where Harehills Lane runs east and intersects with Avenue Hill, where Spencer Place runs south and intersects with Roundhay Road, to the very bottom and beginning of Chapeltown Road." The NHS Chapeltown Health Centre
870-550: Is on Leopold Street. Leopold Primary School, closed by 2002 because of overcrowding, became the Chapeltown Children Centre. Chapeltown Community Nursery is on Reginald Street. The name Chapeltown is in origin a reduced form, first attested in 1427, of Chapel Allerton , and once denoted the same place. Ralph Thoresby , writing in 1715, records Chapel-Town as a common name for the township of Chapel Allerton, describing it as "well situated in pure Air, upon
928-617: Is part of major changes to the FirstGroup's senior management, which will see the merger of First's ten regional bus operations across the United Kingdom into six business units. As of June 2022, excluding First York, the company operates from five depots in the region: Bradford , Bramley , Halifax , Huddersfield and Hunslet . The company also maintains an open-air outstation in Todmorden . First Leeds operate buses in
986-552: Is remembered by the street name Button Hill. In 1932 the Chapeltown Road New Synagogue, a large domed Byzantine-style building, was opened. The opening was in time for the High Festivals of that year, with Rabbi Hurwitz delivering that first Shabbat Shuvah sermon. The artist David Hillman was commissioned, in 1935, to design three stained-glass windows for the shul (synagogue) in commemoration of
1044-489: Is served by First Leeds ' bus services 2, 3, 3A, 36 and 48, which run directly via Chapeltown Road. The hourly service 48 does not operate in the evenings or on Sundays. Service 91 ( Pudsey - Halton Moor ) runs along Harehills Lane. Bracken Edge Primary School is on Newton Garth adjacent to Potternewton Park. It was rebuilt and extended in 2007. Hillcrest Primary School, off Cowper Street has hosted events such as PFS (playing for success). Holy Rosary and St Annes Catholic School
1102-693: Is to be soon replaced by a small fleet of Wright StreetDeck Electroliner battery electric double-decker buses. First Bradford operate buses in Bradford and surrounding areas. Bradford's flagship services are the Leeds to Bradford 72 and express X6 services, which run via Bowling Back Lane depot. However, the 72 route was run by Bramley depot until late 2018 where operations transferred over to Back Bowling Lane depot in Bradford. In 2012, refurbished former ftr Wright StreetCar articulated buses operated route 72. These were withdrawn in July 2016 and replaced by
1160-551: The Grand Départ of the 2014 Tour de France , followed by a full opening later that month. A second site at Temple Green was opened in 2017, and a third site powered by self-sustainable solar panels was opened in Stourton in 2021. The network is operated by a fleet of hybrid electric Wright StreetDeck HEV and battery electric Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV double-deck vehicles branded in dedicated liveries. This
1218-735: The First Halifax and First Huddersfield operations, running services in their respective towns as well as the Calder Valley region. Until recently, some buses in Halifax and Huddersfield were branded for the Holme Valley Connection , Calder Connect, Red Arrow and Zest networks respectively, with refurbished buses receiving free WiFi and an improvement in bus frequency. In 2018, the HD Connect network
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#17327939798541276-662: The Transport Act 1985 , the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive formed an arms length company named Yorkshire Rider in September 1986. West Yorkshire PTE's 'Metrobus' services were transferred to Yorkshire Rider upon the deregulation of West Yorkshire bus services on 26 October 1986. On 21 October 1988, Yorkshire Rider was privatised for £20 million (equivalent to £74,021,000 in 2023), with 51% of shares in
1334-599: The 184 service, previously run by First Greater Manchester from Oldham to Grotton and Huddersfield was transferred to First Huddersfield, now running from Huddersfield to Marsden Hard End and Oldham to replace the 183 bus service. This service is now run by Stagecoach Manchester due to Tranche 2 of the Bee Network bus franchising. Service changes at the start of 2024, meant renumbering bus routes in First Halifax, Calder Valley and Huddersfield, including
1392-412: The 1880s. St Martin's Church and shops on Chapeltown Road were built on Newton Park Estate land in the late 19th century. By the 1890s, the popularity of Chapeltown waned, in favour of areas further from the city. The remaining empty plots were filled with smaller, cheaper, terraced housing. By the start of the 20th century, the area was almost completely filled with housing. Newton Hall which had been
1450-598: The 503 which was renumbered to 501 with an additional express service launched, X1. As a result, First Halifax decided to route-brand some of their existing fleet vehicles with Elland Lines to represent the Halifax/Huddersfield corridor. Like with First Leeds and Bradford, HD Connect and the Olympia-Urban livery has been dropped in favour of the new 2024 standard livery, with the pre-existing fleet already starting to wear this new livery. As of July 2017,
1508-640: The Chapeltown house choir, the Host Media centre, and Leeds West Indian Centre (now famous for its club nights, particularly the monthly SubDub ). Chapel Allerton Hospital is found in the area, and is one of Leeds' main hospitals, though it does not have an Accident and Emergency department. Every August bank holiday weekend the area hosts the Leeds Carnival , second only in size to London's Notting Hill Carnival , however Leeds Carnival started in 1967 and predates that of Notting Hill. Arthur France,
1566-524: The First West Yorkshire fleet consisted of 882 buses, mainly consisting of buses manufactured by Wrightbus , Alexander Dennis and Yutong . In 2006, following the introduction of the service in York, which had been beset by problems, Leeds was chosen to be the second First operation to launch an FTR (stylised ftr ) service. 17 articulated Wright StreetCars were initially acquired for
1624-409: The Gentlemen of Sheffield". By 1809, it was mostly enclosed. In the 19th century, the area was developed as a wealthy suburb, and many large terraces and villas from the period remain, though a large proportion have fallen into disuse or are divided into smaller, low-rent flats. The area remains leafy and architecturally notable. Buildings have been adapted by successive communities who have settled in
1682-592: The Leeds Electric branding. In partnership with Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority , First Leeds also operates a network of park and ride bus services in the city. As of June 2022, there are three sites at Elland Road , Temple Green and Stourton , numbered P&R1-3 respectively. The network first went into operation in June 2014 with the early opening of the Elland Road site for
1740-470: The Lupton family residence was demolished in the 1920s. Potternewton Hall demolished c. 1935. Little building work took place in Chapeltown throughout the 20th century, unlike many other areas which were subject to slum clearances . Neighbouring Harehills was much the same. One reason that could have led to Chapeltown being left was the quality of its housing stock, although they now largely achieve low rents,
1798-683: The Reginald Centre, a joint service centre which replaces the original library in the area (similar to the Compton Centre in Harehills). There are many innovative Co-op housing associations in Chapeltown such as Cornerstone Housing Co-operative, 301 Housing Co-operative and Chapeltown Cohousing. The area is home to a wide range of community and creative organisations including the Northern School of Contemporary Dance ,
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1856-656: The Silver Jubilee of King George V. They have been moved to Shadwell Lane Synagogue. In the following decades the Jewish population in Chapeltown declined as many families moved north to the Moortown area. In 1985 the synagogue closed and the building was bought by Leeds City Council. It is now home to the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. The British African-Caribbean community in Leeds mostly came to
1914-517: The St Mary's Road (Chapeltown) conservation area on the former Newton Park Estate ; this area being first designated in December 1974. Around 2009/2010 the area became less run down with Spencer Place being prostitute free, the bus lane on Chapeltown Road being extended to serve the full length of the road, the addition of a bicycle lane, the decaying buildings getting repaired and the addition of
1972-674: The UK between the end of the Second World War and the early 1960s. Many of the first Jamaicans to settle in Leeds were ex-servicemen. To encourage mass immigration from the countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth to fill shortages in the labour market, the 1948 British Nationality Act gave British citizenship to all people living in Commonwealth countries, and full rights of entry and settlement in Britain. Many of
2030-435: The area as places of worship and for a range of social uses. The Union Chapel on Chapeltown Road became a synagogue and then a Sikh temple, although it is now disused following a period of disrepair and fire damage. Chapeltown Barracks , now demolished, were completed in 1820. A map made of Leeds in 1834 shows that Chapeltown was pasture land between Chapel Allerton and Potternewton and Leeds and known as Potternewton. Through
2088-463: The area east of Chapeltown Road and north of Roundhay Road had acquired streets of pleasant houses intended for the growing middle class, and known as New Leeds. Further north towards Potternewton work began in 1856 on Newton Grove where the Lupton family developed their Newton Park Estate following the designs of Charles Chorley and John Connon. The development expanded, including Sholebroke Avenue by
2146-437: The centre of the area north–south for about 2 miles (3.2 km), linking Sheepscar Interchange (at the edge of Leeds city centre) and Harehills Lane/Chapel Allerton. Spencer Place in the east is another through route, and once well known as a red light district although the area's popularity with prostitutes has reportedly recently declined. The names "Chapeltown" and "Potternewton" have become virtually interchangeable for
2204-484: The centre of the farmland, which was earmarked as a planned "New Town" suburb, ran the Leeds-Harrogate Turnpike Road which later became Chapeltown Road. Much of the land, called "Squire's Pastures" belonged to Earl Cowper . He owned much land east of Chapeltown Road and some to the west. In the final decades of the 18th century and early decades of the 19th century legal disputes arose regarding
2262-441: The city of Leeds and surrounding areas from both Bramley and Hunslet depots, the latter replacing the former Kirkstall Road site in 2008 and Cherry Row depot in 2009. First Leeds's services were rebranded to LeedsCity in early 2018, with First's standard fleet livery replaced with a predominantly green livery, of which was first applied to over 120 new Wright StreetDecks delivered between 2018 and 2022. Between 2019 and 2024, it
2320-586: The company being sold by West Yorkshire PTE to a team of eight managers in a management buyout and the remaining 49% sold to Yorkshire Rider's 3,500 employees in an Employee Share Ownership Plan , the largest ESOP arrangement in the United Kingdom at the time. In August 1989, Yorkshire Rider purchased the West Yorkshire Road Car Company , a former National Bus Company subsidiary who operated services in Bradford, Leeds and Otley , from AJS Holdings. The 'West Yorkshire' trading name
2378-533: The company's Kirkstall Road depot, first opened in 1897, was closed after 111 years of service. Staff and operations were subsequently moved to a new depot at Hunslet . Named Hunslet Park, the new depot was opened with a capacity of 200 buses with room for additional expansion. In 2009, the management of the three FirstGroup sub-divisions in West Yorkshire, as well as First York were centralised, creating First West Yorkshire. First's Todmorden outstation
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2436-414: The dividing line between Chapeltown and Harehills. Harehills is adjacent, and the areas are commonly considered together. Neighbouring areas include Chapel Allerton to the north, Scott Hall to the west, Harehills to the east, Sheepscar to the south, and Potternewton either to the north or included. Taking the larger area, the main thoroughfare of Chapeltown is Chapeltown Road which passes through
2494-479: The estates of the Barker/Ray family who had built Potternewton Hall "for the widow, Mrs Barker, to retire to" in the 1730s. They owned the estate, both the "upper house" (Potternewton Hall) and the "lower house" (Newton Hall) which was described by Ralph Thoresby , as a "venerable old fabric, standing low and shady". In "the first year of the sixteenth century", Low Hall (Newton Hall) had an estate worth 300 pounds
2552-583: The first generation of Jamaicans living in Chapeltown today immigrated during this period. The Jamaica Society was formed, with headquarters at 277 Chapeltown Road to support the needs and celebrate the contributions of the African-Caribbean population in West Yorkshire and Leeds. In May 2003, Leeds City Council designated parts of Chapeltown/Potternewton as a conservation area in recognition of its special architectural and historic interest and to protect its character from harmful change. This enlarges
2610-504: The houses are generally well built as they were originally built for the influx of Leeds' new middle class brought on by the industrial revolution. Over time Chapeltown has been home to successive émigré communities that have each added a new dimension to the culture, religious practices and heritage of the area. Ashkenazi Jews fleeing pogroms in Eastern Europe towards the end of the 19th century moved to Leeds and settled in
2668-520: The inner city area of the Leylands . Other groups of Jews also settled there, and synagogues were built. In the 20th century many of the community moved north to the more desirable area of New Leeds/Chapeltown, and so did their synagogues, at one time there were 14 in Chapeltown. Along with neighbouring Harehills, where Montague Burton established his factory, Chapeltown was an important area for tailoring and allied trades, which occupied many Jews, and
2726-483: The last decade. However, Findaproperty.com states that Chapeltown's association with crime is "grossly exaggerated". The Leeds Index of Deprivation ranked Chapeltown 20th out of 108 areas of the city for problems with community safety, and it is ranked as safer than most other inner-city areas of Leeds. In July 1981, it was one of the areas within cities that were home to race riots across England. There have been sporadic moments of social unrest since then including
2784-432: The name "Chapeltown" to refer to the area. Potternewton Park in the north-east of the area is the venue for Europe's oldest West Indian Carnival; Leeds Carnival . Norma Hutchinson Park, a smaller playground and sports field in the south of Chapeltown was previously named Buslingthorpe Recreation Ground and was renamed in 2009 to commemorate Jamaican-born local councillor, Norma Hutchinson , who died in 2004. Chapeltown
2842-491: The same area. The civil parish that governed the area before the expansion of Leeds County Borough in 1904 was called "Potter Newton", and the name is still used by the Church of England for the ecclesiastical parish of St. Martin's Church. The Ordnance Survey also lists the name "Potternewton" rather than "Chapeltown". Royal Mail classifies the area around Oak Road and St Marys Close as Potternewton, but does not list any road as Chapeltown. However, Leeds City Council now uses
2900-629: Was also rolled out to pre-existing fleet vehicles. In 2020, nine Yutong E10s , the first zero-emissions buses in West Yorkshire, entered service. This was followed by StreetDeck and GB Kite Electroliner battery electric buses produced by Wrightbus , arriving from 2024. These did not come in LeedsCity Green livery and instead painted into the new 2024 standard livery with Leeds Electric skylines added. Pre-existing fleet vehicles that are not electric at both Bramley and Hunslet depots are also set to receive this new grey-fronted purple livery minus
2958-497: Was built in the former synagogue, and over the next ten years a number of new dance studios were created on the site and the Brandsby Lodge was renovated. Today the school is a contemporary dance institution with nearly 200 students. As a neighbourhood with a history of economic downturn, Chapeltown has been popularly associated with crime. The area has suffered social problems, including street drug dealing and gun crime in
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#17327939798543016-548: Was created in a house in Leopold Street in 1961. With the influx of Muslims from India and Pakistan in the 1960s and 1970s, larger buildings were acquired in 1974 and 1982 to become the main mosque in Leeds, and finally in 2001 the Central Jamia Mosque was completed on Spencer Place. First Leeds First West Yorkshire operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire , England. It
3074-471: Was followed by 11 new City of Bradford -branded Wright StreetLite Max Ultroliners entering service in the summer, whilst some pre-existing fleet vehicles based at Bradford Bowling Back Lane depot were painted in the 2-tone blue livery. Like with First Leeds, the City of Bradford livery is dropped in favour of the new 2024 standard livery. First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield is an amalgamation of
3132-565: Was launched in Huddersfield, with buses for services 370, 371 and 372 receiving new blue-front branding, live service tracking and ticket machines with contactless payment . The HD Connect network has expanded on these services since. First Halifax initially opted for the HX Connect livery, with a darker blue front, but it was soon discontinued and replaced by the Olympia-Urban livery, otherwise known as 'hybrid-Olympia'. In April 2023,
3190-641: Was originally a Union Chapel, then a Synagogue and then a Sikh Temple until the new one was constructed. Near the South end, the Holy Rosary Church was built in 1937 for the Irish Catholic community. Until 1985 the next building down was an impressive purpose-built synagogue, the largest in Leeds, which is now the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. The Roscoe Methodist Church on Francis Street (off Chapeltown Road) dates from 1974, but replaces
3248-406: Was partially demolished in 2015, converting the site into an open-air yard housing 24 vehicles. The operations of First West Yorkshire and First York are to be remerged into a First North and West Yorkshire business unit on 1 October 2022, with current Managing Director Paul Matthews temporarily overseeing operations of the new business unit until a new Managing Director can be recruited. This
3306-614: Was retained by Yorkshire Rider for nearly a year following the takeover, after which it was removed in a restructuring of former WYRCC operations. On 15 April 1994, Yorkshire Rider was purchased by the Badgerline Group for £38 million (equivalent to £95,467,000 in 2023). Badgerline and its subsidiaries were later merged with the GRT Group in April 1995 to form the FirstGroup . In September 1995, Yorkshire Rider
3364-485: Was split into four separate divisions: Bradford Traveller, Calderline, Kingfisher Huddersfield and Leeds City Link. However in February 1998, all these were respectively renamed First Bradford, First Calderdale, First Huddersfield and First Leeds as part of the rollout of the FirstGroup brand. During the early 2000s, several were merged. First Quickstep were based at the same Kirkstall Road depot as First Leeds but as
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