A Timeline of Seacroft
By SCLS (M)
The name Seacroft, originally SAECROFT, is of Saxon origin, SAEC meaning pool or lake and CROFT meaning enclosure or farm. The other alternative is SAE meaning battle and CROFT, a field, relating to the bloody battle of AD 655 between Oswy, King of Northumberland and Penda, King of Mercia. Seacroft is reputed to have the oldest remaining village green in England.
1934 Modern Seacroft comes into being with the compulsory purchase of 1,000 acres of land by Leeds City Council to provide a site for a modern housing scheme. This is to provide accommodation for the many hundreds of families affected by the extensive slum clearance programme, creating the largest single estate or ‘town’ in the city.
1936 Seacroft Hall becomes derelict after the death of its owner, Darcy Bruce Wilson.
1954 Pigeon Cote Farm is demolished and the land sold for more building. The area known as Seacroft now includes Whinmoor, Gipton, Swarcliffe and Stanks, and these areas are to use the Seacroft amenities such as the shopping centre and secondary schools.
1958 Parklands High School opens on the old site of Seacroft Hall.
The name Seacroft, originally SAECROFT, is of Saxon origin, SAEC meaning pool or lake and CROFT meaning enclosure or farm. The other alternative is SAE meaning battle and CROFT, a field, relating to the bloody battle of AD 655 between Oswy, King of Northumberland and Penda, King of Mercia. Seacroft is reputed to have the oldest remaining village green in England.
1934 Modern Seacroft comes into being with the compulsory purchase of 1,000 acres of land by Leeds City Council to provide a site for a modern housing scheme. This is to provide accommodation for the many hundreds of families affected by the extensive slum clearance programme, creating the largest single estate or ‘town’ in the city.
1936 Seacroft Hall becomes derelict after the death of its owner, Darcy Bruce Wilson.
1954 Pigeon Cote Farm is demolished and the land sold for more building. The area known as Seacroft now includes Whinmoor, Gipton, Swarcliffe and Stanks, and these areas are to use the Seacroft amenities such as the shopping centre and secondary schools.
1958 Parklands High School opens on the old site of Seacroft Hall.
