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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.
- Leeds Playbills
At Leeds Libraries our Playbills Collection is just one of...
- Leeds Playbills
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.
Nov 25, 2022 · A building once owned by an ancient order of knights is among the lost Leeds landmarks recorded by librarians. A photograph of the Old George Hotel, which Charlotte Bronte was a guest at, is...
Aug 21, 2021 · Leeds' residents are being asked to help identify thousands of unknown people and places in archive pictures. The Leodis website features 62,000 photographs taken in the city across the...
- The Corn Exchange, 1991. In 1860 a new corn exchange was proposed that was to be designed and built along the lines of the state-of-the-art Edinburgh Corn Exchange.
- The Half Roundhouse, Wellington Road, 1993. Originally a heavy engineering repair shed for the Leeds & Thirsk Railway from 1847, it is now commercial storage premises.
- County Arcade, Briggate. The buildings and conditions in what was to become the beautiful Victoria Quarter could not have been more different before 1877.
- Leeds Town Hall, 1994. Before the construction of the town hall, the moot hall (which had stood in the middle of Briggate) had performed the city’s civic and judicial function from 1615 until 1813.
This collection of photos takes you back to Leeds in the 1950s – although the specific year of each image is unknown.
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4 days ago · This was 1903 and the photo is one of 19 showcasing a year in the life of the city. Suburbs in focus include Little London, Osmondthorpe, Rodley, Sheepscar and Beeston. The images are published ...
