Heritage Open Days, Headingley, 2021

Explore our Heritage – Headingley is taking part in the again much-reduced annual national Heritage Open Days, held in September every year, when the doors are opened to historic monuments and buildings, especially those normally closed to the public. Just four events are taking place this year. Further information on all of them can be found on the Heritage Open Days website, at www.heritageopendays.org.uk

Headingley Hill Walkabout
Saturday 11 September: 14.30
Meet outside the Hyde Park pub, at Hyde Park Corner.
A walk around the Headingley Hill, Hyde Park and Woodhouse Moor Conservation Area in the company of local historian Tony Ray. Discover some of the influential local personalities who lived in the area. Explore the Conservation Area to view listed buildings (some 'at risk') and other heritage assets including green spaces.
Pre-booking required. Go to https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/headingley-hill-and-woodhouse-ridge-walkabout

Hyde Park Picture House Project Talk
Tuesday 14 September: 18:30
Left Bank Leeds, Cardigan Road, Leeds LS6 1LJ
Join us at our at our local neighbourhood friends venue, The Left Bank in Headingley for a special, one-off heritage talk looking into our current renovation project: Looking back as well as forwards.
Pre-booking required. Go to https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/hyde-park-picture-house-project-talk-looking-back-as-well-as-forwards

St. Chads Church, Otley Road, Far Headingley, LS16 5JT
Saturday 11 September: 1400-1600
Sunday 12 September: 1400-1600
Saturday 18 September: 1400-1600
Sunday 19 September: 1400-1600
Fascinating Grade II church with interesting building, organ, stained glass windows and grounds. No booking required. More info at https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/st-chads-church-far-headingley-leeds-heritage-open-day

St. Lukes Lutheran Church, Alma Road, Headingley
Monday 13 September: 1000 - 1600
Tuesday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
Wednesday 15 September: 1000 - 1400
Visit the unusual tiny Lutheran chapel that was once a garage, probably the smallest cathedral in Western Europe! No booking required. More info at https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/st.-lukes-lutheran-church

Of course, there’s plenty of heritage on view in and around Headingley, all the year round. And much of this heritage is explored on the HeadingleyLeeds website. The galleries for Historic Headingley show our rich and interesting past. Parks in the Past show the origins of our greenspaces. Historic Places and Places Today examine many intriguing locations, including the Stadium, the Zoo, the Headingley Campus, the Lodges, as well as historic travel, through ginnels and by omnibus and train. The Walks page suggests interesting rambles in and around Headingley. For Headingley’s heritage overall, see the History of Headingley.