A-Z of Leeds
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A-Z of Leeds

Places-People-History

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eBook - ePub

A-Z of Leeds

Places-People-History

About this book

Leeds is a city of great history and heritage. From its beginnings as a religious and agricultural centre in the Middle Ages to its twenty-first-century status as one of the UK's leading digital and information technology hubs, it has always been at the forefront of progress in the UK. A–Z of Leeds delves into the history of this city in Yorkshire. It highlights well-known landmarks, famous residents and digs beneath the surface to uncover some of the lesser-known facts about Leeds and its hidden gems. Significant moments in its history are covered as well as its notable sons and daughters, major industries that have shaped the city from the start to today, education, culture, sport, famous pubs and hotels, the impact of two world wars and a look at the diverse Leeds of the twenty-first century. This fascinating A–Z tour of Leeds' history is fully illustrated and will appeal to all those with an interest in this city in Yorkshire.

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Information

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781445689142
Edition
0
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Introduction
  3. Armley Mills (1788), Canal Road
  4. Armley Gaol
  5. Barnbow Munitions Factory – National Filling Factory No. 1
  6. The Barnbow Disaster
  7. The Beeston Brotherhood
  8. Alan Bennett (b. 1934)
  9. The Black Prince
  10. The Bread Arch
  11. Burton’s
  12. Chartists
  13. City Varieties Music Hall
  14. Leonora Cohen OBE
  15. The Corn Exchange
  16. County Arcade (1907)
  17. Daniel Defoe
  18. The Dark Arches (1846), Granary Wharf
  19. The East Leeds Military Hospital, Beckett Street
  20. Private George Edward Ellison
  21. Mr and Mrs Horace Fawcett
  22. Celia Fiennes
  23. Isabella Ford
  24. Richard Gaukroger
  25. Greenwood & Batley
  26. The Griffin (1872), Boar Lane
  27. Tony Harrison (b. 1937)
  28. Richard Hoggart (1918–2014)
  29. Hyde Park Picture House
  30. The Infirmary at Leeds
  31. Jewish Persecution in Leeds – Leeds’s own Kristallnacht
  32. Kirkstall Brewery (1833), Broad Lane, Kirkstall
  33. Leeds City Museum (1819), Park Row
  34. The Leeds ‘Wizard’
  35. The Leopard, Briggate
  36. The Leeds Blitz
  37. The Leeds International Piano Competition
  38. Leeds Workhouse
  39. Makkah Masjid (2003), Thornville Road
  40. Marks & Spencer
  41. The Mechanics’ Institute
  42. Kathleen Mumford
  43. The Northern Area Army Clothing Depot
  44. No. 2 Northern General, Beckett’s Park
  45. The Odeon and the Beatles
  46. The Nicola Adams Postbox
  47. The ‘Prophet Hen of Leeds’
  48. The Pud School
  49. Quarry Hill
  50. Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (1887–1967)
  51. Romulus and Remus
  52. Royal Armouries Museum, Clarence Dock
  53. The Savage Club
  54. Jogendra Sen
  55. Professor Arthur Smithell
  56. Temple Works, Holbeck Urban Village
  57. Thackray Museum, Beckett Street
  58. Ralph Thoresby
  59. Thornton’s Arcade, off Briggate
  60. Time Ball Buildings, Nos 24–26 Briggate (c. 1820)
  61. J. R. R. Tolkien
  62. Tomasso Bros, Ice-cream Supremos
  63. University of Leeds Brotherton Library, Parkinson Building
  64. Victoria Cross
  65. John Waddington
  66. Keith Waterhouse (1929–2009)
  67. Joseph Watson & Sons Ltd – Soapy Joe’s
  68. The White Cloth Hall, Kirkgate
  69. Whitelocks Alehouse, Turk’s Head Yard
  70. The Who, Live at Leeds
  71. Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, MC (1883–1929), aka ‘Woodbine Willie’
  72. Xmas Cracker
  73. RAF Yeadon & the Avro Shadow Factory
  74. Zeppelins
  75. About the Author