I have been asked, as the present vicar of St. John's Roundhay, to write a few words as a preface to this history. This I gladly do.

For almost a century and a half, the Church of Roundhay St. John has stood in our midst as a constant reminder of the presence of God and all that we owe him. It has ministered to the needs of succeeding generations through word and Sacrament in all conditions and circumstances. Its work continues, unabated today.

This book, so ably compiled by Mr. Jack Dickinson aid Mr. Gilbert Webster, traces the development of the Church in Roundhay from its foundation in 1826 to the present day. It touches upon the district in early times and follows the growth of the Parish from a scattered collection of houses to the modern suburb of 1967, always with the church as the focal point.

I heartily commend this book to all Roundhay people and especially to the congregation of St. John's, both past and present, as a record, of the inheritance which is theirs, and as a stimulus to continue the work of God in Roundhay with renewed vigour.

St. John's Vicarage,                                                                                            GORDON C. WOOD
Roundhay,
Leeds.

October 1967.