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The Kirkstall Valley and (in nearby Burley) Cardigan Fields retail parks was born out of an attempt to regenerate Kirkstall beginning in the 1980s. Much of the proposed regenerations never took place and many were held in contempt by residents such as the initially proposed 'dinosaur theme park'.
It is a festival of music, local arts and crafts, and is organised by volunteers of the KVCA (Kirkstall Valley Community Association). Kirkstall Art Trail takes place every year, on the third weekend of July, since it began in 2015. [16] The event attracted over 100 artists, workshops and activities in 2024. The variety of venues used include ...
Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c. 1152. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII.
Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is housed in the gatehouse of the ruined 12th-century Kirkstall Abbey, [1] and is a Grade II* listed building. [2] The house is 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Leeds city centre on the A65 road. [3] It is part of the Leeds Museums & Galleries group.
Kirkstall is a ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 48 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The ward contains Kirkstall, Burley and ...
The house is located at 47 Kirkstall Road and the carriage barn, which has been converted to a residence, is at 22 Oakwood Road. The high-style Shingle buildings were designed by Samuel J. Brown and built in 1901 for James Lorin Richards , a successful businessman who made his fortune in tobacco , and was heavily involved in Boston-area ...
Kirkstall Road Viaduct is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed structure, having been designated on 22 September 1975. [1] Grade II is the lowest of the three grades of listing, and is applied to "buildings that are nationally important and of special interest". [4]
The Kirkstall Valley Campaign was an action group formed to fight the development of a river valley near Kirkstall, England. [1] It spanned over ten years from around 1986 through 1996. The official campaign was founded in June 1988. [2] It became the subject of an important legal case that was reported in The Times law reports. [3] [4]