Evocative photos take you back to Leeds city centre in 1928
2 days ago · These evocative photos showcase a year in the life of Leeds city centre at the end of the 1920s. They turn back the clock to1928 and provide a fascinating glimpse into a city at work, rest and ...
Fantastic photos showcase life in Leeds during the 1920s
Aug 3, 2021 · These photos turn back the clock to showcase life in Leeds during the last 20s. They turn on the spotlight on a city evolving and a decade which saw the first council houses were built in...
Cenotaph, The Headrow, Leeds © Rich Tea - Geograph Britain …
Jan 28, 2006 · The Cenotaph is in Victoria Gardens on The Headrow, but was originally in City Square, where it was unveiled by the Earl of Harewood in 1922. It was moved in 1936 when City Square was altered.
Astonishing photos of Leeds city centre during the 1920s
May 11, 2020 · They are the photos which celebrate life in Leeds city centre during the 1920s. It was a decade in which the first council houses were built in the city and St James's Hospital was founded.
Retro Leeds: 16 amazing black and white photos show what Leeds …
Oct 16, 2022 · Leeds City Square, 1921. The City Square in July 1921. A steam engine is being used by road-menders. Photo: Topical Press Agency Hulton Archive / Getty Images. Photo Sales. The statue of the...
Leodis - a photographic archive of Leeds | New contributions ...
Leodis is an online photographic archive containing over 70,000 images of Leeds, old and new, and is managed by Leeds Libraries, part of Leeds City Council. The Local and Family History department in Leeds Central Library has a huge collection of photographs relating to the city.
The LEODIS Image Archive – The Secret Library - Leeds
An archive of over 60,000 images of Leeds: visit the Leodis website to browse the full collection. This photographic archive brings together collections held by Leeds Libraries as well as collections from West Yorkshire Archive Service, the Thoresby Society, Leeds Civic Trust and Leeds Museums and Galleries.
22 fascinating photos take you back to Leeds in the 1920s - MSN
These photos turn back the clock to showcase life in Leeds during the last 20s. They turn on the spotlight on a city evolving and a decade which saw the first council houses were built in...
Leeds Then and Now - Incredible photos chart the historic rise of Leeds …
Jul 7, 2019 · City Square under construction in 1897 (Image: Leodis)1 of 26. A modern day City Square from above (Image: Eric Musgrave)2 of 26. This photo is almost 150 years old, and shows the view down Boar Lane before it was widened (Image: Thoresby Society)3 of 26. It's now completely unrecognisable from what it used to be (Image: David North)4 of 26.
The Oldest Photos Of Leeds - Chris Nickson
Jun 6, 2018 · Taken in the courtyard of the Mixed Cloth Hall (which stood where the NW corner of City Square is today) in 1880, it shows the yard filled to its capacity of 20,000, all gathered to listen to William Gladstone, who’s on the platform in the distance.