Roundhay Park
The following is a list of records relating to Roundhay Park held at WYAS Bradford, WYAS Leeds and WYAS Wakefield.
WYAS Bradford
| Description | Date | WYAS Reference |
|---|---|---|
| The Pitchman papers
A journal for the homes of the people, first edition - This journal (a Leeds production) only lasted 3-4 editions. Articles include Khartoum; the village of Carrick in Donegal, Ireland; and the gorge at Roundhay Park |
Aug 1884 | DB16/C18/6 |
| Newspaper cuttings and miscellaneous ephemera relating to Yorkshire – including King John at Roundhay Park, 1886 | 1852-1909 | DB56/C3 |
| Newspaper cutting concerning the sale of the Roundhay Park Estate | 1871 | 11D74/3/63/190 |
| Peter Harris of Bradford, solicitor, deeds relating mostly to building clubs and societies in Bradford and Leeds - including deeds for the Oak Villas and Oakroyd Villas Building Societies, Bradford, the Selborne Villas Building Society, Manningham, and the Roundhay Park Villas Building Club; also deeds for Cleckheaton, Frizinghall, Heaton and Scarborough | 1853-1893 | 47D75/2 |
| Articles of Association of the Roundhay Park Building Society | 14 Mar 1873 | 47D75/2/7e |
| Abstract of title of the trustees of the last will and testament of William Nicholson, deceased - to the mansion house called Roundhay Park, and various farms and other hereditaments in Roundhay, Shadwell and Chapel Allerton, near Leeds | 1873 | 47D75/2/7h |
| Conveyance
1. Trustees of the Halifax Permanent Building Society, and the said Society 2. Trustees of the Roundhay Park Park Villas Building Club Property: a plot of land in Roundhay, part of a larger plot containing 71,500 square yards which formed part of lot 27, a plot of land in the same place containing about 68,375 superficial square yards, and 13 detached villa residences, with the outbuildings and conveniences in course of erection upon the said plots, with all rights |
9 Aug 1877 | 47D75/2/7m |
| Deed of allotment - of the Roundhay Park Villas Building Club, with plan | 9 Aug 1877 | 47D75/2/7n |
| Reconveyance
William Williams Brown of Chapel Allerton, Leeds, esquire Stephen Nicholson of Roundhay Park, esquire Richard Prime of Walburton, Sussex, esquire Revd Thomas Rooper of Brightelmstone, Sussex, esquire, and Grace his wife Property: shares of stock in the navigation of the Rivers Aire and Calder |
3 Dec 1844 | 94D85/16/2/15 |
WYAS Leeds
| Description | Date | WYAS Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Newspaper cutting with photograph of guests at a reception at Roundhay Park before the final Tattoo rehearsal - Includes Major General C.H Colquhoun, Mayor General Peter de Havilland, Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Evans, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command and Brigadier R.J Springhall | n.d. 1926 | WYL101/8/21 |
| Francis Lupton, Leeds, Papers
Re Leeds tramways, Roundhay Park etc and including Roundhay highway surveyors accounts 1819-1875 |
1819-1875 | WYL136 |
| Leeds Roundhay Park and Osmondthorpe Junction Railway, papers - includes plan and book of reference, notices to owners etc | 1873-1874 | WYL160/230 |
| Manuscript copy of particulars of sale of Roundhay Park Estate - Including Manor of Roundhay extending over Shadwell and Seacroft. | 1871 | WYL203/120 |
| H. Y. Gilpin, the Mansion Hotel, Roundhay Park, Leeds - Receipt for the use of one hackney stallion and one mare | 1896 | WYL522/3/15 |
| Leeds Federation Of Townswomen's Guilds, Area Branches Records
Including minutes etc for Middleton 1937-1952, Beeston 1952-1988, Wortley 1955-1971, Gildersome 1966-1974, Roundhay Park 1956-1988, Oakwood (Evening) 1949-1993 |
20th century | WYL1589 |
| Leeds, Queens Hotel, City Square and Roundhay Park Photographs | c1939 | WYL1648 |
| Leeds, postcard views
Including Roundhay Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Becketts Park Hospital, 7 Arches, Adel, Briggate, City Square, Boar Lane, Leeds Town Hall, Leeds Market Hall |
Early 20th century | WYL1730 |
| Leeds, Roundhay Park and Osmondthorpe Junction Railway, so far as relates to the parish of Leeds - Plans, sections and Book of Reference | 1874 | RDP68/107/50 [DP29/2] |
| Roundhay Park Committee Minutes | 31 Jan 1873 - 6 Feb 1879 | LLC29/4/1 |
| Roundhay Park Committee Minute Book | 24 Feb 1879 - 24 Sep 1890 | LLC29/4/2 |
| Roundhay Park Committee Minute Book | 2 Oct 1890 - 4 Aug 1898 | LLC29/4/3 |
| Roundhay Park Committee Minute Book | 1 Sep 1898 - 17 Jan 1906 | LLC29/4/4 |
| Roundhay Park Committee Minute Book | 12 Feb 1906 - 20 Dec 1911 | LLC29/4/5 |
| Roundhay Park Opening Committee Minutes | 1872 | LLC35/1/1 |
| Roundhay Park Opening Committee Minute Book | 5 Aug - 26 Sep 1872 | LLC35/1/1 |
| Town Clerk Agreement re placing a steam roundabout in Roundhay Park - John Blackshaw and Samuel Oddy | 1874 | LLD1/1/A336 |
| Agreement for placing swings etc for hire in Roundhay Park - John Blackshaw and Samuel Oddy | 1876 | LLD1/1/A417 |
| Deed of gift of the drinking fountain at Roundhay Park | 1882 | LLD1/1/A735 |
| Agreement re cottage and premises in Roundhay Park - E Scholefield | 1887 | LLD1/1/A933 |
| Lease of Roundhay Park Mansion - Joseph Tinsdale and Robert Gilpin | 12 Jan 1886 | LLD1/1/A958 |
| Plans showing alterations to Roundhay Park Mansion | 7 Apr 1903 | LLD1/1/A1898 |
| Agreement for a balloon ascent at Roundhay Park - C G Spencer and Sons Ltd | 7 Sep 1922 | LLD1/1/A5260 |
| Agreement re presentation of Searchlight Tattoos in Roundhay Park - Committee of the Northern Command Tattoo | 24 Sep 1936 | LLD1/1/A10102 |
| Agreement re a football match to be played at Roundhay Park as part of the coronation celebrations, between Preston Ladies Football Club and a Welsh Ladies team - Mr Alfred Frankland | 9 Apr 1937 | LLD1/1/A10309 |
| Agreement relating to the presentation of searchlight Tattoos in Roundhay Park during the years 1939 – 1948 - The Committee of the Northern Command Tattoo | 1 Nov 1938 | LLD1/1/A11372 |
| Licence relating to the use of a model railway situate in Roundhay Park, Leeds - Mr T Mallaby | 25 Apr 1951 | LLD1/1/A16940 |
| Leeds Corporation Waterworks Reservoirs (safety provisions) Act 1930.
Report of inspections at various reservoirs: Leighton, Fewston, Swinsty, Lindley Wood, Eccup, Weetwood, Harehills, Bramley and Waterloo Lake, Roundhay Park, with plans |
1951 | LLD1/2/819494 |
| Amenities Roundhay Park Centenary | 1971-1972 | LLD1/2/842324 |
| Souvenir booklets, programmes etc – including opening of Roundhay Park Open-Air Bathing Pool 10 May 1937 | 1899-1953 | LLD1/3/39 |
| Report on Roundhay Park - Account of proceedings in connection with application for injunction against Corporation in respect of park. Attorney-General v The Corporation of Leeds | 1879 | LLD1/3/43/3 |
| City Engineer's reports as to conditions of pavilion at Roundhay Park | 1908 | LLD1/3/53/269 |
| Roundhay Park jubilee celebration – gala and sports | 1922 | LLD1/3/54/305 |
| Zoo at Roundhay Park report and correspondence - Plus report by Mr G M Vevers re proposed establishment of zoological gardens in city | 1924 | LLD1/3/54/314 |
| Roundhat Park Field Archive Report | No date | WYL2040 |
| Roundhay Park - View of lake, 35mm colour negative | Late 20th century | WYL2059/1/126 |
| Leeds Elementary Schools' Athletic Association Official Jubilee Programme of Children's Day at Roundhay Park - Includes details about children's day, poster, handwriting and balloon race competitions, fancy dress parade, procession of cars and decorated lorries, Queen of Children's Day, swimming, public dancing, jubilee concert and sports with local advertisments | 6 Jul 1935 | WYL2087/5 |
| Leeds Schools' Athletic Association Children's Day Appeal Programme - Includes history of the association with photographs of the pavilion at the Arthur Thornton Sports Ground and scene at Roundhay Park when Queen arrived during the 1957 Children's Day | 1960s | WYL2087/7 |
| 2 (identical) colour pamphlets of Tropical World, Roundhay Park, Leeds. Includes plan of aquarium, what it features and how to get there | n.d. | LC/PKS/Box 2/Envelope 2 |
WYAS Wakefield
| Description | Date | WYAS Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds, Roundhay Park and Osmondthorpe Junction Railway, plans and sections, November 1873:
Engineer, Martin & Fenwick, Leeds Scales, ordnance survey, 1 inch to 1 mile, horizontal scale for plans and sections, 1 inch to 6 chains, vertical scale for sections, 1 inch to 60 ft, horizontal scale for cross-sections, 1 inch to 4 chains, vertical scale for cross-sections, 1 inch to 40 ft, enlarged plan, 1 inch to 1&1/3; chains, horizontal scale for enlarged sections, 5 ft to 1 mile, vertical scale for enlarged sections, 1 inch to 20 ft. Format, printed booklet, 10 leaves, 36 ins x 24 ins Book of reference, printed, with plan |
29 November 1873 | QE20/1/1873/10 |
| Plan of Leeds, Roundhay Park and Osmondthorpe Junction Railway - 6 inches to 1 mile | 1874 | C559/34 |
| Arrangements in connection with the procession to Roundhay Park on Monday 21 Jun 1897 on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of her Majesty the Queen | 1897 | WYP/LE/A113/425 |
| Annual inspection of Leeds City Police by Lt/Colonel Sir Frank Brook DSO, MC at the arena Roundhay Park - Photograph album | 22 Jun 1950 | WYP/LE/A113/434 |
| Photographs of the Annual police review in Roundhay Park with Lady Mayoress | 1958 | WYP/LE/A90/324 |
| Photographs of the annual police review in Roundhay Park | c1961 | WYP/LE/A90/331 |
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