Oakwood, Leeds
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Oakwood is an affluent, well-known suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, that lies between Gipton and Roundhay Park.
It is home to Oakwood Clock, a large clock that was built in 1904 by Potts and Sons to the design of Leeming and Leeming and is sited at the bottom end of Roundhay Park; it was first designed as the centrepiece of the Leeds Market Hall. After the design of Leeds Market Hall was revised it was considered that this clock would no longer be suitable for the building, and the idea to place it in Oakwood came about. Eight years after it was first built this clock was erected in Oakwood.
Many people class the Fearnville, Gipton Wood and Hollin Wood areas of Leeds also as part of Oakwood. This means that the A58 Easterly Road, built in 1930s, cuts across the area.
