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Carr Hall
AnotherA well notedknown hall in Hunslet was Carr Hall, at Carr Moor Side. It is not known definitely who erected it, but it is likely to have been either the Fenton or Carey families, both of whom lived at the Hall, and had connections with Hunslet. The Fentons were very influential people who settled in Hunslet at an early date. One of them was a British consul at Riga, and was responsible for arranging the visit to Hunslet of Duke Nicholas of Russia (later Czar) in 1816. Another of the Fentons was a partner in Fenton, Wood and Murray at the famous Round Foundry in Water Lane, Holbeck. The Fenton family was connected also with coal mining in the area. According to E. Kilburn Scott, a Leeds author and historian, the Fentons lived in an old Tudor hall, which stood on Carr Moor Side, Hunslet. It had definite connections with the Fentons, since their coat of arms was apparently over the main fireplace. The Hall also had some fine old stained glass in the mullioned windows. Robert Armitage lived at Carr Hall early in the last century. He was said to be the last of the hand operatives in cloth making. Alf Mattison, a prominent Leeds antiquarian and a native of Hunslet, wrote "Carr Hall has a history going back a few centuries to Mr. J. Armitage's occupancy." [Mr. J. Armitage died in 1821 and was an ancestor of Mr. Robert Armitage of Farnley Hall]. For three generations the Careys were lords of Hunslet, and Carr Hall is thought to have been erected and occupied by them until the early part of the 18th century.
New Hall/Stank Hall New Hall was a fairly substantial manor house which once upon a time stood near Dewsbury Road, close by the old Great North Railway Line. It was the seat of the Hodgson family, and the first owner, Christopher Hodgson of Beeston, bore the grand title of Attorney before the Council of the North. The heirs of Christopher Hodgson sold the Hall to Thomas Kitchingman, a former Mayor of Leeds. The Hall was in a state of decay by the 1890's and is no longer in existence today. It was also known as Stank Hall, deriving from the ancient name of Stankie (or Stankle) Stanched, meaning Standing Water.
Social Housing A huge clearance programme for Hunslet was planned and carried out in the 1960's. Areas such as Low Road, Jack Lane, Anchor Street and New Pepper Road, were all scheduled for clearance. Well-known local landmarks disappeared, among them the Strand Bingo and Social club, and the Salvation Army Citadel, both on Jack Lane.
Row of Houses - Jack Lane Hunslet
Altogether, over 110 houses, plus shops, workshops, garages, stables and industrial premises were cleared away.To replace the lost housing in the area, the council decided to build what was to become one of it's most infamous projects - Hunslet Grange, otherwise know as the Leek Street Flats. The Flats were built on the old Anchor Street site, and were officially opened to a blaze of publicity on Wednesday March 27th , 1968, by the Lord Mayor, Lawrence Turnbull. The flats were the first to be specially designed to run on north sea gas, and were critically acclaimed by the leading architects of the day.
AnotherA well notedknown hall in Hunslet was Carr Hall, at Carr Moor Side. It is not known definitely who erected it, but it is likely to have been either the Fenton or Carey families, both of whom lived at the Hall, and had connections with Hunslet. The Fentons were very influential people who settled in Hunslet at an early date. One of them was a British consul at Riga, and was responsible for arranging the visit to Hunslet of Duke Nicholas of Russia (later Czar) in 1816. Another of the Fentons was a partner in Fenton, Wood and Murray at the famous Round Foundry in Water Lane, Holbeck. The Fenton family was connected also with coal mining in the area. According to E. Kilburn Scott, a Leeds author and historian, the Fentons lived in an old Tudor hall, which stood on Carr Moor Side, Hunslet. It had definite connections with the Fentons, since their coat of arms was apparently over the main fireplace. The Hall also had some fine old stained glass in the mullioned windows. Robert Armitage lived at Carr Hall early in the last century. He was said to be the last of the hand operatives in cloth making. Alf Mattison, a prominent Leeds antiquarian and a native of Hunslet, wrote "Carr Hall has a history going back a few centuries to Mr. J. Armitage's occupancy." [Mr. J. Armitage died in 1821 and was an ancestor of Mr. Robert Armitage of Farnley Hall]. For three generations the Careys were lords of Hunslet, and Carr Hall is thought to have been erected and occupied by them until the early part of the 18th century.
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Row of Houses - Jack Lane Hunslet
Altogether, over 110 houses, plus shops, workshops, garages, stables and industrial premises were cleared away.To replace the lost housing in the area, the council decided to build what was to become one of it's most infamous projects - Hunslet Grange, otherwise know as the Leek Street Flats. The Flats were built on the old Anchor Street site, and were officially opened to a blaze of publicity on Wednesday March 27th , 1968, by the Lord Mayor, Lawrence Turnbull. The flats were the first to be specially designed to run on north sea gas, and were critically acclaimed by the leading architects of the day.
