Gledhow and Me: Chapter 2
The Lie of the Land
A quiet corner of Roundhay Park
In the opening paragraph of ‘ An Illustrated History of Roundhay Park‘ (2000), the local historian Steven Burt wrote:
"The survival of this great medieval hunting park and its transformation into one of the finest municipal parks in the country is a most fortunate and remarkable accident of history."
And I've no reason to doubt the truth of that statement – that history has played an important part in the survival of Roundhay Park and its value to the community – but is it the only factor?
What about geology and geography? And the land itself – the high ground and the low ground, the plateau, and the becks?
Have these made a “fortunate and remarkable” contribution too?