Historic houses · Yorkshire & the Humber
Leeds Dock
Leeds Dock — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Steve Fareham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Leeds Dock is a Grade II*-listed building in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and previously Clarence Dock) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence by the River Aire in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has a large residential population in waterside apartments. The dock is adjacent to Fearns Island, a small river island housing both Leeds Lock and Leeds Dam, part of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme, as well as a nature reserve.
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Background
History
The dock was constructed for boats using the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the Aire and Calder Navigation to tranship goods and commodities from Leeds city centre in 1843. It was primarily used to bring coal from collieries around Rothwell and Wakefield to supply heavy industries in Hunslet and business and commerce in Leeds city centre. The western side of the dock once had a large crane on tracks along the side of the dock to load and unload goods from canal barges. In the 1990s the surrounding area was made up of Victorian industrial buildings most of which were derelict. Throughout the second half of the 20th century the area suffered steady industrial decline. The mills and many heavy…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7918, -1.5335
- District
- Leeds
- Parish
- Leeds, unparished area
- Postcode
- LS10 1LG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leeds South
- Established
- 1850
- Opening
- Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- royalarmouries.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q5126476 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Leeds Dock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leeds Dock?
- Leeds Dock is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS10 1LG), in the parish of Leeds, unparished area.
- Is Leeds Dock a listed building?
- Leeds Dock is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Leeds Dock free to visit?
- Yes, Leeds Dock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Leeds Dock?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LS10 1LG. It sits within the Leeds South parliamentary constituency.