Thorpe Edge

Thorpe Edge
Thorpe Edge
	York House
	Thorpe Edge Location within West Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough	City of Bradford;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRADFORD
Postcode district	BD10
Dialling code	01274
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°50′N 1°44′W / 53.84°N 1.73°W

Thorpe Edge is a housing estate located in, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Geography and administration

Thorpe Edge is situated off Harrogate Road in the north-east of the City of Bradford and borders Idle, Five Lane Ends, Greengates and Eccleshill.

History

Once farm land, the estate was mostly constructed in the 1950s. It was constructed mostly of low-rise housing but, with two high-rise developments; the York Place flats and the Fairhaven Green flats. All of the high-rise flats are eight-storeys in height and still standing,^[1] the larger York House had shops on the ground floor. Bradford Council are currently demolishing York House to make way for a new project. Some mid-rise flats were also constructed along the Northern edge of the estate. These were demolished in the 2010s. Some of the older low-rise houses were demolished in the 2000's. York House recently underwent a site survey and deemed unfit for purpose. Incommunities filed an application to Bradford Council for the demolition of the site and the council agreed. Work started in the summer of 2024. Once complete, York House will make way for social housing.

Fairhaven flats
Retail shops, York House
Newer 1990s built houses which replaced older low-rise housing
St John the Divine Church

Amenities

The estate has a church; St John the Divine on Idlethorp Way, a school; Parkland Primary School and shops on the ground floor of York House. Once York House is demolished, they will be no shop facilities on the estate. The estate is surrounded by areas with a greater number of amenities such as, Enterprise Five retail park situated at Five Lane Ends. Sainsbury's supermarket and Matalan retail store is also nearby at Greengates, whilst Eccleshill swimming baths is situated at Eccleshill. Apperley Bridge railway station is approximately 1 mile away.

Notable Citizens

Notable citizens include:

Rapper and musical artist Mark "Marky B" Baldwin.

References

^ "Tower Block - Thorp Edge". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

External links

Telegraph and Argus photograph collection

[1] "Tower Block - Thorp Edge". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

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