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Adel Quaker Meeting House and burial ground
Heritage Open Day: Quaker Meeting House, garden and burial ground which date from the 19th century. The house will feature an exhibition about its history and the early history of Quakerism. A 19th century building with an extension added around 2009. Visitors can enter the meeting room set out for weekly Meetings for Worship and view an exhibition describing the history of the house and giving an insight into Quakerism in the locality as well as a brief account of the early history of, and prominent people within, the Quaker movement. The burial ground features rows of resting places denoted by the traditional uniform Quaker headstones, including two graves of the War Graves Commission and the resting places of Quakers who were prominent in Leeds life.
Sunday 14 September
Adel Friends Meeting House, New Adel Lane, 387 Otley Old Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS16 6AZ
Sun 14 Sep:1230-1600; Free Entry.
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