Description

The story of the decision of John Barran and friends to purchase the Roundhay estate at the auction of the Nicholson family property and the subsequent success, despite vocal opposition, for the City Council to receive Parliamentary approval to borrow sufficient funds to repay John Barran and the others,  The book, written by local historian Neville Hurworth, is based mainly on articles and the lively correspondence published in the Leeds Mercury newspaper.

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