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About Chapel Allerton:
Formerly a village referred to as Alreton in the Domesday Book,
Chapel
Allerton was incorporated into
Leeds
administrative area in 1869 as a civil parish.
Its housing ranges from gentrified
nineteenth-century terraces in the south and
west to suburban twentieth-century housing in
the north and east. The area includes art deco
housing. The area was once home to an art deco
cinema, the Dominion. Opened in 1934 and lasting
only until 1967, the cinema stood on Montreal
Avenue. The residential street 'Dominion Avenue'
is close to its former site. The public house
The Nag's Head opened in 1772 and according
to local legend the original inkeepers were in
league with 18th century Highwaymen. The area is
home to a gothic stone church, St Matthew's
Church, built in 1900, the architect being
George Frederick Bodley. It replaced the old
church set in the churchyard on Harrogate Road.
By 1935 the old church had become so unsafe it
was demolished.
The area has an established local centre, which is situated around the
junction of Stainbeck Lane and Harrogate Road.
This consists of two Somerfield supermarkets
(which is quite unusual, given they are of a
similar size and only a few hundred yards
apart), a post office, several banks, several
restaurants as well as many pubs and bars. The
Three Hulats Pub is a J.D Weatherspoons
Freehouse. Other pubs include The Regent, The
Queens Arms, The Shoulder of Mutton, The Mustard
Pot and The Suburban Style Bar.There is also a
large Cafe Nero.
The former Police Station is now a bar and restaurant,
the new Police Station is further down Stainbeck
Lane, although called Chapeltown Police Station,
it is in fact in Chapel Allerton. The Police
Station is divisional headquarters for a large
part of Leeds, covering as far out as
Wetherby.
There are also many takeaways, a library, petrol station
and many other independent shops. The council
have allowed many cafes, bars and restaurants to
utilise pavement space creating a pavement cafe
culture in the area. Many of the shops are
chains, such as Subway, Greggs (formerly
Thurstons), Pizza Hut and Cafe Nero.
Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis and Squash Club is hidden
away at the back of the square, behind the
Mustard Pot pub. The Club is in fact 128 years
old!
Surrounding
districts include
Moortown,
Meanwood,
Roundhay,
Gledhow and
Chapeltown. Chapel
Alleton is situated on Harrogate Road, which
prior to the building of the A61 Scott Hall
Road, was the main road from Leeds to Harrogate.
The Gledhow Valley Road runs to the East of
Chapel Allerton separating it from
Gledhow. Chapel Allerton is situated directly to the North of
Leeds City Centre.
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