Tetley Hall
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Tetley Hall was a catered hall of residence located in Headingley
at the University of Leeds
, England
. It housed around 218 students in one main block, composed of two sections, Woodhouse and Heathfield, two listed Victorian buildings, Moorfield Lodge and Moor Grange, and four additional houses, Burton Grange, Burton Lea, the Cottage, and Moor Road House. The site was sold for £8.1 million in 2006 and is no longer used for student housing. The last academic year to live there was 2005/06. In the first term of 2007/08 one of the houses, Moor Road House, was used as temporary accommodation due to the shortage of normal university accommodation.
. The University's Annual Report of 1949-1950 records the purchase of these houses with grounds of almost 4 acres (16,187.4 m²), with the intention that they should be incorporated into a large hall of residence. Plans and estimates were approved for the conversion and in 1951 it was resolved to accept a recommendation by the Vice-Chancellor that it might be appropriate for the new hall to be named 'Tetley Hall' in recognition of the long standing association between the Tetley's
family of Leeds Brewers and the University.
Burton Grange was bought as an annexe in 1953 and plans were initiated for a large scale conversion and enlargement of the main buildings, in view of the increase in student numbers. Burton Lea was acquired in 1954 and, on the strength of a possible grant of £30,000, the enlargement of Tetley Hall got under way. The first stage - the new dining room block, to accommodate 85-100 students, was opened by the University Chancellor H.R.H. The Princess Royal in July 1958. By 1962 the Woodhouse and Heathfield wings were completed and, with 160 students, Tetley was the largest women's hall in the University. About this time the university planned to demolish Moorfield Lodge and Moor Grange and replace them by a further purpose-built block to complement the Woodhouse and Healthfield wings on the other side. However a timely conservation order placed on both Victorian properties by Leeds
City Council prevented this happening. After the extensions had been completed in 1962 the grounds were remodelled and landscaped, effectively uniting the houses and the new blocks together as a single community
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...
at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, England
England
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. It housed around 218 students in one main block, composed of two sections, Woodhouse and Heathfield, two listed Victorian buildings, Moorfield Lodge and Moor Grange, and four additional houses, Burton Grange, Burton Lea, the Cottage, and Moor Road House. The site was sold for £8.1 million in 2006 and is no longer used for student housing. The last academic year to live there was 2005/06. In the first term of 2007/08 one of the houses, Moor Road House, was used as temporary accommodation due to the shortage of normal university accommodation.
History
The first owner of Moorfield Lodge was J.W. Oxley who inherited the property from his wife in 1867. Moor Grange was owned by William Hall who was prominent in the affairs of the Leeds School of MedicineLeeds School of Medicine
Leeds School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The School of Medicine was founded in 1831, before the Yorkshire College which became the university, and now forms part of the university's Faculty of Medicine and Health...
. The University's Annual Report of 1949-1950 records the purchase of these houses with grounds of almost 4 acres (16,187.4 m²), with the intention that they should be incorporated into a large hall of residence. Plans and estimates were approved for the conversion and in 1951 it was resolved to accept a recommendation by the Vice-Chancellor that it might be appropriate for the new hall to be named 'Tetley Hall' in recognition of the long standing association between the Tetley's
Tetley's
Tetley's may refer to:*Tetley, a brand of tea*Tetley's Bitter, a brand of beer*Tetley's brewery, brewery in Leeds which brews the above beer.*Tetley's Stadium, a stadium in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire sponsored by Tetley's Bitter...
family of Leeds Brewers and the University.
Burton Grange was bought as an annexe in 1953 and plans were initiated for a large scale conversion and enlargement of the main buildings, in view of the increase in student numbers. Burton Lea was acquired in 1954 and, on the strength of a possible grant of £30,000, the enlargement of Tetley Hall got under way. The first stage - the new dining room block, to accommodate 85-100 students, was opened by the University Chancellor H.R.H. The Princess Royal in July 1958. By 1962 the Woodhouse and Heathfield wings were completed and, with 160 students, Tetley was the largest women's hall in the University. About this time the university planned to demolish Moorfield Lodge and Moor Grange and replace them by a further purpose-built block to complement the Woodhouse and Healthfield wings on the other side. However a timely conservation order placed on both Victorian properties by 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...
City Council prevented this happening. After the extensions had been completed in 1962 the grounds were remodelled and landscaped, effectively uniting the houses and the new blocks together as a single community