Property & Open Space

Wade’s Charity owns a significant amount of land throughout the City of Leeds as detailed below. Most of this property although owned by us is leased on a long-term basis to Leeds City Council for public use.

Thomas Wade Memorial Garden, Merrion Street (Property acquired: 7 April 1932)

Smithies Garth (Property acquired: 7 July 1898)

Land with frontages to Vinery Terrace, Raincliffe Road, Welbeck Road and Everleigh Road (Property acquired: 24 Feb 1904)

Woodhouse Square (Property acquired: 9 Oct 1905)

Land at Marsh Lane and York Street (Four separate pieces) (Property acquired: 22 July 1908)

Becketts Park (Property acquired: 3 Sep 1909)

Land at the junction of Kirkgate and Church Lane (Property acquired: 27 Sep 1912)

Middleton Park and 6 cottages situated on the north side of Town Street, Middleton (Property acquired: 1 July 1920)

Osmondthorpe Playing Fields, York Road (Property acquired: 6 July 1927)

Gotts Park including Armley House (Property acquired: 24 Feb 1928)

Gledhow Valley Woods (Property acquired in two parts on 7 Nov 1927 and 28 March 1928)

Land at Snake Lane with the sports pavilion erected thereon (Property acquired: 3 June 1929)

Snake Lane Playing Fields, Cross Green (Property acquired in two parts on 3 June 1929 and 17 Apr 1930)

Land at Throstle Lane, Middleton (Property acquired: 31 Dec 1929)

Vesper Lane Fields (Property acquired in two parts on 25 July 1932 and 6 Jan 1933)

Part of Bedquilts Playing Fields (Property acquired: 11 Nov 1935)

Land adjoining St Chad's War memorial (Property acquired: 4 May 1936)

King George VI Garden at Seacroft (Property acquired: 21 Dec 1936)

Land at Adel Moor (This land is owned by Leeds City Council who have covenanted with Wade's to use the land for agriculture, recreation, playing fields or open space for 999 years from 20t Sept 1946)

Land behind the Dog & Gun Inn off York Road) (Property acquired: 24 Mar 1947)

Land off Town Street at Rodley (Property acquired: 11 Mar 1994)

The Friends of Middleton Park www.fomp.co.uk

Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods www.fgvw.co.uk