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Buy a copy of this photograph 2007730_164340. Leo hiThe visible track, sleepers etc is new/2nd hand build.But the 'station' platform to the lower part of the cafe terrace is original, spruced up and that is where the stop was. But none have had a more chequered history than Golden Acre Park, 6 miles (9.7km) north of the city on the main A660. What makes this film was fascinating, and perhaps unique, is the footage of the amusement park, in Golden Acre Park, opened in 1932 by the Thompson family – who also made silent films and were instrumental in building a housing development in North East Leeds (some of … I wonder if it is a remains of the old track? The Leeds - Otley Road heads from the direction of Otley, bottom left, towards Leeds. by Jogon » Tue 17 Jan, 2012 4:23 pm, Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited, Hi guys,Does anyone know where I could find some pictures of Golden Acre Park in the 30's when it was an amusement park?Cheers Nina, If you search on here, I'm sure that there is a thread about Golden Acre Park with pics.Otherwise, Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act – George Orwell. There's not much on Leodis.C mid 1930s. Golden Acre park is six miles North of Leeds city centre on the A660 Leeds Road between Adel and Bramhope. Domino85, the book "Aspects of Leeds 3" contains a twenty page article "Dream Builders, the Thompsons of Golden Acre", which describes the creation and building of the amusement park, and of it's failure and sale. Some, like Roundhay Park, are long established; others, like the Kirkstall Valley nature reserve, have been created from post-industrial wasteland. There's not much on Leodis.C mid 1930s. by geoffb » Tue 17 Jan, 2012 10:51 am, Post Hi Jogon. Towards the centre of the left edge there is Black Hill Well Farm, and beyond the trees belong to the Black Hill Plantation. This book is currently available in the remainder bookshop at the top of the Merrion Centre ramp at £1.99. I'm sure I read somewhere that it is part of the original track which was discovered in undergrowth but I might be wrong as I can't find the source of this information. I wonder if it is a remains of the old track? I don't know if they are currently in operation there. The Leeds - Otley Road heads from … Golden Acre Park. Aerial view of Golden Acre Park, taken in the mid 1930s shortly after it opened in March 1932. The boating lake is busy with many boats. The Leeds - Otley Road heads from the direction of Otley, bottom left, towards Leeds.