Armley Park is a large public park located next to Stanningley Road in Armley, on the outskirts of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, Northern England.
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The park stretches from Armley down the hill to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, near the canal the park turns to dense woodland.
On its north-west side Armley Park borders Gotts Park, which is designated as a Grade II Park and Garden. It is named after industrialist Benjamin Gott and contains his former home, Gotts Park Mansion, now the clubhouse of Gotts Park Golf Club.[1][2][3]
Armley Park has many amenities, including football pitches, tennis courts, bowling greens, a children's playground and gardens.[4] There are also several Grade II listed features including the gate piers at the entrance on Stanningley Road,[5] the war memorial,[6] and the fountain and associated plaques.[7][8][9]
- Grade II listed features within the parks
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The Mansion was built in 1781 and remodelled for Gott in the 1810s[2]
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The octagonal fountain is dated 1897[7]
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A set of 7 gate piers stand at the Stanningley Road entrance[5]
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A glazed terracotta plaque approximately 40 metres (130 ft) west of the fountain[8]
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A glazed terracotta plaque approximately 40 metres (130 ft) east of the fountain[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Historic England. "Armley House (Gott's Park) (1001216)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b Historic England. "The mansion Gotts Park (1256386)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Gotts Park". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Armley Park". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Gate piers (1256009)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b Historic England. "War memorial in Armley Park (1256010)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Fountain in Armley Park (1256008)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Armley Park Plaque approximately 40 metres west of Fountain (1256007)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Armley Park Plaque approximately 40 metres east of Fountain (1256004)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Memorial: Armley". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
External links
editMedia related to Gott's Park, Armley at Wikimedia Commons
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