Part One - Spring 2001
Ownership of Roundhay Manor and Park
by Peter Kelley
The Life and Family of Thomas Nicholson of Roundhay Park
by Neville Hurworth
Gledhow School - Gledhow Lane (1872-1959)
by Barbara Barr
by Geoff Hall
They Died in the Service of their Country
by Valerie Ives
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Part Two - Autumn 2001
Cover Picture - Oakwood Parade
Oakwood: the Nineteenth Century Suburb of Roundhay
by Geoff Hall
by Murray Mitchell
Some Notes about the History of Roundhay Methodist Church
by Barbara Worthington
The Roundhay and District Electric Lighting Company Limited
by Geoff Hall
by Hilary Dyson
The History of Jones of Oakwood
by Andrew and Rowland Jones
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Part Three - Summer 2002
Louis A.A. Le Prince and the Whitley Family
by Peter Kelley
by Tina Staples, HSBC Group Archives
by Hilary Dyson
The Parish Church of St. Edmund, Roundhay
by Geoffrey Bass
Letter from one of our readers
John Harrison, October 2001
The Butler, the Coachman and the Governess
by Anne Wilkinson
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Part Four - Spring 2003
by Neville Hurworth
by Joan Newiss
The Prehistoric Enclosure in Gipton Wood (See Related Articles below)
by Peter Kelley
Letter from one of our readers, Re: Blackburns - Early Birds Over Yorkshire
by Vera Agar
A Brief History of Roundhay St. Johns Church
by J. Dickinson & G. D. Webster
by Dr. Raymond Dalton
by Peter Kelly and Murray Mitchell
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Related Articles: Not published by ODHS in Oak Leaves
Notes on the ‘D’ shaped earthwork in Gipton Wood, Leeds
by Peter J. Kelley
Owners of Gipton Wood - Gift to Leeds
by Peter J. Kelley
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Part Five - Christmas 2004
Roundhay and the Domesday Survey of 1086
by Peter Kelley
A History of St. John's School, Roundhay
by Anne Wilkinson
A Brief History of Oakwood Library
by Barbara Worthington
Memories of Daily Life in 1920s Gledhow
by Margaret Plows
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Part Six - Autumn 2006
Basil Hartley and Novello House (2 Ladywood Road)
by Hilary Dyson
by John Harrison
John William Jessop and Hatwood
by Gillian Figures
The Reverend James Armitage Rhodes "Clerk Without Cure of Souls" A Remarkable Man
by Neville Hurworth
Oak Leaves Prompts Memories of Roundhay from Australia
by Barbara Rowlands
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Part Seven - Autumn 2007
by John and Cynthia Harrison
Instructions for a House Keeper
by Neville Hurworth
Cobble-Stone Buildings in Roundhay Park
by Murray Mitchell
A Note about the Coat of Arms above the Door of the
Old Roundhay St John’s School on Wetherby Road
by Neville Hurworth
A. Kershaw & Sons, The Early Years
by Peter Kelley
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Part Eight - Autumn 2008
The Closure of St John’s Church, Roundhay. Some Final Thoughts
by Neville Hurworth
The History of Gledhow Hill House and Estate, the Home of Roundhay School
by Joan Newiss and Murray Mitchell
The Truth, but Not the Whole Truth. Memories of Roundhay School, 1950-1957
by John Harrison
Rowland Ding, Dare-devil Pilot of Soldiers’ Field
by David Hanson
by Hilary Dyson
The Parsons’ Connection with Gledhow Hill and Roundhay
by Neville Hurworth
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Part Nine - Autumn 2009
by Anthony Silson
by Hilary Dyson
The Third Lake and Other 'Fish Ponds' at Roundhay Park
by Neville Hurworth
Edward Caldwell Spruce (1866-1922) and the Savage Club
by Hilary Dyson
by Neville Hurworth
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Part Ten - Autumn 2010
Oakwood and District in Parliamentary Elections, 1885-1955
by J. A. Harrison
A Short Note About a Quarry at Oakwood
by Neville Hurworth
The Jessop Family of Roundhay Mount
by Anne Wilkinson
by Anthony Silson
Memories of Allerton Grange School
by Trevor and Margaret Plows and Rowena Smith
A Very Public Row between Colonel Campbell and Thomas Nicholson.
Important Historical Information in the Leeds Mercury of 1811
by Neville Hurworth
Carry On Nurse. 'Uplands', Roundhay, in WW2
by Valerie Ives
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Part Eleven - Spring 2012
A Look Back Over the Years of the Oakwood and District Historical Society
by Hilary Dyson
St George's School, Roundhay, circa 1880-1917
by Neville Hurworth
by John Harrison
Where Was William Nicholson Nicholson's House (Where He Shot His Uncle's Gamekeeper)?
by Neville Hurworth
by Gwyneth Spurr (nee Evans)
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Part Twelve - Autumn 2012
A Roundhay Ironfounder, Frederick Dyson (1847-1912) and his work
by Tony Dyson and Graham Hills
Thomas Nicholson (1830-1860) and how Roundhay Park was nearly lost
before Leeds Corporation could buy it (See Related Booklet below)
by Neville Hurworth
Oakwood a Hundred Years Ago: Some Newspaper Notes
by John Harrison
Sale of Surplus Land from the Roundhay Park Estate. Pursuit of a Park for Nothing
by Neville Hurworth
by Anne Wilkinson
Henry Marles and the Roman Lamp he found in the Gorge at Roundhay Park
by Peter Marles
The Leeds Extension Act of 1912.
‘The Runaway Ratepayers of Roundhay’ become part of Leeds
by Anne Wilkinson
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Related Booklet: Not published by ODHS in Oak Leaves
John Barran's Fight for The People's Park
Copyright © Neville Hurworth 2009
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Part Thirteen - Autumn 2013
About Rhodes Tudor and Albert Henry Nicholson,
two remarkable sons of William Nicholson Nicholson of Roundhay Park
by Neville Hurworth
by Anthony Silson
Oakwood House and the Origins of Oakwood, North Leeds (See Related Article below)
by Neville Hurworth
Roundhay (Allerton) Hall: Putting the Record Straight
by Margaret Plows
A Roundhay Childhood - Further Thoughts
by Gwyneth Spurr
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Related Article: Not published by ODHS in Oak Leaves
The early days of Oakwood Parade from about 1893 to 1906
by Neville Hurworth
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Part Fourteen - Autumn 2014
Oakwood Clock Refurbishment. Congratulations and Thank You
William Gustavus Nicholson (1845-1918). Field Marshall Lord Nicholson of Roundhay.
William Nicholson Nicholson's son who became the head of the British Army
by Neville Hurworth
My Dear Emily ...
Letters to Emily, daughter of James Kitson Jnr., Leeds industrialist and politician
by Anne Wilkinson
The Mysteries of Gledhow Grange
by Anthony Silson
The Goodman family of Hunslet, Gledhow and Roundhay
by Neville Hurworth
Another Roundhay Childhood. Alma's Story
by Gwyneth Spurr
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Part Fifteen - Spring 2016
One Hundred Years Ago ...
by Anne Wilkinson
A French Newspaper on Roundhay Park
Discovered by Anne Wilkinson
A Glimpse of the Quarrying at Gipton Wood
by Neville Hurworth
The Gipton Wood Community of the pre WW2 years
by Neville Hurworth
Great War Auxililliary Hospitals
by Anthony Silson and Margaret Plows
Roundhay Park - The Cottages and Who Lived in Them
by Gwyneth Spurr
Oakwood and District Historical Society
The Oakwood and District Historical Society - ODHS is a small group of enthusiasts who share a common interest in the past of our locality
The Society's main aim is to inform the public about the history of the Oakwood and Roundhay areas. It is hoped that by so doing, people who live in these areas will acquire a better appreciation of the wonderful environment in which they live and to encourage their support in preserving the good things of the past
Local libraries and archives provide a rich source of books, letters, newspapers and other documents from which discrete bits of history can be assimilated. By selecting from these and other sources, members of the Society have written articles about specific themes of local historical interest. So far, these have been published in a series of booklets called Oak Leaves (see below) most of which are now out of print.
The Copyright © of articles published in Oak Leaves belongs to the individual authors. They have given permission to allow their Oak Leaves contributions to be viewed via this Website. Granting permission to view does not affect their copyright, which must be respected
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Memorials and Monumental Inscriptions
Several years ago members of the ODHS transcribed the Memorials and Monumental Inscriptions in Roundhay St John church and graveyard on Wetherby Road
This work has proven even more worthwhile as the lower graveyard became badly overgrown and access to it was restricted for safety reasons.
Sadly the historic church building called Roundhay St John, a legacy of the Nicholson family who created the Mansion and Roundhay Park as we know it today, closed a few years ago. It had been targeted by vandals and thieves. The leading off the roof was stolen, exposing the interior of this beautiful church to the elements. On another occasion the bottom panel of a beautiful stained-glass window was smashed.
The crypt of the church contains the remains of many prominent past citizens of Roundhay including members of the Nicholson family
Last Updated 8 November 2021
from information provided by Neville Hurworth