List of council high-rise apartment buildings in the City of Leeds

This article lists existing and demolished council commissioned high-rise apartment buildings in the City of Leeds. High-rise being defined as being eight stories or more.

Armley[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed
Existent	Burnsall Court	Theaker Lane, Armley	1963
Existent	Burnsall Croft	Theaker Lane, Armley	1965
Existent	Burnsall Gardens	Theaker Lane, Armley	1963
Existent	Burnsall Grange	Theaker Lane	1966
Exitant	The Heights East	Tong Road, Armley
Existent	The Heights West	Tong Road, Armley
Existent	Westerly Croft	Mistress Lane, Armley	1963
Existent	Westerly Rise	Mistress Lane, Armley	1963

Beckett Park[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Queenswood Court	Queenswood Drive, Beckett Park	1963
Existent	Queenswood Heights	Queenswood Drive, Beckett Park	1965

Beeston[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Crescent Grange	Dewsbury Road, Beeston
Existent	Crescent Towers	Dewsbury Road, Beeston

Bramley[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed
Existent	Gamble Hill Croft	Gamble Hill Estate, Bramley	1968
Existent	Gamble Hill Grange	Gamble Hill Estate, Bramley	1969
Existent	Poplar Court 1	Poplar Mount, Bramley	1964
Existent	Poplar Court 2	Poplar Mount, Bramley	1964
Existent	Poplar Mount 1	Poplar Mount, Bramley	1963
Existent	Poplar Mount 2	Poplar Mount, Bramley	1963
Existent	Rycroft Court Court	Rycroft Avenue, Bramley
Existent	Rycroft Green	Rycroft Avenue, Bramley
Existent	Rycroft Place	Rycroft Avenue, Bramley
Existent	Rycroft Towers	Swinnow Lane, Bramley

Burley[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Marlborough Towers	Duncombe Street, Leeds	1966

Burmantofts[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Notes
Existent	Brignall Croft	Gargrave Approach, Burmantofts	1966
Existent	Cromwell Heights	Cromwell Street, Burmantofts
Existent	Ebor Gardens Flats (4 blocks)	Ebor Gardens Estate
Existent	Naseby Grange	Cromwell Street, Burmantofts
Existent	Gargrave Court	Gargrave Approach, Burmantofts	1966
Demolished	Oxton Close	Oxton Way, Burmantofts		10 storey T block with deck access. Part of a five block development of which only Torre Gardens and Torre Green exist. Demolished between 1987 and 2002.
Demolished	Oxton Gardens	Oxton Way, Burmantofts		10 storey T block with deck access. Part of a five block development of which only Torre Gardens and Torre Green exist. Demolished between 1987 and 2002.
Demolished	Oxton Place	Oxton Way, Burmantofts		10 storey T block with deck access. Part of a five block development of which only Torre Gardens and Torre Green exist. Demolished between 1987 and 2002.
Existent	Scargill Grange	Gargrave Approach, Burmantofts	1966
Existent	Torre Gardens	Torre Road		One of two remaining blocks of what was originally a five block development.
Existent	Torre Green	Torre Road		One of two remaining blocks of what was originally a five block development.

Chapel Allerton[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Potternewton Heights	Potternewton Lane, Chapel Allerton	1965		Built by George Wimpey

Cottingley[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Cottingley Heights	Cottingley	1972
Existent	Cottingley Towers	Cottingley	1972

Farnley[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Whincover Grange	Whincover Drive, Farnley

Farsley[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Marsden Court	Farsley

Gipton[edit]

Current status	Name	Location
Existent	Brecon Court	Brecon Approach, Gipton
Existent	Briasdale Court	Oak Tree Drive, Gipton
Existent	Briasdale Croft, Gipton	Oak Tree Drive, Gipton
Existent	Gipton Gate East	Gipton
Existent	Gipton Gate West	Gipton

Gledhow[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Gledhow Towers	Brackenwood Drive, Gledhow
Existent	Lidget Towers	Gledhow

Halton Moor[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Lakeland Court	Cartmel Drive, Halton Moor			Originally three blocks plus low rise four-storye blocks of maisonettes. These were demolished in the 1990s and Lakeland Court was reclad and the decks glazed in

Harehills[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed
Existent	Shakespeare Court	Beckett Street, Harehills	1969
Existent	Shakespeare Grange	Beckett Street, Harehills	1969
Existent	Shakespeare Towers	Beckett Street, Harehills	1969

Holbeck[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Demolished (2010)	Gaitskell Flats (5 blocks)	Holbeck Moor Road
Existent	Meynell Heights	Meynell Approach, Holbeck	1966

Ireland Wood[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Beevers Court	Iveson Approach, Ireland Wood

Killingbeck[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Highways flats (2 blocks)	York Road, Killingbeck			Demolition proposed in 2021^[1]

Kirkstall[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Grayston Crest	Eden Mount, Kirkstall
Existent	Grayson Heights	Eden Mount, Kirkstall

Lincoln Green[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Lincoln Road Flats (8 blocks, 480 flats)	Lincoln Road, Lincoln Gren	1958		Constructed by Shepherd Building Group to design by architect RAH Livett. Refurbished 2014–15 with red metalwork repainted turquoise.
Existent	Roxby Close	Beckett Street, Burmantofts	1959		Constructed by George Wimpey to design by architect RAH Livett.

Little London[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed
Existent	Carlton Croft	Little London
Existent	Carlton Garth	Little London
Demolished (2010)	Carlton Towers (flats 1-49)	Little London
Demolished (2010)	Carlton Towers (flats 50–98)	Little London
Existent	Lovell Park Grange	Lovell Park Road, Little London	1964
Existent	Lovell Park Heights	Lovell Park Road, Little London	1964
Existent	Lovell Park Towers	Lovell Park Road, Little London	1964
Existent	Oatlands Court	Oatlands Court, Little London	1969
Existent	Oatlands Heights	Oatlands Drive, Little London	1969
Existent	Oatlands Towers	Oatlands Drive, Little London	1969

Moor Alleron[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Leafield Towers	King Lane, Moor Allerton
Existent	Scotland Wood Flats (3 blocks)	Scotland Wood Road, Moor Allerton

Moor Grange[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Notes
Existent	Clayton Court	Filingfir Drive, Moor Grange	1958
Existent	Clayton Grange	Filingfir Drive, Moor Grange	1958	This block of flats was used in the filming of The Beiderbecke Affair
Existent	Moor Grange Court	Butcher Hill, Moor Grange	1958

Saxton Gardens[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Saxton Gardens Flats (eight blocks)	Marsh Lane, Leeds

Seacroft[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed
Existent	Bailey Towers	Bailey's Lane, Seacroft
Existent	Barncroft Court	Boggart Hill Drive, Seacroft	1962
Existent	Barncroft Grange	Boggart Hill Drive, Seacroft	1962
Existent	Barncroft Heights	Boggart Hill Drive, Seacroft	1962
Existent	Barncroft Towers	Boggart Hill Drive, Seacroft	1963
Existent	Brooklands Towers	Bailey's Lane, Seacroft
Existent	Parkway Court	Foundry Lane, Seacroft
Existent	Parkway Grange	Foundry Lane, Seacroft
Existent	Queensview	Brooklands Avenue, Seacroft
Existent	Ramshead Heights	North Parkway, Seacroft
Existent	Seacroft Gate 1	North Parkway, Seacroft
Existent	Seacroft Gate 2	York Roaf, Seacroft

Swarcliffe[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Notes
Demolished	Ash Tree Court	Swarcliffe		Demolished 2006
Demolished	Ash Tree Grange	Swarcliffe		Demolished 2006
Demolished	Brayton Grange	Swarcliffe		Demolished 2001
Demolished	Elmet Towers	Swarcliffe		Deck access 'T' block. All others in area were internal access 'H' blocks. Manually demolished 2008
Demolished	Farndale Court	Swarcliffe		Demolished 2001
Demolished	Langbar Grange	Swarcliffe	1966	Demolished 2006
Demolished	Langbar Towers	Swarcliffe		Manually demolished 2003^[2]
Demolished	Penwell Croft	Swarcliffe		Manually demolished 2006
Existent	Sherburn Court	Sherburn Approach, Swarcliffe		Last remaining high-rise in Swarcliffe

West Park[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Norman Towers	Spen Lane, West Park	1958

Woodhouse[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed	Image	Notes
Existent	Holborn Towers	Shay Street, Woodhouse	1965

Wortley[edit]

Current status	Name	Location	Completed
Existent	Clyde Court	Wellington Road, Wortley	1968
Existent	Clyde Grange	Wellington Road, Wortley	1968
Existent	Wortley Towers	Tong Road, Wortley	1966
Existent	Wortley Heights	Tong Road, Wortley

References[edit]

^ "These are the high-rise Leeds tower blocks with 120 flats that could be demolished". Yorkshire Evening Post. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Langbar Towers". Emporis. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to High-rise apartment buildings in Leeds at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "These are the high-rise Leeds tower blocks with 120 flats that could be demolished". Yorkshire Evening Post. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[2] "Langbar Towers". Emporis. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

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Armley[edit]

Beckett Park[edit]

Beeston[edit]

Bramley[edit]

Burley[edit]

Burmantofts[edit]

Chapel Allerton[edit]

Cottingley[edit]

Farnley[edit]

Farsley[edit]

Gipton[edit]

Gledhow[edit]

Halton Moor[edit]

Harehills[edit]

Holbeck[edit]

Ireland Wood[edit]

Killingbeck[edit]

Kirkstall[edit]

Lincoln Green[edit]

Little London[edit]

Moor Alleron[edit]

Moor Grange[edit]

Saxton Gardens[edit]

Seacroft[edit]

Swarcliffe[edit]

West Park[edit]

Woodhouse[edit]

Wortley[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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