Scott Hall is a suburb of north-east

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, adjacent to Chapeltown and

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. The suburb falls within the

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and Moortown wards of

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. The Scott Hall estate is made up largely of 1930s

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on both sides of Scott Hall Road (and streets beyond) from Buslingthorpe Lane in the south to Potternewton Lane in the north.

Location and facilities

The

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between Leeds and

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is the main thoroughfare known as Scott Hall Road, served by First buses 7/7A/7S. On this road, just north of Potternewton Lane in

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there are shops and the Scott Hall Leisure (sports) Centre which was refurbished at a cost of £500,000 in 2009. Scott Hall Church, formerly Scott Hall Christian Fellowship and Hope Hall, is an Evangelical fellowship.Scott Hall Church
accessed 26 August 2020 There is a

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route along Scott Hall Road, which has given rise to some controversy. Scott Hall Oval is used by the Caribbean

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. Part of the Leeds

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course goes through Scott Hall Road.

History

The sports field at the junction between Scott Hall Road and Potternewton Lane used to be part of Scott Hall Farm. The farmhouse itself, on Scott Hall Street, is a Grade II

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but was on the

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list, being described as "vulnerable through neglect and decay" in 2009. Bronte House (now flats) is a large building originally for single women, built in the 1930s at the junction of Buslingthorpe Lane and Scott Hall Drive. The PHAB club, which assists disabled people to enjoy life alongside able-bodied friends, started at the Prince Philip Centre in Scott Hall Avenue in 1970. Two of the Yorkshire Ripper's victims lived just a few doors from each other in Scott Hall Avenue. They were his first victim, Wilma McCann, and his fifth, Jayne MacDonald. File:Scott Hall Leeds.jpg, Scott Hall File:Scott Hall Road East Sports Feb 2017.jpg, Playing fields on the former Scott Hall Farm site File:Scott Hall Estate Bronte House.jpg, Bronte House File:Scott Hall Leisure Centre 22 Feb 2017.jpg, Scott Hall Leisure Centre File:Scott Hall Church Feb 2017.jpg, Scott Hall Church

References

Location grid

External links

Map of Scott Hall
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Scott Hall, Leeds Scott Hall is a suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, adjacent to Chapeltown, West Yorkshire, Chapeltown and Meanwood. The suburb falls within the Chapel Allerton (ward), Chapel Allerton and Moortown wards of Leeds City Council. ...