Map 15 – The Seacroft Scroll

Stories and Reflections from Local Residents

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The Seacroft Scroll is a collection of stories and reflections from local residents, who have worked together over the course of a year to delve into the area’s heritage and history. The scroll has been developed by artists from the 365LeedsStories project in response to a request from Simon Hilton, Headteacher at Beechwood Primary School. It has been produced in partnership with children and staff from Beechwood and Seacroft Grange Primary Schools and librarians from Leeds Library and Information Service.

    • Portraits of local residents in Seacroft. Photos by Lizzie Coombes

    Project credits

    The Seacroft Scroll was created by the following people…

    ARTISTIC TEAM –
    Lead Artist: Alison Andrews
    Lead Artist: Matthew Bellwood
    Photography: Lizzie Coombes
    Archive Advice: Ross Horsley
    Workshop Facilitator: Jaye Kearney
    Graphic Design: Amy Levene
    Workshop Support: Matt Rogers
    Project Documentation: Peter Spafford

    LEEDS LIBRARIES – Liam Garnett, Sally Hughes, Helen Skilbeck, Greg Stringer, Sue Wright

    DISCOVERY CENTRE – Gabrielle Hamilton, Andrew Kyrover, Kitty Ross

    With thanks to:
    Jane Riley and Anna Goodridge at The Leeds Library
    Patsy Lyttle and Artemis
    Sarah Hopkinson and Keepmoat Homes
    Kate Taverner and the staff at North and South Seacroft
    Friends and Neighbours
    Staff and members of LS14 Trust

    This document has been created with:
    Staff and children at Beechwood Primary School
    Staff and children at Seacroft Grange Primary School

    And interviewees: Barbara Ackroyd, Sylvia Adams, Pearl Allen, Margaret Arnett, Zoe Carty, Joanne Curtis, Pearl Field, Mick and Doreen Firth, Paul Fletcher, Dorothy Frankland, Edna Garbutt, Geoff Hardwick, Graham Hyde, Jaimes Moran, Marjorie Nichols, Linda Palmer, Geraldine Talbot, Audrey Ward, Jean Ward, Audrey Wilson, Sue Wright, David Wrighton

    • Developing the scroll

      Photos showing development work and story gathering for the Seacroft Scroll taken at the Discovery Centre, Leeds Central Library and primary schools in Seacroft.

    Photos by Lizzie Coombes and Matthew Bellwood

  • The Scroll – stories and reflections from Seacroft

    KS2 children from Seacroft Grange Primary and Beechwood Primary along with members of community groups and other Seacroft residents have created the Seacroft Scroll. The full scroll in giant form was displayed with other pieces created by the groups in Room 800 at Leeds Central Library in September 2018.

    • Photos by Matthew Bellwood and Amy Levene

    The complete Seacroft Scroll is available to view. Click below to load the document as an image (available soon).

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  • Discussing the Seacroft Scroll

    Alison and Matthew describe the Scroll and discuss their approach to the project, with Peter Spafford.

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