Barkerend is an
inner-city
The term ''inner city'' has been used, especially in the United States, as a euphemism for majority-minority lower-income residential districts that often refer to rundown neighborhoods, in a downtown or city centre area. Sociologists sometim ...
area of
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, England, east of the city centre and surrounded by
Undercliffe Cemetery
Undercliffe Cemetery is located between Otley Road and Undercliffe Lane in the Bolton and Undercliffe ward, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
The cemetery stands atop a hillside overlooking the city and contains some very impressive Victoria ...
,
Bradford Moor
Bradford Moor is an electoral ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 21,210.
The ward includes the areas of Laisterdyke and Thornbury.
History
Bradford Moor Barrac ...
,
Laisterdyke
Laisterdyke is an area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, situated to the east of the city on the border with City of Leeds and located in the Bradford Moor ward and in the Bradford East parliamentary constituency.
Laisterdyke borders Bark ...
, Bowling, Broomfields,
Little Germany and Wapping, including an area of modern housing known as Pollard Park.
History
![Barkerend Mills - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Barkerend_Mills_-_geograph.org.uk_-_757546.jpg)
Off Barkerend roundabout was the now partially demolished Barkerend Mills.
These mills were established in 1815 as a steam powered worsted spinning mill.
The street front buildings being warehouses with an arched gateway into the mill complex behind.
More mills were added in 1852 and the last block (seen on the image left with chimney) still remains today, disused and minus the chimney.
The area had a number of cinemas including ''The Hippodrome Picturehouse'' / ''Roxy'' on Barkerend Road.
Geography
The majority of Barkerend's population are of South Asian origin, in particular Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Afghan, and the area has high levels of unemployment and social and economic deprivation.
Landmarks
Barkerend has a post office,
community health centre,
the ''Karmand Community Centre'',
and a
Lidl
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (; ) is a German international discount retailer chain that operates over 11,000 stores across Europe and the United States. Headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, the company belongs to the Schwarz Group, whi ...
supermarket.
The Karmand Community Centre offers advice, education, training and recreational activities to the local community.
Training is also offered by the Appleton House Training Centre on Barkerend Road.
There are a number of mosques in Barkerend including the Barkerend Road Mosque (''Jamiyat Tabligh-ul-Islam'') that was once the ''Hippodrome Picturehouse'' and ''Roxy''.
The imposing former Hanson Grammar School
* on Barkerend Road
were later to be occupied by Carlton Bolling School,
and Pollard Park Middle School.
These buildings are now the ''Byron Halls'' luxury flats.
Hanson School
Hanson Academy (formerly Hanson Grammar School and then Hanson School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Admissions
Hanson Academy is situated between Bolton and Undercliffe, Bolt ...
itself moved to the Swain House area of Bradford between Bolton and Five Lane Ends,
while Carlton Bolling became a college after moving to new premises in the north of Barkerend.
Designed by
Edward Prioleau Warren
Edward Prioleau Warren (30 October 1856 – 23 November 1937) was a British architect and archaeologist.
Life
He was born at Cotham, Bristol, the fifth son of Algernon William Warren, JP. Sir Thomas Herbert Warren was his elder brother. He was e ...
and built 1892–1894 in a neo-Gothic style with an octagonal corner clock turret, the grade II star listed St. Clement's Church
* on Barkerend Road is most notable for its ceiling decoration by Morris & Co.
[; ]
The area has lost all but one of its public houses including the eponymous ''Barkerend'' on Barkerend Road
and the historic ''Cock and Bottle'' pub.
Listed buildings on Barkerend Road are the aforementioned Cock and Bottle public house,
the Church of St. Mary and Presbytery, Barkerend Mills, Butler House, the Church of St. Clement, and numbers 181 and 214.
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On Byron Street is Boldshay Hall, Byron Halls and School House, Byron School and Olive School
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and on Hendford Drive there is Barkerend School and rear range.
[ and ]
File:Cock and Bottle - Barkerend Road - geograph.org.uk - 587896.jpg , The historic ''Cock and Bottle''* pub
File:St Mary's Church, East Parade, Bradford - geograph.org.uk - 1493781.jpg , Church of St. Mary and Presbytery*
File:Sarah Interiors - Barkerend Road - geograph.org.uk - 1573778.jpg , The former ''Barkerend'' pub
File:Barkerend Road Mosque - geograph.org.uk - 417094.jpg , Barkerend Road Mosque
File:Former Hanson School, Barkerend Road - geograph.org.uk - 37260.jpg , Byron Halls* - Luxury flats
File:St Clement's Church - Barkerend Road - geograph.org.uk - 438123.jpg , St. Clement's Church*
File:Karmand Community Centre - Barkerend Road - geograph.org.uk - 693090.jpg , The ''Karmand Community Centre''
Transport
The
A658 New Otley Road,
A647
The A647 is an A road in West Yorkshire, England that begins in Leeds and ends in Halifax. The road is long.
Route
The road begins at the Armley Gyratory and goes via Armley, by-passes Stanningley and Pudsey, then onwards via Thornbury to th ...
Leeds Road, and B6381 Barkerend Road run through Barkerend
and the area is served by FirstGroup's Bradford X11, 611 and 670 bus services connecting Barkerend to surrounding areas.
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Education
![Barkerend Primary School - Hendford Drive - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Barkerend_Primary_School_-_Hendford_Drive_-_geograph.org.uk_-_417101.jpg)
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy is located in Hendford Drive and takes pupils in the age range 3–11.
[; ] The school was established in 1873, and Barkerend Primary School was renamed Barkerend Academy in 2016 when it was taken over by
Wakefield City Academies Trust
Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) was a multi-academy trust (MAT) that managed 21 schools (14 primary and 7 secondary) across West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire. As an academy trust, it was an exempt charity reg ...
. The school is now sponsored by
Star Academies
Star Academies (formerly Tauheedul Education Trust) is a multi-academy trust (MAT) that operates 28 free schools and academies. There are nineteen secondary schools and nine primary schools under the jurisdiction of the trust.
As a multi-academ ...
.
A newer building has been added to accommodate growing pupil numbers while the original building is grade II listed.
To the east is ''Byron Primary School'' in new premises on Barkerend Road.
The original Byron Primary premises are occupied by ''Olive Secondary School''.
To the north of the Pollard Park area is
Carlton Bolling College
Carlton Bolling College is a co-educational secondary school, located in Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It has more than 1,400 pupils.
It is situated just off ''Otley Road'' ( A658).
History
There were originally two single-sex grammar ...
an 11–19 college specialising in maths and computing.
Sport
To the east of Barkerend is the landscaped ''Myra Shay'' sports ground opened in 2006, a development by ''Regen 2000''.
Myra Shay has three football pitches, two five-a-side football pitches, a cricket pitch,
kabaddi
Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...
court, changing facilities and a play area.
Myra Shay takes its name from a manor house that used to occupy the area.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Bradford (Bowling and Barkerend Ward)
Bowling and Barkerend is a ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 31 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade ...
References
External links
* Schools & Colleges
Barkerend PrimaryCarlton Bolling CollegeOlive SecondaryKarmand Community Centre
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