Leeds Thomas Danby
Leeds Thomas Danby (formerly Thomas Danby College) was a further education college in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England offering courses for 16- to 18-year-olds and adults. The college was named after the first Mayor of Leeds, Captain Thomas Danby of Farnley. On 1 April 2009, Leeds Thomas Danby merged with Park Lane College and the Leeds College of Technology to form the new Leeds City College.
Leeds Thomas Danby building | |
Type | Further Education College |
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Active | 1970–September 2013 (moved to the Printworks Campus) |
Location | , , |
Website | http://www.leedscitycollege.ac.uk/ |
The Leeds Thomas Danby site, on Roundhay Road in Leeds, was known as the Thomas Danby Campus of the new college. The site was closed in September 2013[1] due to serious concerns regarding asbestos.
Leeds City College's new Printworks Campus, in Hunslet Road, opened in September 2013 to replace the Thomas Danby Campus.[2][3]
It was demolished in 2018 and the plot is now used for commercial purposes.
Notable alumni
- Hasib Hussain, Islamic terrorist who detonated a bomb on a bus during the 7 July 2005 London bombings[4]
References
- "Thomas Danby Campus". Leeds City College. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "Leeds college plan gets go-ahead". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "Printworks Campus". Leeds City College. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "'Slow, gentle giant' who blew up the No 30 bus and killed 13 others". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
External links
- Leeds City College web site
- Innovation Audit at Thomas Danby College (2004)
- The Park Lane College, Leeds, Leeds Thomas Danby College, and Leeds Technology College (Dissolution) Order 2009