Penny Pocket Park

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Penny Pocket Park
Entrance to Penny Pocket Park, Kirkgate, Leeds (geograph 7718341).jpg
Penny Pocket Park
Location Leeds, West Yorkshire
OS grid SE 30732 33369
Coordinates 53°47′45″N1°32′06″W / 53.79573°N 1.53494°W / 53.79573; -1.53494
Operated by Leeds City Council

Penny Pocket Park is a pocket park in the Kirkgate area of Leeds, England. [1]

Originally the land was part of the church yard and graveyard of Leeds Minster. As the population of Leeds grew, the grounds and graveyard were split from the church and divided up by roads and railway lines. [2] Although it has been converted into a public park, the gravestones have been kept to adorn the slopes of the railway lines that bisect the land. [1]

In 1912 part of Penny Pocket Park became the responsibility of Wade's Charity (formally Thomas Wade Trust), [2] who retain ownership, though it is leased to and maintained by Leeds City Council. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Penny Pocket Park". Discover Leeds. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Hidden Nature, Hidden History: Penny Pocket Park". The Secret Library - Leeds Libraries Heritage Blog. Leeds Libraries. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. "City Centre Open Spaces". Wade's Charity. Retrieved 21 March 2024.