Bodington Hall
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Bodington Hall is a site owned by the University of Leeds
, which contains the university's main playing fields and its largest hall of residence. It is also used for conferences. Known as Bod within the university, it is located between Lawnswood
and Adel
, approximately 4 mi north of the main campus. Bodington is used mainly to house first year undergraduate students. Out of term, it is used for conferences and sporting activities such as WorldNET, the Internet Football Association
's annual tournament.
The site opened in October 1961, and was completed by 1963. It was named after Sir Nathan Bodington
, the first Vice Chancellor of the university.
In November 2007, the University Council made the decision to sell Bodington Hall in the next four years, as the accommodation is in need of refurbishment and replace it with accommodation closer to the university campus.
It has been announced by Leeds University, that Bodington Hall will be officially shut down in January 2013.
courts, and football
and rugby fields. There is a dining room on the site with a capacity of 350. Other facilities include a games room, music room, ATM (often referred to as Bod Bank), computer cluster, Bod Shop and the Bod Bar.
Main Campus, Weetwood
, Headingley
, Hyde Park Corner
, Leeds city centre
& Leeds City Railway Station on Route 95 during Term Time (every 10 minutes Daily (07:00-23:30 M-S, 10:40-23:20 Sun), every 15–30 minutes 00:00-03:30), operated by First Leeds
. Routes 1 (every 10 minutes Monday-Saturday, every 30 minutes Evenings & Sundays) and X84 (every 15 minutes Monday-Saturday, every 30 minutes Evenings & Sundays) also serve the area but do not go into the site, these services run along Otley Road (the main road to the West of the site). It offers more car parking spaces per student compared to many other University of Leeds accommodation.
Bodington was proposed to be a terminus of the now cancelled Leeds Supertram
, and a park and ride
would have been built on part of the site. An extension of the route was proposed to continue to Holt Park
. More recently, West Yorkshire Metro has proposed a trolleybus
service for the route.
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, which contains the university's main playing fields and its largest hall of residence. It is also used for conferences. Known as Bod within the university, it is located between Lawnswood
Lawnswood
Lawnswood is a small suburb in the north west of the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. As such it is north north east of the West Yorkshire Urban Area.- Location :It is bordered by West Park, Adel, Ireland Wood and Holt Park...
and Adel
Adel, Leeds
Adel is a suburb in North Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Cookridge, Holt Park, Weetwood and Alwoodley. To the north are the villages of Arthington and Bramhope and the market town of Otley...
, approximately 4 mi north of the main campus. Bodington is used mainly to house first year undergraduate students. Out of term, it is used for conferences and sporting activities such as WorldNET, the Internet Football Association
Internet Football Association
The Internet Football Association is an organisation which runs football competitions for supporters' teams across the United Kingdom. Its flagship competition is the IFA League, and the highlight of the IFA calendar is WorldNET...
's annual tournament.
The site opened in October 1961, and was completed by 1963. It was named after Sir Nathan Bodington
Nathan Bodington
Sir Nathan Bodington was the first Vice Chancellor of the University of Leeds having been Principal and Professor of Greek at the Yorkshire College since 1883...
, the first Vice Chancellor of the university.
In November 2007, the University Council made the decision to sell Bodington Hall in the next four years, as the accommodation is in need of refurbishment and replace it with accommodation closer to the university campus.
It has been announced by Leeds University, that Bodington Hall will be officially shut down in January 2013.
Accommodation
Bodington has 640 single study bedrooms and 100 self-catering flats each of 5 bedrooms with shared facilities.List of houses
Self-Catering
(renamed in 1999 after former members of University staff- Bragg
- Evans
- Lattimore
- Mackey
- McClurkin
- Walsh
- Whewell
Facilities
The site's sports facilities include squashSquash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
courts, and football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and rugby fields. There is a dining room on the site with a capacity of 350. Other facilities include a games room, music room, ATM (often referred to as Bod Bank), computer cluster, Bod Shop and the Bod Bar.
Transport
Bodington is served by irregular bus services to the University of LeedsUniversity of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
Main Campus, Weetwood
Weetwood
Weetwood is an area between Headingley and Meanwood in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is bounded on the north by the A6120 , on the west by the A660 , on the east by Meanwood Beck and to the south by Hollin Lane...
, Headingley
Headingley
Headingley is a suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road...
, Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park, Leeds
Hyde Park is an inner-city area of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the University of Leeds and Headingley.It is mainly in the Hyde Park & Woodhouse ward, though some areas of what is often considered to be Hyde Park lie within the Headingley Ward . The boundary is...
, Leeds city centre
Leeds City Centre
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, England. It is within the Leeds Central parliamentary constituency, represented by Hilary Benn as MP since a by-election in 1999...
& Leeds City Railway Station on Route 95 during Term Time (every 10 minutes Daily (07:00-23:30 M-S, 10:40-23:20 Sun), every 15–30 minutes 00:00-03:30), operated by First Leeds
First Leeds
First Leeds is one of the bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
. Routes 1 (every 10 minutes Monday-Saturday, every 30 minutes Evenings & Sundays) and X84 (every 15 minutes Monday-Saturday, every 30 minutes Evenings & Sundays) also serve the area but do not go into the site, these services run along Otley Road (the main road to the West of the site). It offers more car parking spaces per student compared to many other University of Leeds accommodation.
Bodington was proposed to be a terminus of the now cancelled Leeds Supertram
Leeds Supertram
The Leeds Supertram was a proposed light rail/tram system in Leeds and West Yorkshire in England.-Initial proposals:Proposals for the reinstatement of trams or a light rail system in Leeds which were withdrawn in 1959 have been ongoing since the 1970s with various plans for varying light rail...
, and a park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
would have been built on part of the site. An extension of the route was proposed to continue to Holt Park
Holt Park
Holt Park is a medium-sized low-rise 1970s housing estate in the northwest suburbs of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately from the Leeds city centre situated between Tinshill, Cookridge and Adel, and is at the edge of the Leeds metropolitan urban fringe, bordering the green belt...
. More recently, West Yorkshire Metro has proposed a trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
service for the route.