Leas childrens home, Holmfirth

[bykerlads]

Can anyone tell me when the Leas childrens home at Scholes, Holmfirth opened and when it was closed?
Thanks in advance.

[chempat]

Have you tried a search e.g.
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Huddersfield/

'In around 1925, a children's cottage homes development was opened at 'The Leas', Scholes, near Holmfirth. The original mansion house on the site (known to the children as 'The Hall') was built in around 1870 and became the homes' administrative and communal facilities. Six children's cottages were erected in the grounds and were named Oak Cottage, Elm Cottage, Holly Cottage, Hawthorn Cottage, Chestnut Cottage, and Maple Cottage. An entrance lodge, now demolished, was located along side the site entrance on Park Side. '

'After 1930, the West Riding County Council took control of the homes, which in turn passed to Kirklees Council. The homes were closed in 1983 and the site stood empty for four years. It was then sold to developers with The Hall being divided into four properties and four new houses erected in a matching style to the original 'cottages'. '

[bykerlads]

Thanks for the info, chem.