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Cross Gates (often spelled Crossgates) [1] is a suburb in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The area sits between Seacroft and Swarcliffe to the north, Whitkirk and Colton to the south, Killingbeck to the west and Austhorpe to the south east. Manston and Pendas Fields are also generally regarded as part of Cross Gates.
The last remaining Leeds horse tram, number 107, has been restored by the Leeds Transport Historical Society and is currently on display at Crich. [17] The second of the two experimental single deck trams, number 602, is also preserved at a Crich [18] along with a conversion from a Sunderland tram (Leeds 600). The other experimental single ...
A map of the wards is available on the council website, [1] as is a postcode-to-ward tool. [2] Leeds is represented by eight Members of Parliament. Since boundary changes made before the 2010 general election , the constituencies are Elmet and Rothwell , Leeds Central , Leeds East , Leeds North East , Leeds North West , Leeds West , Morley and ...
The first Arndale Centre, in Jarrow, opened in 1961.It is now known as the Viking Centre. The Cross Gates Centre in Cross Gates, Leeds was an Arndale Centre until 2000.. In 1950, Arnold Hagenbach, a baker with a talent for property investment, and Sam Chippendale, an estate agent from Otley, set up a company called the Arndale Property Trust, the name being a portmanteau of "Arnold" and ...
In the past signwriters have been unsure as to the correct spelling of Cross Gates, with "Cross Gates" on the westbound platform and "Crossgates" on one sign on the eastbound platform. As of 2010 [update] , only the "Cross Gates" spelling is shown, and this is also the version used by National Rail Enquiries.
dance hall/big band venue. Burned down in an electrical fire 1990. Stick & Pick Super Slide 1930s water slide with multiple tracks Swing Ride Kid's World Tempest 1996 2002 sold to Coney Island of Cincinnati: Tilt-A-Whirl: 1951 2002 Tip-Top Teacups Ride 2002 2002 repossessed Trabant: 1969 Tubs-O-Fun Kid's World Turtle Race/Bust One Kid's World
Swarcliffe, originally the Swarcliffe Estate, is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is 4.9 miles (8 km) east of Leeds city centre, and within the LS14 and LS15 Leeds postcode area. The district falls within the Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward of the Leeds Metropolitan Council.
Construction began in 1871, with the work contracted to Thomas Nelson of Carlisle. Works on the line included over a dozen cuttings, and a similar number of embankments, with the cutting between Thorner and Scarcroft being 40 feet (12 m) deep with a volume of 1,370,000 cubic yards (1,050,000 m 3); the largest bridge on the line was over the River Wharfe with twin spans of 120 feet (37 m) with ...