household good retailer) also had premises. During the 2008–2009 UK retail crisis, two retail chains, Land of Leather and Empire Direct, closed. Features The street names are all uniform, with roads running in a North-South direction named "Street 1", "Street 2", "Street 8", etc., and those crossing them named "Avenue A", "Avenue B", etc. Running along the sixty-year-old lamp posts on certain parts of the estate are electricity cables. The retail park is set in grass covered bunkers. There are level crossings on certain streets, despite the railway being dismantled since 1965. The retail park is home to a playground, formerly home to an old tank, a Bren Gun Carrier and a fire engine, and is still home to a large mock pirate ship (about 40' in height). References Buildings and structures in Leeds Industrial parks in the United Kingdom Retail parks in the United Kingdom