Archive for the ‘History’ Category
Granary Wharf
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
At the height of the Industrial Revolution Granary Wharf was at the heart of the Leeds trading industry witnessing the sale and supply of...
Railway Viaduct
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
A disused railway viaduct runs alongside the western edge of the urban village boundary and, in its time, was considered one of the great...
Neville Street & Dark Arches
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Neville Street and Dark Neville Street, fondly known as ‘Dark Arches’ form the main gateway into the city centre from the motorway and the...
Midland Mills
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Midland Mills was built in 1793 by John Jubb as a flax mill and was later to become one of the most influential machinery...
Tower Works
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Colonel Thomas Harding started out in business as a gill-pin maker in Great Wilson Street in Leeds in 1836 forming a distinctive landmark on the...
Temple Works
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Pioneering industrialist John Marshall’s thirst for innovation did not stop at Marshall’s Mill. Inspired by Eygptian architecture, in 1864 he went on to create...
Round Foundry
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
The Round Foundry is the earliest surviving engineering works in the world and was the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution in Leeds with tales...
Marshall’s Mill
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Marshall’s Mill was the brain child of John Marshall who revolutionised industry, harnessing water power from the near by Hol Beck to mass produce...
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