Gledhow

Gledhow

Gledhow is a suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated east of Chapel Allerton and west of Roundhay. A major feature of the area is Gledhow Valley, a strip of mixed deciduous woodland with a beck and lake. A bathhouse dating from 1671, the Gipton Spa, is in the woods. Running through the valley is Gledhow Valley Road, built in 1926 [http://www.fgvw.co.uk/index.htm Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods] ] .

Gledhow Lane crosses Gledhow Valley Road and on the Eastern side is a steep road up from the valley. The residential area near the top is known locally as "Little Switzerland". [ [http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2003217_82508487ύ Leodis photographic archive] ] In the area at the top of Gledhow Lane is Gledhow Hall, a 17th century mansion house and grade II listed building, once the home of James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale. It is now private flats. J. M. W. Turner painted a watercolour view of Gledhow Hall in about 1816 [http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/2006/week51/inter__3BD8F416F4688DCA80256E160050DA57_d2d65864-1553-481c-883d-bee204708687.pdf Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal] ] . Close by is another old building, Gledhow House.Within the boundary of Gledhow is [http://www.gledhow.leeds.sch.uk/ Gledhow Primary School] .

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External links

* [http://www.fgvw.co.uk/index.htm Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods]


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