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==History==
Before the [[Norman Conquest]] (
This area was substantially destroyed by [[William the Conqueror]] in what was known as the [[Harrying of the North]], leaving only the remnants of a village with a church around the present-day centre.<ref name=Tucker>{{cite book |last=Tucker |first=Janet |date=1987 |title=Chapel Allerton Historic and Architectural Trail |url= |location=Leeds|publisher=Manpower Services Commission |page= |isbn= |author-link= }}</ref> This is shown by the reduction in value from 40 to 2 shillings in the [[Domesday Book]] (1086).
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''...In Alreton, Glunier had six carucates of land to be taxed, and there may be three ploughs there. Ilbert now has it, and it is waste. Value in King Edward's time forty shillings, now two shillings. There is a church there and wood pasture half a mile long and a half broad.''<ref name=Clarke/><ref name=Tucker/>
William awarded the area to the Lacy family, who later sold it to Simon de Alreton, who later bestowed most of it to [[Kirkstall Abbey]] in 1152.
In medieval times, the area was mostly small farms, with a village (and chapel) centred on a crossroads. In 1645 there was a plague (probably [[cholera]]) in Leeds, particularly virulent around the town markets. Instead of travelling in to sell produce, the people from Chapel Allerton sold it at Chapeltown Green, at the north end of what is now Chapeltown Road.
Chapeltown Moor was an open area extending from Stainbeck Lane on the north down to Potternewton Lane on the south, bounded to the west by the stream known as Stain Beck and the turnpike road to Harrogate on the east. In the 17th and 18th centuries it had a racecourse and was also used for archery, cricket, foot racing, and cockfighting. It was finally enclosed between 1803 and 1813. In 1644 three men were hanged on a gallows there, roughly where the 1878 school is.<ref name=Tucker/>
By the end of the 17th century, it had become a resort or second home for wealthy people from Leeds<ref name=LeedsPlan/> and in 1767 was described as the [[Montpellier]] of Yorkshire by one visitor.<ref name=Faulkner/><ref name=Wrathmell>{{cite book |last=Wrathmell |first=Susan |date=2005 |title=Pevsner Architectural Guides: Leeds |url= |location= |publisher=Yale University Press |page=227 |isbn=0-300-10736-6 |author-link= }}</ref> In 1834 [[Edward Parsons (minister)|Edward Parsons]] described it as "by far the most beautiful and respectable in the Parish of Leeds".<ref name=Wrathmell/> An 1853 directory called Chapel Allerton "a neat and pleasant village" with the "beautiful hamlets" of Moor-Allerton, Meanwood and Gledhow and a population of 2497 within its chapelry, noting that "It has many handsome mansions and neat houses, mostly occupied by merchants &c. who have their places of business in Leeds.<ref name=White/>
From 1839 there was a horse-drawn [[Horsebus|omnibus]] to Leeds, which was replaced by a [[Horsecar|horse tram]] in 1874, later by a [[Tram#Steam|steam tram]] and in 1901 an [[Tram#Electric|electric tram]].<ref name=Clarke/> The population rose from 1054 in 1801 to 4377 in 1898.<ref name=Clarke/>
Chapel Allerton was incorporated into [[Leeds]] administrative area in 1869, as a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]]. However, in 1900 it was still a village, isolated from Leeds and neighbouring Meanwood and Moortown by fields, which were gradually filled in with housing and new roads in the 20th century.<ref name=Noble>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Michael|last2=Hallett |first2=George |date=1999 |title=Noble and Spacious: St Matthew's Chapel Allerton 1900–2000 |publisher=St Matthews, Chapel Allerton |pages=124–5 |quote=Article by Reg Simmons from the Parish Chronicle of 1950}}</ref> First of all, rows of elegant stone-built houses along Chapeltown Road established a genteel suburbia, then in the thirties many large housing developments such as [[Carr Manor]], [[Stainburn]] and [[Scott Hall, Leeds|Scott Hall]] meant that the isolated village was just another urban suburb.<ref name=Clarke/>
==Architecture==
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===Houses===
Allerton Hall was situated between Wensley Drive and Stainbeck Lane. In 1755 it was purchased by Josiah Oates, a merchant and an ancestor of [[Captain Laurence Edward Oates]] who perished in a blizzard at the age of 32 on the [[Terra Nova Expedition]] to the [[Antarctic]] led by [[Robert Falcon Scott]] in 1912.<ref name=Leodis2004122>{{cite web|title=Leodis- A Photographic Archive of Leeds|url=http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2004122_57326907|publisher=Leodis|access-date=2 July 2012}}</ref> A brass plaque commemorates him in [[Leeds Parish Church]]. Most of the 60 bed mansion has since been demolished. The remaining parts of Allerton Hall is a grade II [[listed building]].<ref name=NHLE1256001>{{NHLE| num =1256001| desc=Allerton Hall|access-date = 14 April 2019}}</ref> In the 1950s, the building was used by [[Twentieth Century Fox]] for the distribution of films across the North of England.<ref name=leodis8595>{{cite web|url=http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=8595&DISPLAY=FULL |title=a photographic archive of Leeds – Display |publisher=Leodis |date=12 May 2010 |access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref> Gledhow Mount Mansion is situated at the top of Roxholme Grove and is a Grade II Listed early 19th Century country house, with well preserved interior. It was built by architect John Clark for Leeds industrialist John Hives, who also built nearby Gledhow Grove Mansion.<ref name=ScandiBugs>{{cite web|title=ScandiBugs
Clough House on Stainbeck Lane was converted to the Mustard Pot pub in 1979. It may date to 1653, and thus one of the oldest inhabited houses in Leeds, though most of the structure is from 1700 onwards.<ref name=Tucker/> On Wood Lane are [[Gothic style]] villas in sandstone dating from the second half of the 19th century for the middle classes.<ref name=Tucker/> Methley Place is an example of late 19th century terraces for the artisan class.<ref name=Faulkner/> The Hawthorns are a set of terraces built in the early 1900s in an unusual Manorial style.<ref name=Tucker/>
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===Public buildings===
On Stainbeck Corner are a pair of linked buildings, originally constructed as a [[police station]]
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===Inns===
The [[public house]] the ''Nag's Head'' opened in 1772 as the Bay Horse Inn, a coaching inn, and according to local legend the original innkeepers were in league with 18th century [[highwaymen]].<ref name=Tucker/>
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The area is home to a [[Gothic Revival architecture|gothic]] stone church, [[St. Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton|St Matthew's Church]], built in 1900, the architect being [[George Frederick Bodley]]. It replaced the old church set in the churchyard on Harrogate Road. By 1935 the old church had become so unsafe it was demolished.<ref name=leodis20021>{{cite web|url=http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=20021017_43232363|title=Old Chapel Demolition, St Matthew's Church, Postcard|first=Kirk|last=Collection|website=www.leodis.net|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] church services also take place there.<ref>[[Diocese of Sourozh]], [http://www.sourozh.org/parishes-eng/ Parishes], accessed 10 October 2020</ref>
A [[Methodist
Originally a congregation [[church plant|plant]]ed from [[Moortown, Leeds|Moortown]] Baptist Church, Chapel Allerton Baptist Church became an independent church in 2002. The church currently meets in the Methodist Centre, having previously met on Sundays at Potternewton Centre, off Scott Hall Road, and in Chapel Allerton Primary School.<ref>[http://www.chapela.org.uk/ Chapel Allerton Baptist Church], accessed 11 October 2020</ref>
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==Amenities==
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The area has an established local centre, which is situated around the junction of Stainbeck Lane and Harrogate Road. This consists of a [[The Co-operative Food|Co-op]] supermarket,<ref>[http://www.yell.com/listings/DoFindListings/958844/Somerfield-Stores/Supermarkets
Many cafés, bars and restaurants utilise pavement space creating a pavement café culture in the area. As of late 2021, this is being significantly improved by closing the Northern half of the Stainbeck Lane
Chapel Allerton has
Dyneley House, one of several [[care home]]s in Chapel Allerton, was originally established to care for members of the [[Christian Science]] denomination in need of residential support.<ref>Greendown Trust, [https://www.greendowntrust.com/dyneley-house Dyneley House], accessed 7 November 2023</ref>
The Chapel Allerton Arts Festival is held the week following August Bank Holiday each year, with performances on a stage in Regent Street. It attracts hundreds of people, assisted by volunteers from the local community.<ref name=Sheridan>{{cite news |last=Sheridan |first=Daniel |date=30 August 2019 |title=Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 2019 and live music: Everything you need to know |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/chapel-allerton-arts-festival-2019-and-live-music-everything-you-need-know-630320 |work=Yorkshire Evening Post |location=Leeds |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Shops, bars, cafes and restaurants on Stainbeck Lane, Chapel Allerton.jpg|thumb|600px|centre|Bars and restaurants on Stainbeck Lane]]
==Sport==
Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis and Squash Club is at the back of the square, behind the Mustard Pot pub
▲Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis and Squash Club is at the back of the square, behind the Mustard Pot pub.<ref>[http://www.chapel-a.co.uk/tennis.html ] Formed in 1880, it now has 16 tennis courts including 3 indoor ones and 6 squash courts. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803135728/http://www.chapel-a.co.uk/tennis.html |date=3 August 2008 }}</ref>
Chapel Allerton Running Club has been established since 1992. Members compete in a range of individual and team road, cross-country and fell races. There is also an annual club championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chapelallertonrunners.ning.com |title=Chapel Allerton Running Club |access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>
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==Transport==
The [[Leeds Tramway]] once ran through Chapel Allerton, but was dismantled in 1959.<ref name=leodis20029>{{cite web|url=http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002913_66646975 |title=a photographic archive of Leeds – Display |publisher=Leodis |access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref>
Chapel Allerton was also once on the main road to [[Harrogate]] but the building of the [[A61 road|A61]] Scott Hall Road effectively bypassed Chapel Allerton, along with [[Chapeltown, Leeds|Chapeltown]] and [[Moortown, Leeds|Moortown]]. [[First Leeds]] provide the main bus service in Chapel Allerton, with the
==Hospital==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110709052254/http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2008/43/chapel%20allerton%20caa%20adopted.pdf Chapel Allerton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2005/07/19/mini_guides_chapel_allerton_history_feature.shtml Chapel Allerton: a short history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629071750/http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2005/07/19/mini_guides_chapel_allerton_history_feature.shtml |date=29 June 2011 }} BBC website
* [http://www.chapel-a.com chapel-a.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210051509/http://www.chapel-a.com/ |date=10 December 2005 }} Community discussion forum, reviews and directory.
* [http://www.chapelallertontoday.co.uk YEP Chapel Allerton Community Website]
* {{Genuki|county=WRY|Leeds||Chapel Allerton}}
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