Beckett Park
Encyclopedia
Beckett Park is an area of and a large park in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
, England
. It borders on to Headingley
, West Park
and Kirkstall
.
Queenswood Drive, the main thoroughfare through the district, runs from the south at Kirkstall Lane and continues right up to Spen Lane on the edge of West Park, The length of this road is about 2 miles. This is where Leeds 6 (LS6) meets Leeds 16 (LS16) postal districts.
The park stretches from Queenswood Drive to the West and Batcliffe Mount to the East. St Chads Drive to the North and Langdale Terrace to the South. It also encompasses the Beckett Park School, a children's park and a new skater park and tennis courts. It is home to the Leeds Metropolitan University
Headingley Campus, which includes Carnegie College (formerly known as the Beckett Park Campus.)
Located in the wood near to the campus is a monument to Queen Victoria's visit to the Leeds Town Hall in the year 1852.
It has one pub called the Duttons Arms which closed recently and a Working Mens social club called the Queenswood Social Club. The local school, Beckett Park Primary School, closed permanently in August 2006. The main school building is under renovation, with plans to re-open as a school for children with learning difficulties. Parts of the site are currently used for a daily nursery.
There are also local shops, a post office, a hair salon and a pizza takeaway in this area. Among other attractions to this area there are extensive woodlands and nature trails, with great views of nearby areas of Leeds.
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It borders on to Headingley
Headingley
Headingley is a suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road...
, West Park
West Park, Leeds
West Park is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north of Headingley. It is a mixed area of private suburban housing and suburban council estates. The name derives from its main park containing playing fields together with a conservation area of grassy meadow ending in woodland...
and Kirkstall
Kirkstall
Kirkstall is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the eastern side of the River Aire. To the west is Bramley, to the east is Headingley and to the north is West Park. Kirkstall is around from the city centre and is close to the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan...
.
Queenswood Drive, the main thoroughfare through the district, runs from the south at Kirkstall Lane and continues right up to Spen Lane on the edge of West Park, The length of this road is about 2 miles. This is where Leeds 6 (LS6) meets Leeds 16 (LS16) postal districts.
The park stretches from Queenswood Drive to the West and Batcliffe Mount to the East. St Chads Drive to the North and Langdale Terrace to the South. It also encompasses the Beckett Park School, a children's park and a new skater park and tennis courts. It is home to the Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...
Headingley Campus, which includes Carnegie College (formerly known as the Beckett Park Campus.)
Located in the wood near to the campus is a monument to Queen Victoria's visit to the Leeds Town Hall in the year 1852.
It has one pub called the Duttons Arms which closed recently and a Working Mens social club called the Queenswood Social Club. The local school, Beckett Park Primary School, closed permanently in August 2006. The main school building is under renovation, with plans to re-open as a school for children with learning difficulties. Parts of the site are currently used for a daily nursery.
There are also local shops, a post office, a hair salon and a pizza takeaway in this area. Among other attractions to this area there are extensive woodlands and nature trails, with great views of nearby areas of Leeds.