History of Roundhay Park in Leeds

Roundhay Park in Leeds is one of the largest parks in Europe. This video traces the history of Roundhay Park, from its beginnings as a hunting park, to the present day, including old photographs, current clips and fades.

0:00 Roundhay Park
0:40 History of Roundhay Park
1:56 Roundhay Park Mansion
2:28 Leeds City Council purchase the park
3:14 Royal opening
4:00 Popular visitor attraction
4:36 Roundhay Park Arena
5:07 Soldier's Field
5:43 Hill 60
6:21 Children's Day
7:13 Second World War
7:51 Leeds Gala
8:34 Pop concerts at Roundhay Park
9:31 Roundhay Open Air Pool
10:21 Waterloo Lake
10:32 Mary Gordon
11:38 Upper Lake
12:09 Roundhay Park Folly
12:42 Roundhay Golf Course
13:18 Canal Gardens
13:48 Tropical Gardens
14:34 John Barran

This Leeds local history video is one of many available on this channel. Check out these playlists to watch more videos like this one:

Parts of Leeds playlist:
   • Parts of Leeds  

Streets of Leeds playlist:
   • Streets of Leeds  

History of Leeds playlist:
   • History of Leeds  

People of Leeds playlist:
   • People of Leeds  

Pubs and Clubs of Leeds playlist:
   • Pubs and Clubs of Leeds  

#geogjuice #Leeds #localhistory

SUBSCRIBE to support the channel and see more videos like this one.

Follow Geography Juice at:

  / geogjuice  
  / geogjuice  
  / geogjuice  
https://www.geogjuice.co.uk

Teaching resources available at:

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource...