HAREHILLS - LS8

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Sun 13 Jan, 2013 9:53 pm

I seem to remember reading/hearing that the district ofHarehills was the most densely populated area in Europe.Can anyone confirm this ?I have searched the net but without any great success.This photo and text was recently a Leodis top 50 of the day and reminded me of the population query.Harehills has changed very little as regards housing over the years.Wth the exception of an area cleared to form the Banstead Parkthere has not been much in the way of demolition.http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... Y=FULL1953 Aerial view of back to back red brick terraced housing. Snaking round from the left edge into the bottom left hand corner is Roundhay Road. Joining it is Roseville Road and then off towards the right is Gledhow Road. Following Roundhay Road Upwards St Aidan's Church is visible at the left edge. The streets cutting diagonally across are mainly the Bayswaters and they meet Harehills Road. Harehills Road runs from the left to a third of the way down from the top right edge. Far left on Harehills Road the white building is St Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, then Harehills Road Congregational Church. The large building on Harehills Road is Harehills County Secondary School and it is surrounded by the Conways, streets of red brick terrace homes. Harehills Lane runs from left to right just down slightly from the top edge. Part of St James' Hospital occupies the bottom right hand corner.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sun 13 Jan, 2013 10:11 pm

I've read that before, and if I recall correctly one of my teachers made a similar remark. Although I didn't take a lot of notice what they were saying, and it was a long time ago.This website seems to say the same too.Harehills may have hills but hasn't seen a hare in decades - it's very urban, nearer the city centre. It used to be the most densely-populated area in Europe: that probably isn't still true, but nevertheless, it's crowded and I didn't like it.http://mydadsacommunist.blogspot.co.uk/ ... hills.html

book · Post by **book** » Sun 13 Jan, 2013 10:31 pm

Leeds is the third largest city in Britain when measured by population so densely populated parts of the City will more than likely be the most densely populated. Harehills has significant rows of terrace houses so it stands to reason that the argument is correct. The way to look at this more closely is probably to look at the populations of the electoral boundaries in Leeds amd compare with other large conurbations in Europe.

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 1:42 pm

Census should give all the demographic information that you require.

York Road Lad · Post by **York Road Lad** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 6:42 pm

LS1 wrote: Census should give all the demographic information that you require. The problem is that the electoral ward also includes Gipton, but excludes that part of Harehills which lies between Compton Road and York Road - i. e. the bit that includes Harehills Driving Test Centre and is adjacent to Harehills Park and Harehills Cemetery.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 6:50 pm

I'd heard the same thing and taken it as gospela) because grown-ups told meb) it looked built up as I wandered through 1969

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Tue 15 Jan, 2013 2:55 pm

York Road Lad wrote: LS1 wrote: Census should give all the demographic information that you require. The problem is that the electoral ward also includes Gipton, but excludes that part of Harehills which lies between Compton Road and York Road - i. e. the bit that includes Harehills Driving Test Centre and is adjacent to Harehills Park and Harehills Cemetery. How does the census split things, I wasn't sure if it was by postcode/ electoral district or what really?

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 15 Jan, 2013 3:32 pm

LS1 wrote: York Road Lad wrote: LS1 wrote: Census should give all the demographic information that you require. The problem is that the electoral ward also includes Gipton, but excludes that part of Harehills which lies between Compton Road and York Road - i. e. the bit that includes Harehills Driving Test Centre and is adjacent to Harehills Park and Harehills Cemetery. How does the census split things, I wasn't sure if it was by postcode/ electoral district or what really? CHRIS or someone - simple help needed here (I'll get it all wrong I'm sure) but isn't it by Ward still?

jdbythesea · Post by **jdbythesea** » Tue 15 Jan, 2013 3:37 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: I've read that before, and if I recall correctly one of my teachers made a similar remark. Although I didn't take a lot of notice what they were saying, and it was a long time ago.This website seems to say the same too.Harehills may have hills but hasn't seen a hare in decades - it's very urban, nearer the city centre. It used to be the most densely-populated area in Europe: that probably isn't still true, but nevertheless, it's crowded and I didn't like it.http://mydadsacommunist.blogspot.co.uk/ ... hills.html Phill, surely the big Brown Hare on Harehills Lane can still be seen!

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Tue 15 Jan, 2013 3:55 pm

jdbythesea wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: I've read that before, and if I recall correctly one of my teachers made a similar remark. Although I didn't take a lot of notice what they were saying, and it was a long time ago.This website seems to say the same too.Harehills may have hills but hasn't seen a hare in decades - it's very urban, nearer the city centre. It used to be the most densely-populated area in Europe: that probably isn't still true, but nevertheless, it's crowded and I didn't like it.http://mydadsacommunist.blogspot.co.uk/ ... hills.html Phill, surely the big Brown Hare on Harehills Lane can still be seen! The pub? Yes it can, although I'd not go in it Those comments are taking from the persons blog, they aren't my actual musings on Harehills.