Woodend
Almshouses at Woodend restored
The three restored almshouses in 1988, looking towards East Lodge.
The three houses were sold by Methley Estates in 1987/88 and are now excellently
restored and occupied. The exterior is almost in the authentic original
design with the interior greatly altered and modernised. The two almshouses
on the left are now one residence; the left side door is a 'dummy' to
complete authenticity. At the rear are dormer bedrooms. At the far end
is one almshouse, the interior again vastly altered and modernised. The
gardens are tended and at the rear a small part of the Winter Wood has
been chopped down, enabling a small garden to be made. It is good to see
them occupied again and well tended and cared for.
The Almshouses restored but gardens not completed
The three restored almshouses - looking towards the Wheelhouse ie. south
in 1988, before the gardens were completed.
The Wheelhouse at Woodend. This long view
shows the front of the house. It was originally one house but now, as
can be seen from the garden fence, it is divided into two.
Some say this is the oldest house in Methley. The old Leeds-Doncaster
highway, not on its present route, passed beside the house and the stage
coaches stopped here and had repairs undertaken, particularly wheel repairs
in the outbuildings, hence the name Wheelhouse. It may have been a coaching
inn.
