Talk:Lawnswood

Alignment
Please do not move images on the left to the right as it cocks up the layout. Mtaylor848 (talk) 21:03, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Does Lawnswood Exist at all?
I was born and live in West Park very close the the area of Leeds described in this article and I am afraid that I believe this article has created an area of Leeds that simply no longer exists as a residential area having being subsumed into parts of Adel, West Park and other surounding areas as houses were built on the former wooded land (well before my time!). The area of Lawnswood now consists solely of the Lawnswood Cemetery and Crematorium, the Sports Fields now owned by the University of Leeds (which were previously the property of Leeds Grammar School) and the YMCA. Which are all in a triangle of partially wooded land bordered by Otley Road, Otley Old Road and New Adel Lane. Thus Lawnswood contains no actual residents (well none that are alive at any rate).

This is backed up by the fact the Post Office referred to in the article is (as even admitted in the article) called Adel Post Office, Lawnswood School is in West Park (http://www.lawnswood-portal.co.uk/Contact%20Us/default.aspx), The Lawnswood Arms pub is now in Adel as although the main part of Adel is on the other side of Otley Road Adel does extend past the Lawnswood Arms as evidenced by the fact that Adel Methodist Church is located directly behind the Lawnswood Arms. Peter1919 (talk) 16:17, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

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Multiple inaccuracies & other issues in article - suggest a warning (or similar) is added
This article, although not long, contains numerous inaccuracies, many resulting from an erroneous understanding of what constitutes Lawnswood, hence the incorrect and overwhelming inclusion of information that properly relates to neighbouring areas. Other inaccuracies result from information being years out of date, and some sections are of little, if any, value containing unreferenced statements of what appears to be personal opinion.

I wonder whether a warning box, or similar, could be added at the top of the page to indicate that the article is unreliable, contains multiple inaccuracies, and needs extensive editing?

I did consider trying to edit it myself, but my unfamiliarity with Wikipedia processess and prototols coupled with the degree of changes / deletions needed to correct just the bits that I know are wrong decided me against this for the moment.

Some examples:

the map of the boundaries is incorrect, including all of the northern end which is in Adel, not Lawnswood. There's no citation for the boundaries drawn and the inclusion of some other areas also looks suspect. It appears to be just someone"s idea of what Lawnswood includes.

the first picture (the Lawnswood Arms) is in Adel, not Lawnswood.

Golden Acre Park (the second picture) does not separate Lawnswood from Bramhope - Adel is between them.

Lawnswood does not border Holt Park (again Adel is between them).

the housing pictured is in Adel.

under 'Amenities', the photo is incorrectly labelled as Lawnswood Co-op and Post Office. Adel Post Office is called that because it is in Adel, not Lawnswood, as are most of the rest of the shops and amenities referred to.

the bus numbers are wrong.

Greg Mulholland has not been the MP since 2017.

the DWP buildings referred to are long since demolished and replaced by housing.

under 'Sport' the 'Support' section is just unreferenced speculation on the local teams that residents support, for example 'most people in Lawnswood support ... Leeds United. '

A poorly written article with this many inaccuracies remaining unacknowledged does Wikipedia no favours. It has certainly made me reconsider the likely accuracy of other articles where I have no existing knowledge of their subject.

I note that there is already a comment here (from 13 years ago) in which concerns over its accuracy were expressed.

This article would be better with most of its content simply deleted. A warning at the top of the page as suggested above would appear to be a good first step if possible. Purplesandpiper (talk) 11:38, 3 March 2024 (UTC)