A community-led campaign to transform Holbeck’s iconic viaduct into a vibrant green space that everyone can enjoy.

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A new purpose

The regeneration of the South Bank will improve the physical structure and the economy of this emerging part of the city. As with all major urban regeneration projects, the re-purposing of historical structures provides a level of familiarity and continuity when transitioning from the old to the new.

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Exploring the line...

The viaduct is over 1.6km long, originates in the City Centre near Tower Works, runs through Holbeck and ends up at Gelderd Road near Elland Road.

Exploring the line...
1800s
1882
1980s
2023
Developing from a small market town, Leeds (and specifically Holbeck) became an important international centre for the production of woollen cloth.
Built for the London and Western Railway during the industrial revolution, the viaduct is an acclaimed feat of Victorian engineering. The route of 92 brick arches provided a vital transport link into the booming city centre.
It has languished in distinguished neglect ever since.
Our next aim is to have meanwhile use of the viaduct and temporary opening by at least 2023, to coincide with Leeds 2023
Our next aim is to have meanwhile use of the viaduct and temporary opening by at least 2023, to coincide with Leeds 2023
“It’s a great document and a great vision, which I strongly support.”

— Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP Leeds Central

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