The Round House
Grange Park, Burley in Wharfedale
Salem Chapel, Round House & Grange Lodge c1880. Image courtesy of Burley Archive
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The Round House, Grange Park, Burley in Wharfedale. Image courtesy of Burley Archive
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The Round House, situated at the northerly end of Grange Park, is the only part remaining of a large Victorian glass house which was part of the 19th century Burley Grange Estate.
Since 1974 it has been owned by Bradford Council, and since 1980 has been used as a meeting place but at one point during the 1980s it became so run down that the Council decided it should be demolished. In 1992, however a vigorous campaign by the Burley Community Council (BCC) organisation succeeded when Bradford Council agreed that BCC could become tenants of the property, thus securing its future use for the village. The Round House is still used as a meeting place by local community groups and is the centre point of the annual switching–on ceremony for the Burley Christmas Lights. Please contact Burley Community Trust for further information about hiring it. |