LATER and OTHER HOUSING ESTATES.
ACORN WAY/SWALLOW DRIVE some 180 homes built by Redrow Homes, began in 2001 finished 2005 built on land previously owned by Milthorp/Nicholson estate until c.1960, the land was attached to Plainville/Park House (now demolished)
ARTHINGTON MEWS built c. 1980 by Bryant Homes, on land originally attached to The Stonehouse.
BEECHES, THE, built by Consort Homes on the site of Stephen Kaye’s Woodyard in 2001.
CHAPEL HILL ROAD (see Pool Hall Mews) Name given by farmer who moved to Chapel Hill at Castley.
CHEVIN VIEW built by J. R. Musgrave of Elm Bank, Pool Bank New Road in 1905
CHURCH CLOSE built by Wharfedale Rural Council planned in 1956 “What is hoped will be one of the most attractive housing estates in the district is planned by Wharfedale Rural Council on a seven acre site off Church Lane, Pool. The scheme is for 70 houses and 8 two bedroomed bungalows. It is expected to cost into the region of £100,000. It was originally laid down, by the higher authority, that pre-fabricated houses must be erected and great efforts were made to get this ruling altered. Eventually permission was given to build “traditional” houses.” W.O. 1955. Built on land previously owned by Pool House
CHURCH GARTH built in 1986 on land previously owned by Pool House.
CHURCHILL FLATS 1963 Proposal to build 24 flatlets built by Council. In 1965. 20 units were in course of construction. Cost £38748
HOLLIES, THE , Pool Bank New Road. built by Consort Homes after demolition by them of the old Georgian house, Plainville/Park House/Monkmans 2002
MANOR CRESCENT, in 1934 a contract was placed by W. L., Holmes and William Whiteley with Messrs. O’brien and Richmond of Otley for the building of 16 houses in four blocks in what became Manor Crescent and a private company, Pool-in-Wharfedale Estates Ltd. was set up to manage them. The total cost was£7,993.13.9d. plus £10 per house for the architect John C. Proctor of Leeds.
The first occupants were:
- Ernest Wilkinson, a yard man at the paper mill
- Harry Perkins, dryer man
- Fred Davey, retired railwayman
- George Proctor, Council lengthman
- Ernest Dibb, lime mixer and rag house at mill
- Vincent Parker, joiner at S. Kaye 7 Son
- Francis Marjoram, farmer at Riffa
- Arthur Pickard, clerk at Otley Gas Co.
14. Harland Bland, glazier at mill
15. Sid Shillitoe, worker at mill
16 Horace Whitmore, RAC patrolman
17 Frank Cooper ?
18. Greensit, farmer ?
19. George Whitaker, gardener
20 Jack Davies joiner?
21. Ernest Butterill beaterman at mill
(David Whiteley Memoirs.)
MANOR GARDENS was built on land (orchard and garden) owed by the manor house. It was called Chapel Hill (not to be confused with Chapel Hill Road) suggesting the land at one time was owned by the church when a Chapel of Ease..The earliest name of the land was Cowpasture.The owners have to legally sign that they will not keep hens, have factory containing power machinery and no advertising hoarding or noisy noxious or offensive trade.
MILLCROFT built by Wharfedale Rural Council in 1948, completed in 1949. Garages: 6 built 1957 at a cost of £1212, plus 6 later.
OAKDALE built in the 1920/30’s. named after the old oak tree which stood in the centre of the old track. The tree was demolished in 2011, the rings recorded it as being there for 312 years. This track originally ran straight down from Staircase Lane, over Arthington Lane to the River Wharfe.
OLD ORCHARD built c.1990 built on the orchard of the Manor House.
PARKLANDS Arthington Lane. built by Thos. Feather c1964 on land previously owned by Park House/Plainville. Building lasted c.10yrs.
POOL HALL MEWS Chapel Hill Road. initially built by Wilson Connoly Homes in 2002/3 finished by Bryant Homes, on land previously owned by Hall Farm, postal address Chapel Hill Road. These houses were built on land which has a covenant restricting any building on three “agricultural” fields. (Wakefield Archives).
WHITEHOLME (was to have been called St. Wilfrid’s Fold)Arthington Lane. Built by Bryant Homes in 2001.
SWEDISH HOUSES on Millcroft built in 1946 by PPC. Cost £7674. Similar cottages are built in Norfolk.
WHARFE CRESCENT (Originally named Wharfedale Avenue). Oct 1929 12 houses built, but July 1930 it was decided by Wharfedale Rural Council, to built a further ten houses (PPC minute book) Cost £700 each let at 7/9d plus rates.
WILLOW COURT built on site of old Pool-in-Wharfedale railway station in 1971. Other names considered; Woodlands Estate; and Banksfoot Close; finally agreed to Willow Court by March 1970.
STANHOPE FIELDS Pool Road 2005 built by Wimpey.
It is said that housing in Pool increased by 39% during the last few years to 2002.
Sundries The semis and farmholdings were built on Castley Lane by Ward & Crossley, Carcroft, Nr. Doncaster on behalf of the Government to aid solders to obtain a living when returning from WW1.
In 2013 plans were submitted by Leeds City Council to erect approx 541 new homes to the west of the village, thus increasing the size of the village by 50%. The proposed building land has a high pressure North Sea Gas pipe running through it. Part of the land is covered by an ancient Covenant issued by Pool Hall (Yorks Archives, Wakefield), also two houses would require demolition but are in the Pool-in-Wharfedale Conservation Area issued by L.C.C. in 2009.