http://www.leodis.net/ Leodis latest Swarcliffe photographs en-gb 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Copyright: (C) Leeds City Council, see http://www.leodis.net for terms and conditions of reuse http://www.leodis.net/rss/ <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/94/20121129_174194.jpg" >2003. View shows Langbar Towers in the process of demolition. This 15-storey tower block on Swarcliffe Avenue was one of ten in the area demolished during the 2000s. Because of it... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=20121129_174194 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/00/2012613_173700.jpg" >2008. View shows the demolition taking place of Elmet Towers high-rise flats off Swarcliffe Drive. This was the tenth 1960s-built tower block on the estate to be demolished in the... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012613_173700 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/99/2012613_173699.jpg" >2008. View shows Elmet Towers off Swarcliffe Drive during the process of demolition. The Great Swarcliffe Plantation is seen on the left. Elmet Towers was one of 11 tower blocks b... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012613_173699 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/98/2012613_173698.jpg" >2008. View from Swarcliffe Drive showing the demolition of Elmet Towers flats with the Great Swarcliffe Plantation in the background. Elmet Towers was one of 11 tower blocks built... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012613_173698 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/97/2012613_173697.jpg" >2008. View of Elmet Towers in the process of demolition. This ten-storey block of flats off Swarcliffe Drive was one of 11 tower blocks built on the Swarcliffe housing estate in t... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012613_173697 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/96/2012613_173696.jpg" >2008. View shows Elmet Towers in the process of demolition. This block of high-rise flats off Swarcliffe Drive had been built in the mid 1960s along with the identical Manston Tow... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012613_173696 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/95/2012613_173695.jpg" >12th August 2003. View shows a block of flats on Mill Green Garth, off Mill Green Place. These were soon to be demolished and have been replaced by a mixture of new houses and fla... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012613_173695 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/94/2012613_173694.jpg" >12th August 2003. View shows blocks of flats on Mill Green Garth, off Mill Green Place. These have since been demolished and replaced by a mixture of new houses and flats. Image ... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012613_173694 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/93/2012612_173693.jpg" >October 2003. View shows demolition in progress of Ash Tree Grange, a residential tower block off Swarcliffe Avenue. It had been completed in 1965 and consisted of 12 storeys reac... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173693 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/92/2012612_173692.jpg" >October 2003. View shows Ash Tree Grange off Swarcliffe Avenue in the early stages of demolition. This 12-storey block of high-rise flats was built in 1965 and reached a height of... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173692 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/91/2012612_173691.jpg" >2003. View shows demolition under way of the high-rise flats of Ash Tree Grange, with a crane taking apart the top storeys of this 12-storey building, situated off Swarcliffe Aven... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173691 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/90/2012612_173690.jpg" >2006. View from Whinmoor showing Pennwell Croft in the process of demolition. This block of high-rise flats was completed in 1965 and had a total of 12 floors reaching a height of... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173690 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/89/2012612_173689.jpg" >October 2003. This view from Swarcliffe Avenue shows three blocks of flats on the Swarcliffe estate, including Ash Tree Grange, left, which is about to be demolished; a crane is r... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173689 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/88/2012612_173688.jpg" >2006. View looking from Whinmoor Way showing Pennwell Croft in the process of demolition. This was one of a number of residential tower blocks built in Swarcliffe in the mid-1960s... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173688 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/87/2012612_173687.jpg" >October 2003. View shows demolition work about to start on Ash Tree Grange, a residential tower block built in 1965 and situated off Swarcliffe Avenue, from where this photo is ta... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173687 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/86/2012612_173686.jpg" >October 2003. View shows demolition work about to start on Ash Tree Grange, with a high-reach crane ready to begin taking off the top floors. This 1960s built residential tower bl... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173686 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/85/2012612_173685.jpg" >March 2001. View of Farndale Court, a block of high-rise flats situated off Farndale Approach, taken shortly before its demolition in March 2001. Along with the nearby Brayton Gra... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173685 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/84/2012612_173684.jpg" >January 2001. View shows Farndale Court, a block of high-rise flats situated off Farndale Approach, shortly before its demolition which took place in March 2001. This 15-storey, 4... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173684 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/83/2012612_173683.jpg" >2006. Looking from near Swarcliffe Avenue towards the Staging Post public house and behind that two tower blocks, Langbar Grange in the centre and Sherburn Court on the left. Both... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173683 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/82/2012612_173682.jpg" >2006. View of Langbar Grange taken in 2006 shortly before its demolition. Situated on Langbar Approach, this 15-storey block of flats was built in 1966 and reached a height of 44 ... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173682 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/81/2012612_173681.jpg" >January 2001. View looking from Eastwood Drive towards Swarcliffe Towers by the junction with Swarcliffe Avenue. This block of high-rise flats is in the early stages of demolition... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173681 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/80/2012612_173680.jpg" >27th January 2001. View shows Manston Towers high-rise flats on Eastwood Lane during the process of demolition. A crane is removing the top floors while water is being sprayed on.... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173680 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/79/2012612_173679.jpg" >27th January 2001. Close-up of Manston Towers in the process of demolition. A high-reaching crane is removing the top floors. Manston Towers, situated on Eastwood Lane, was one of... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173679 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/78/2012612_173678.jpg" >27th January 2001. View of Manston Towers in the process of demolition. This block of flats situated off Eastwood Lane was one of 10 that were demolished during the 2000s as part ... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173678 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/77/2012612_173677.jpg" >January 2001. View of Manston Towers, a block of high-rise flats on Eastwood Lane, in the early stages of demolition. The view looks from Eastwood Drive and shows another tower bl... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173677 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/76/2012612_173676.jpg" >January 2001. View shows Manston Towers in the early stages of demolition. This block of high-rise flats situated off Eastwood Lane was one of eleven built on the Swarcliffe estat... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173676 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/75/2012612_173675.jpg" >2003. View shows demolition in progress of Langbar Towers, a block of high-rise flats in Swarcliffe Avenue. It was demolished in 2003 along with the nearby Ash Tree Grange. Other ... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173675 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/74/2012612_173674.jpg" >2003. View of the site of Langbar Towers following the demolition of this block of high-rise flats on Swarcliffe Avenue. Cranes can be seen clearing the rubble. Another tower bloc... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173674 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/73/2012612_173673.jpg" >2003. View looking north-east along Swarcliffe Avenue towards the high-rise flats of Langbar Towers in the process of demolition. A huge crane is seen which can reach to the top o... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012612_173673 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/72/2012611_173672.jpg" >2003. View of Langbar Towers on Swarcliffe Avenue during the process of demolition. A giant crane with a high reach is seen which was needed to cut away at the structure at the to... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173672 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/69/2012611_173669.jpg" >2003. View shows Langbar Towers in the process of demolition. This was one of 10 high-rise flats in the area dating from the mid-1960s that were demolished during the 2000s. It wa... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173669 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/68/2012611_173668.jpg" >2003. View shows Langbar Towers in the process of demolition. This block of high-rise flats on Swarcliffe Avenue was one of ten built on the Swarcliffe estate in the 1960s which w... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173668 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/67/2012611_173667.jpg" >2003. Close-up view showing a crane at work on the demolition of Langbar Towers, a block of high-rise flats on Swarcliffe Avenue. Built in the mid-1960s, this block contained 15 s... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173667 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/66/2012611_173666.jpg" >2003. View shows the demolition taking place of Langbar Towers on Swarcliffe Avenue. This block of high-rise flats was constructed in 1966 and contained 15 storeys at a total heig... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173666 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/65/2012611_173665.jpg" >2003. View shows Langbar Towers, a block of high-rise flats situated on Swarcliffe Avenue, in the early stages of demolition with the top having been removed. Langbar Towers was o... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173665 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/64/2012611_173664.jpg" >2001. View shows a parade of shops, Swarcliffe Parade, situated between Swarcliffe Drive and Southwood Drive. It was one of a pair of identical parades that faced each other; this... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173664 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/63/2012611_173663.jpg" >2001. View shows flats on the Swarcliffe housing estate. In the foreground are small blocks of flats which are addressed as Whinmoor Way. In the background are the high-rise flats... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173663 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/62/2012611_173662.jpg" >2001. View shows blocks of flats, believed to be on Stanks Drive, which have bricked and boarded-up windows and are due for demolition. Image courtesy of Leslie Cole. http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173662 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/61/2012611_173661.jpg" >2001. View looking south-east down Sherburn Road towards Stanks Drive with the fire station on the left and a bus shelter in the centre. The background is dominated by 7 blocks of... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012611_173661 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/59/2012531_173659.jpg" >2001. This view looking down Sherburn Road towards Stanks Drive show how the landscape of the Swarcliffe housing estate was previously dominated by a number of blocks of high-rise... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012531_173659 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/58/2012531_173658.jpg" >2001. View looking down Sherburn Road showing the junction with Sledmere Croft on the left. The fire station building is at the bottom of the hill, by the junction with Stanks Dri... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2012531_173658 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/23/2011627_172323.jpg" >c1908. Postcard with a postmark 7th August 1908 showing Barwick Road as it goes through Stanks. Several children can be ssen. The shop of J.W. Barrass, clothier and hosier, is on ... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2011627_172323 Artemis, Leeds City Council Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/62/201021_170162.jpg" >Undated. Aerial view looking south-west across fields towards Swarcliffe, to the left of centre, and Seacroft beyond. Leeds Road runs up from bottom left to centre left, where it ... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=201021_170162 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/57/2010129_170157.jpg" >Undated. Aerial view of Swarcliffe showing York Road winding its way up through the centre around the half-built housing estate to right. Stanks Lane running across the top of the... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2010129_170157 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/55/2010129_170155.jpg" >Undated. Aerial view showing Swarcliffe under development. Stanks Lane, running across the top of the developed area, is at present the furthest point of the estate, with Stanks D... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2010129_170155 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/54/2010129_170154.jpg" >Undated. Aerial view looking north-east across the Swarcliffe estate, currently in the process of being developed. Stanks Lane runs from left to right across the top of the area a... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2010129_170154 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/51/2010129_170151.jpg" >Undated. Aerial view looking north showing Swarcliffe in the centre, Cross Gates (left) and Manston (right) on the bottom and part of Seacroft on the left. Whinmoor is in the back... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2010129_170151 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/47/2010129_170147.jpg" >Undated. Aerial view looking west along Leeds Road towards Stanks and Manston (left) and Swarcliffe (right) with Seacroft in the background. The Leeds and Wetherby Railway Line cr... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2010129_170147 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/46/2010129_170146.jpg" >Undated. Aerial view looking south-west from Leeds Road towards Stanks Bridge, the crossing point of the Leeds and Wetherby Railway Line (now dismantled), becoming Barwick Road as... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2010129_170146 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe <img src="http://www.leodis.net/imagesLeodis/thumbnail/21/20091019_169621.jpg" >1951. View of School Cottages on Stanks Lane. This building was originally a school, built by the Rev. W.H. Bathurst, rector of Barwick, in 1838. It included a school room and an ... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=20091019_169621 Local Studies Collection - Central Library Swarcliffe