Lincoln Green is an area of Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

, England

England

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. The area is mainly residential with a small local shopping centre. The area also has public houses and a working men's club

Working men's club

Working men's clubs are a type of private social club founded in the 19th century in industrial areas of the United Kingdom, particularly the North of England, the Midlands and many parts of the South Wales Valleys, to provide recreation and education for working class men and their families.-...

 (originally 'The Granville', a Tetley's

Tetley's Bitter

Tetley's was a brewery founded in 1822 by Joshua Tetley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England which operated for 189 years until it was closed in June 2011. The brewery was owned by the Carlsberg Group and produced a range of beers, including Tetley's Bitter, and was the world's largest producer of...

 freehouse). Most housing in Lincoln Green is council owned

Council house

A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at...

 high rise flats

Tower block

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, these are in a significantly worse condition then those on other areas of the city. Lincoln Green is one of the most deprived areas of the city. Lincoln Green used to have a secondary school, Agnes Stewart C of E Secondary School, however this closed in July 2006. Primrose High School

Primrose High School

The Co-operative Academy of Leeds is a comprehensive school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The school is part of the Central Leeds Learning Federation along with City of Leeds School and Shakespeare Primary School, which means they share an executive head teacher and a board of governors.The...

 in neighbouring Burmantofts

Burmantofts

Burmantofts is an area of 1960s high-rise housing blocks in inner-city east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England adjacent to the city centre and St. James's Hospital. It is a racially diverse area, with sizable Afro-Caribbean and Irish communities, but suffers the social problems typical of similar areas...

 is close by. Lincoln Green is to be featured on ITV

ITV

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 programme, Seven Days on the Breadline.

The areas shopping centre was opened on 3 November 1962 by Pat Phoenix

Pat Phoenix

Patricia "Pat" Frederica Phoenix was an English actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television through her role of Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street.-Early life and career:Born in Ireland to Anna Maria Josephine Noonan and Tom Manfield, but moved to Manchester before...

 (Elsie Tanner

Elsie Tanner

Elsie Tanner is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Patricia Phoenix from 1960 to 1973 and from 1976 until 1984. Elsie Tanner was one of the original core characters on Coronation Street and appeared in the very first episode...

 from Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...

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