48-638: The White Rose Centre is a shopping centre in the Beeston area of Leeds , West Yorkshire , England . It spans two floors and is near the M621 motorway . It takes its name from the White Rose of York , the traditional symbol of Yorkshire . Most shops are situated on the Ground Floor. The Upper Level mezzanine and ‘The Village’ outdoor expansion houses one of two food courts as well some retail outlets,
96-692: A Cineworld 11-screen cinema, a Starbucks and an al fresco dining terrace including new tenants Wagamama , Prezzo , TGI Fridays and Five Guys among others. It also houses an outdoor children’s play area. Although the centre is smaller than other out-of-town shopping centres, it contains large retailers such as Next , JD Sports , Zara , H&M , Primark , River Island and Marks & Spencer . The centre opened on 25 March 1997 and accommodated major tenants including Sainsbury's , Marks & Spencer , Next , WHSmith , Primark , Zara , H&M , New Look , Boots and most recently Sky, with over 100 other stores and services. It contains eateries such as
144-534: A Disney Store , Thorntons and a Thomas Cook travel store. In 2021, it was announced that Marks & Spencer would relocate from their current unit to the larger former Debenhams site, and the new store would open on 25 May 2023. On 20 October 2023, an M&S Opticians service would open within the store. The site covers 76 acres (310,000 m) and was formerly the Morley Sewage works. Before building work began in 1995, enabling works including removing
192-498: A McDonald's , KFC , Nando's , Starbucks , Subway , Frankie & Benny's , TGI Fridays , Graveleys, Five Guys , Krispy Kreme , multiple Costa Coffees and (newly added) Wetherspoons . The centre has 4,800 free car parking spaces, security and on-site police officers . The south part of the centre was re-developed in 2005 downsizing the Sainsbury's Savacentre to a regular Sainsbury's which made space for other units. Argos
240-492: A Nisa food store and a number of smaller shops. Housing in this part of Beeston is made up of almost equal proportions of late Victorian and early-20th-century terraced housing to the east of Old Lane, and newer semi-detached family and housing association properties to the west. To the south side of Dewsbury Road, there are significant areas of industrial premises. Indicators for health, economic activity and community safety in this area are broadly consistent with averages for
288-519: A bowling green. Beeston is home to two stadiums: Cross Flatts Park covers an area of 44 acres (17.8 hectares ) in the centre of Beeston. While the park formerly suffered from neglect and had a high crime rate, through the work of the Council and community groups such as Friends of Cross Flatts Park and Beeston in Bloom the park has been cleaned up and made safer and more welcoming. The park has
336-480: A grade II* listed scheduled ancient monument originally built for the storage of crops, have been dated to between 1448 and 1490. By the early 17th century the area had a reputation for manufacturing bone lace , and by the middle of the century, coal-mining was underway in the area. According to David Thornton, in December 1688 rumours abounded in the town [of Leeds] that an army of Roman Catholics were ravaging
384-519: A large multi-use games area which includes five-a-side football pitches, basketball courts and tennis courts, while the park boasts an artificial cricket pitch, a children's play area and outdoor gym equipment. The park is the venue for the Beeston Festival which takes place annually in June, and in summer and school holidays is host to numerous activities for young people. The park hosts
432-716: A large number of awards, including, in 2011, the Regeneration and Renewal Magazine Regeneration Award for Sustainability, with judges praising the holistic way it addressed sustainability and provides real regeneration benefits to a deprived area. Robb Street and Avenue are likely named after its architect George C Robb, who was chief housing architect for RAH Livett, Leeds Housing Director and later City Architect. Beeston has at least ten churches of several denominations including Church of England , Roman Catholic , Methodist and Baptist . The Anglican churches of St Mary on Town Street and St Luke on Malvern Road were constructed in
480-586: A name first attested in 1398 as Catbeston and Cattbeston . The Cat element is also found in a local field-name, Cadtheweit (whose second element comes from Old Norse þveit , meaning 'clearing'), attested in 1202. The Cat element could come from the Old English word catt ('cat, wild-cat') or from a personal name Cada . Recent scholarship prefers the latter interpretation, in which case Cat Beeston once meant 'Cada's estate characterised by bent-gress', while Cadtheweit meant 'Cada's clearing'. To
528-476: A weekly 5 km Parkrun every Saturday morning at 9am, over 1,000 runners have taken part in the event since it began on 30 March 2013. Holbeck Cemetery in Beeston opened in 1857 and closed to general burials in the 1940s. During the period it was operational, thousands of people were buried there with many in 'guinea graves' with several unrelated people buried in the same plot. The graves were so called for
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#1732780036448576-667: A working men's hostel designed for the council by George C. Robb in 1936, was converted by Citu to the Greenhouse, an eco-friendly housing project. The building had been empty for a number of years and had previously been earmarked for demolition. The development, which includes 172 homes, office space and other facilities, is one of the UK's first low-carbon housing developments and incorporates wind turbines, solar panels and ground source heating as well as energy efficient materials and rainwater and greywater recycling. The development has won
624-530: Is Cottingley , which is just under a mile away from the Town Street end of Beeston. Services between Leeds and Huddersfield are operated by TransPennine Express , stopping at Morley, Batley, Dewsbury, Ravensthorpe, Mirfield and Deighton. Beeston is served by a number of bus services along Dewsbury Road, Elland Road and Town Street, operated primarily by First Leeds and Arriva Yorkshire ; these include: Beeston Hill and Beeston are severed from Leeds by
672-605: Is a specialist arts college. Matthew Murray High School situated between Beeston and Holbeck closed down in 2004 and was merged with Merlyn Rees High School in Belle Isle , to form South Leeds High School in Belle Isle. In September 2009 South Leeds High School was reopened as the South Leeds Academy . In September 2017, South Leeds Academy was renamed and rebranded as Cockburn John Charles Academy, as
720-512: Is a suburb of Leeds , West Yorkshire , England located on a hill about 2 miles (3 km) south of the city centre. The origins of Beeston can be traced back to the medieval period. It remained a small settlement until the latter part of the Victorian era when it became a primarily residential area for people working in Leeds and surrounding industrial areas like Holbeck and Hunslet . At
768-452: Is recorded as having a population of 2,547 with 537 houses, a railway station and a post office , and 'by the end of the 19th century Beeston was predominantly a working class community living in back-to-backs'. Beeston was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Leeds, in 1866 Beeston became a separate civil parish , on 26 March 1904 the parish was abolished and merged with Holbeck and became part of Leeds in 1925. In 1901
816-659: Is surrounded by areas which have become popular with businesses, such as Leeds city centre , Tingley and many of the business districts along the south side of the River Aire . The neighbouring White Rose Shopping Centre employs thousands of full- and part-time staff. Beeston is home to the Beeston Centre of the Leeds City College (formerly Joseph Priestley College ) and Elliott Hudson College . Beeston has one secondary school, Cockburn School which
864-511: Is unclear. It is thought to refer to some cross-shaped pattern of field divisions. The origin of the settlement is likely to be Anglo-Saxon. Beeston is first mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book , when it had recently been granted to Ilbert de Lacy (1045–93); in 1066 it had been worth 40 shillings (£2), but in 1086 it was considered waste, presumably because of the Harrying of the North . It
912-514: The BBC drama serial Waterloo Road was a pupil at the school. Spud-u-like Spudulike Ltd is a restaurant chain and franchise specialising in baked potatoes (potatoes being known as "spuds" in colloquial British English ) that first opened in Edinburgh in 1974. Spudulike sold baked potatoes with various fillings, other potato based meals, and side dishes . Spudulike Ltd
960-548: The Beeston and Holbeck ward of Leeds City Council , which has since its creation in 2004 consistently been represented by Labour councillors. Parts of Beeston Hill to the north of Cross Flatts Park are located within the Hunslet and Riverside ward. This was created in 2018, and largely corresponds to its predecessor City and Hunslet, created in 2004. This was too has invariably returned Labour councillors since 2004. Hilary Benn (Labour) has been MP since 1999 when he won
1008-488: The Domesday Book , in the form Bestone . The name seems to come from Old English * bēos 'bent-grass' (L. Agrostis ) and tūn 'estate, village'. Thus it once meant 'estate characterised by bent-grass'. The northern area of Beeston, situated on a hillside facing north to the centre of Leeds, came in the nineteenth century to be called Beeston Hill. This area was formerly called Cat Beeston (and variant spellings),
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#17327800364481056-490: The Labour Party from 1955 to his death in 1963, after whom a primary school in the area is named. The playwright Willis Hall attended Cockburn High School in Beeston as did the academic and author of The Uses of Literacy , Richard Hoggart . The poet Tony Harrison was brought up on Tempest Road and went to what was then Cross Flatts county primary school. More recently, the actress Holly Kenny who starred in
1104-506: The M621 and therefore benefit from very good links with the M621 motorway, as well as the M62 which runs close to Beeston to the south of Morley. Much of Beeston's traditional heavy industry and fabrication works have closed throughout the last forty years. However, there are substantial areas of industrial and commercial development around Elland Road and to the south of Dewsbury Road and Beeston
1152-506: The 1870s these roads remain as Elland Road and Dewsbury Road respectively. By 1822, Beeston had a population of 1,670. Until the 19th century, Beeston had been a small mining village situated on a hill overlooking Leeds. However, during the Industrial Revolution , land that had been occupied by open pits, as well as land formerly utilised for farming, was snapped up for high density residential development. By 1872, Beeston
1200-465: The 1870s, though the former is on the site of a much older church. The more modern church of St David Waincliffe on Dewsbury Road, constructed in the 1960s was designed by Geoffrey Davy and won a Hoffman Wood (Leeds) Gold Medal for Architecture. There are three mosques in Beeston, all located within the Beeston Hill area. There is also a Sikh Gurdwara . Most parts of Beeston are located within
1248-651: The Centre opening hours. Criticism has been levelled at the lack of a railway station, despite the centre's proximity to the Huddersfield and Wakefield railway lines. Plans to add a station have been developed and the go ahead to begin construction was expected in 2022. White Rose railway station is now expected to open in 2024. In 2015 the White Rose extended the entrance to the upper level between car park 4 and 5 which created 3 new restaurants as well leading to
1296-466: The City of Leeds as a whole. Beeston Hill is largely made up of areas of older Victoria terraces and newer social housing, which comprises around a third of the housing stock in the area. In April 2008, a £93 million PFI scheme to build 700 private and housing association dwellings and regenerate some existing stock was announced. As a particularly deprived area, Beeston Hill along with Holbeck
1344-774: The City of Leeds as a whole. The west of Beeston around Elland Road has significant amounts of industrial estates, with a substantial amount of mainly semi-detached and terraced housing to the western edge of the Parkside and Cross Flatts area. This also forms much of the Old Village side of Beeston, as can be seen in many of the houses along Town Street/Milshaw. Beeston has a main-line railway line running along its western edge along which all services between Leeds and London King's Cross and London St Pancras run; however, there are no stations along it, as Beeston station closed to passengers in 1953. The nearest railway station
1392-666: The Cockburn MAT opened a new school. There are seven primary schools in the area. Beeston has a range of facilities. It has two large health centres, Elland Road stadium and the John Charles Centre for Sport . Leeds city centre is a short distance away and the M1 and M62 motorways are easily accessed. Cross Flatts Park has many facilities, which include 5-a-side football pitches, tennis courts, two separate play areas one for older children and one for younger children and
1440-453: The Virgin may also have been founded in the 13th century. The oldest buildings in Beeston today date to the 15th century. Cad Beeston (also Cad-Beeston, Cat Beeston, Cat-Beeston) manor house has been dated by dendrochronology to about 1420, and is a grade II* listed building ; recently used as private offices, it is now a private dwelling, with no public access. Parts of Stank Hall Barn,
1488-417: The White Rose extended the entrance to the upper level between car park 4 and 5 which created 3 new restaurants which have changed since opening. The Balcony leads to a newly constructed area of the centre known as The Village. This includes further eateries namely Pizza Hut, Five Guys, Limeyard, Wagamama, Chiquito and TGI Fridays. The White Rose Centre is involved in a number of social welfare activities in
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1536-655: The balcony and a new entrance to what would later be incorporated into 'The Village'. In 2017 a 65,000 square feet (6,000 m) £25 million extension was completed and named 'The Village'. It included an 11-screen IMAX Cineworld Cinema, a number of new restaurants including; Pizza Hut , Chiquito , Wagamama , Five Guys , Limeyard and TGI Fridays . A children's outdoor play area opened in 'The Village' in 2018. [REDACTED] Media related to White Rose Centre at Wikimedia Commons 53°45′27″N 1°34′27″W / 53.75750°N 1.57417°W / 53.75750; -1.57417 Beeston, Leeds Beeston
1584-411: The car park to provide landscaping. Five thousand trees and shrubs have been planted around the car parks and perimeter roads. The Balcony Food Court takes up most of the upper floor in the central atrium. It includes McDonald's , KFC , Subway , Spud-u-like , Bagel Factory (previously Bagel Nash), Juice, Nando's , Frankie & Benny's and Pizza Express plus a number of other food outlets In 2015
1632-422: The east, and Parkside and Cross Flatts to the west. The distinction between these two areas has probably existed since medieval times when they were two separate manors. Beeston - Elland Road and Millshaw is primarily industrial and centred on Elland Road to the west of the area. The Parkside and Cross Flatts area of Beeston, sometimes locally known as Beeston Village, is centred on a shopping centre comprising
1680-672: The factory was vacated in the 1990s, and is now home to Nampak Cartons. In 2006, the district was the setting for much of the film Mischief Night . Beeston is an inner-city area located close to Leeds city centre. It is severed from the areas to the north by the M621 motorway , separated from Middleton by Middleton Park and from Cottingley by the Leeds Outer Ring Road . Beeston can be described as three distinct areas. Beeston - Parkside and Cross Flatts area and Beeston Hill are separated by Cross Flatts Park which runs between Dewsbury Road and Town Street: Beeston Hill to
1728-571: The local area. Older people are able to participate in mall walking within the covered environment. It houses the White Rose Learning Centre run in conjunction with Education Leeds and Leeds City College to provide dance classes and other educational activities for children at risk of exclusion from school in an informal environment. The Quiet Room in the Upper Circle is available for use by all patrons and staff during
1776-540: The other bombs landing on Cross Flatts Park. In his 2005 poem "Shrapnel", Tony Harrison , who was in Beeston on the night of the raid, speculates whether this was an act of heroism by the German pilot, a theory that has been explored ever since the raid. Holbeck Cemetery, in Beeston, also features prominently in Harrison's 1985 poem " V ". Beeston was formerly home to card and board game manufacturer Waddingtons , though
1824-480: The parish had a population of 3323. On the night of 14 March and early hours of 15 March 1941 , during the Second World War , Leeds received its worst night of German aerial bombing. Beeston had more bombs dropped on it than any other district of the city and although Flaxton Terrace was damaged during the night time air raid , escaped with the less damage than most other areas of Leeds with nearly all
1872-638: The seat following the death of Derek Fatchett who had been MP for Leeds Central since 1983 . Before the 1997 general election , Beeston was part of the Morley and Leeds South constituency , represented from its creation in 1983 to 1992 by Merlyn Rees and from 1992 to 1997 by John Gunnell . Before the creation of the Morley and South Leeds constituency the area was part of the Leeds South constituency represented until 1963 by Hugh Gaitskell , leader of
1920-474: The sewage works, sealing disused mine shafts, removing contaminated soil and profiling the sloping site, were carried out. It required moving 750,000 cubic metres of soil to grade a 30-metre fall across the site and create level terraces for the structure and car parks. Work commenced on the 87-week project on 10 July 1995 and by September the first steelwork was visible. 600 semi-mature, seven-metre-high (23 ft) trees were purchased from Germany and planted in
1968-521: The shared headstones on which a single-line inscription cost one guinea (21 shillings ). Henry Rowland Marsden , the Victorian industrialist and former mayor of Leeds, is buried in Holbeck Cemetery where his family grave is marked by a Grade II-listed memorial. The poem " V " by Tony Harrison, published in 1985, describes a visit to Holbeck Cemetery and his reaction to finding his parents' tombstones vandalised. In 2008 Shaftesbury House,
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2016-530: The surrounding area. Ralph Thoresby recorded, 'Beeston is actually burnt, and only some escaped to bring the doleful tidings! The drums beat, the bells rang backward, the women shrieked, and some doleful consternation seized upon all persons ... (B)lessed be God! The terror disappeared, it being a false alarm, taken from some drunken people.' Between 1740 and 1820, the Leeds-Elland and Dewsbury-Leeds turnpike roads were built through Beeston; nationalised in
2064-479: The time of the 2011 Census , Beeston had a population of 22,187 (which included Holbeck). Some parts of the area, around Cross Flatts Park, suffer from relatively high levels of deprivation, while areas to the centre and south are generally considered more affluent. Beeston is home to the Leeds United football club stadium on Elland Road and Hunslet rugby league club. The name Beeston is first attested in
2112-475: The west of Beeston lies Beeston Royds, whose name is first attested (as Beyston Royds ) in 1633. The royds element comes from the Old English word rod ('clearing'). Another district of Beeston is the Cross Flatts area. This name is first attested in 1636, as Crossflatts and other spellings. The Middle English word flat meant 'piece of level ground, field', but the precise significance of 'cross'
2160-901: Was founded by Kim Culley and Barbara Cain. The company was acquired by the British School of Motoring (BSM) in 1979, which helped Spudulike to rapidly expand its business as a franchise operation. It later demerged from BSM, and in May 2001, it bought Courts Quality Foods , owner of rival potato brand Fat Jackets. Spudulike had fifty outlets across the United Kingdom in 2001, including twenty Courts franchises. The company entered into one company voluntary arrangement in July 2019, in an attempt to restructure its debt , then on 1 August, filed for administration , with all thirty seven remaining outlets closed. Potato firm Albert Bartlett acquired
2208-610: Was moved into Sainsbury's in 2018. The centre has a bus station at the north end of the mall connecting it to suburban areas of Leeds and to the city centre. The centre has won awards including a British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) Gold Award, BCSC Purple apple, and Green apple awards. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom , the centre suffered the loss of two of its major tenants and most popular stores. Both Debenhams and Topshop closed all stores worldwide and went into administration. The centre also lost
2256-475: Was one of the ten 'out-townships' of the Parish of Leeds until the parish was broken up in the 1840s-50s. In the medieval period, Beeston was associated with sheep-farming : the monks of Kirkstall Abbey grazed 240 sheep there. Founding Drax Priory in the 1130s, William Paynel granted it land in Beeston. A small hospital seems to have been founded in the township around 1233, and a chapel dedicated to St Mary
2304-445: Was the beneficiary of Objective 2 European funding. Beeston Hill has a relatively high level of empty housing as well as a number of significant unoccupied commercial premises. Beeston Hill has a significant ethnic minority population, with around 40% of the population from BME Communities. The area suffers from a high level of deprivation, with indicators for health, economic activity and community safety substantially worse than for
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