And finally… bear with us
Headingley’s very own grade two-listed Victorian bear pit is officially reopened to the public, with owners Leeds Civic Trust still unsure what to actually use it for.
Built in the 1840s, the curiosity housed a great brown bear as part of Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
Purchase of the little castle was one of the first acts carried out by Leeds Civic Trust when it formed in 1965, with the charity buying it for £128 in 1966.
It has since spent around £100,000 restoring the structure, including the removal of Japanese Knotwood.
Located on Cardigan Road, potential uses include threatening naughty children with a stay behind its bars, or perhaps a café.
Plans to use it as an open-air theatre were previously overturned.
Trust director Martin Hamilton said the non-profit organisation was “very open to how it be might used in the future. We want to give people the opportunity to see what happened there.”
