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The Leeds Thomas Danby site, on Roundhay Road in Leeds, was known as the Thomas Danby Campus of the new college. The site was closed in September 2013 [1] due to serious concerns regarding asbestos. [citation needed] Leeds City College's new Printworks Campus, in Hunslet Road, opened in September 2013, replacing the Thomas Danby Campus. [2] [3]
[2] [3] The College was granted official status in January 2009 and was formed from three large colleges, Park Lane College, Leeds Thomas Danby College and Leeds College of Technology. [1] On 1 August 2011 the college expanded further with the merger of the three sites of Joseph Priestley College in Rothwell, Beeston and Morley. [4]
By charter from King Charles I in 1626, the leader of the governing body of the borough of Leeds was an alderman, the first holder being Sir John Savile. [1] A second charter, in 1661 from King Charles II, granted the title Mayor to Thomas Danby, [1] after whom Thomas Danby College was named.
It operated out of over 40 sites across Leeds. On 1 April 2009 Park Lane College merged with Leeds Thomas Danby and the Leeds College of Technology to form the new Leeds City College. The three main Park Lane sites are now known as the Park Lane Campus, Horsforth Campus and Keighley Campus of the new college.
Thomas Danby may refer to: Sir Thomas Danby (c. 1530–1590), son of Christopher Danby and High Sheriff of Yorkshire, 1575–1576; Sir Thomas Danby (died 1660) (1610–1660), English landowner a Royalist, briefly a member of parliament for Richmond, Yorkshire; Thomas Danby (mayor) (1631–1667), mayor of Leeds, England and MP in 1661 for Malton
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Thomas Danby was first Mayor of Leeds, and Thomas Danby College in Leeds was named after him. The Hall was acquired by the Leeds City Council in 1945 and its grounds were turned into a park. The hall is used as the headquarters of the council's Parks and Countryside Service and is home to Farnley Hall Park. [2]
The college served more than 5,000 students each year. On 1 April 2009, Leeds College of Technology merged with Leeds Thomas Danby and the Park Lane College to form the new Leeds City College. [2] The site on Cookridge Street was then known as the Technology Campus of the new college.