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Lost hamlet of Redcote in Leeds

Geography Juice

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Redcote in Leeds was a small settlement between Armley and Burley, close to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It used to boast two dairy farms: Redcote Farm and Pasture Hills Farm. As recently as 1921 there were 56 people living at Redcote, looked upon by Armley House on Armley Ridge. But by 1963, the population count was zero and all the buildings had gone. Redcote Bridge, Redcote Lane and Lantern Lane are three of the few remaining clues to the history of Redcote. This video tells the story of the lost Leeds hamlet of Redcote.

0:00 Redcote in Leeds
0:40 How did Redcote get its name
1:06 Redcote dairy farms
1:21 Redcote Farm
2:21 Pasture Hills Farm
3:03 Armley Park
3:33 Brown's Field Armley
3:45 Lantern Lane Armley
4:19 Redcote Bridge
5:11 Redcote Lodge
5:34 Armley House
6:35 Gotts Park Golf Course
7:23 What the censuses tell us
9:15 Pasture Hills Armley
9:31 1980s relandscaping
10:02 Aire Valley Marina

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20 Comments

@dannybowden5296 8 months ago

I was an engineering draughtsman apprentice at the end of Wyther Lane industrial estate at the turn of the millennium, and I would spend my lunchtimes alongside the canal looking over to what would have been Redcote. I never knew it existed. To me it was a peaceful sanctuary where I could feed the ducks and moorhens the crust from my sandwiches, watch the dragonflies, have a smoke and a brew as Mother Nature does her thing. Fascinating to learn the history of the place; thank you.

@mangoeshoe 8 months ago

The houses in Redcote looked so quaint, it's a shame they're gone.

@wrightpaul28 8 months ago

I’ve lived in and around Armley since the early nineties. And have been running on that part of the canal for over twenty years. I had no idea of the history there. Great video and keep ‘em coming.

@johnnygorner3220 8 months ago

Another fascinating video of our beloved Leeds. Thank you for sharing 👍

@RobertNorth-y9h 7 months ago

Really enjoyed it having lived opposite Redcote Lane for the last 25 yrs. ❤

@fredthebass185 8 months ago

Thank you for another great Leeds history video. Ex West Leeds lad still enjoying watching from rural Spain.

@SaraBrook-g7m 4 months ago

I loved this video thanks for sharing it with us, I heard that there was a bandstand on armley Park and a shelter that guys used to sit in for a chat and a smoke, I've never seen any pictures though

@peterdockerty8077 8 months ago

Brought up in Bramley and spent my formative years in Armley either fishing on the canal, playing football in Armley and Bramley and should at Gotts Park before it changed to Benjamin Gott. I remember those cottages and my understanding is that almost everything in that area was demolished just to hide the fact that a big employer in the locale was the asbestos factory which I remember the late 60s and early 70s fighting legal challenges even after the factory was closed.

@My_man_G_UK 8 months ago

Rode many a times along the canal and bbq on the island of Kirkstall Ford but never was aware of the rich history I was wondering along. Breaks my heart to see how much of the grand buildings it has lost due to LCC greed, new infrastructures and some families that leave their buildings derelict beyond repair.
Just this morning, I came across the history of Knowsthorpe Manor where John Atkinson Grimshaw once lived....That would be another interesting place to document . 🙂

@JamesClark_JayCee 7 months ago

Another great film! I've lived in the area for years and have never had any idea about Redcote or its origins. I'll look forward to the next fascinating video!

@melvinturner6654 8 months ago

Hurray....Your back.
Fascinating as always , ive walked around there , had no idea ❤

@gavlosmedia6323 8 months ago

Great vlog
I’d love to see you do one around Holbeck
Loads of history there

@mickmathieson8266 8 months ago

Brilliant!

@PiousMoltar 8 months ago

Shame to lose those old farmhouses and lodges!

@andrew30m 8 months ago

Fascinating

@onlinemobilestyle 8 months ago

really informative and interesting! thanks for the vid :)

@rossdunbar123 8 months ago

Gotts park is a killer round of golf without a buggy due to the hill it’s on. I play 5 a side at goals on redcote lane and never realised what’s behind it. Great and insightful video 😊