“If nothing else in life, at least I have the ability to recognise an opportunity. It were around 1943 – …Read the Rest
Text Stories
Bronze Statue of the goddess ‘Circe’ by Alfred Drury (1856-1944)
The sculptor, Alfred Drury, made his name with the statue “Circe”, originally commissioned for Leeds Art Gallery in 1894, when …Read the Rest
The Day We Sat Down In The Road.
Anti-War Protests – Boar Lane,Thursday, March 20th, 2003. In the previous weeks, thousands of people had marched in London, but …Read the Rest
Marsh Lane Tenements
Marsh Lane Tenements: (Just before the Mill Street student residences, on the opposite side of the road, or, just down …Read the Rest
The Duchess
Shoppers passing Hugo Boss’ store today might find it hard to believe that Nirvana, Radiohead, Coldplay, Pulp, Manic Street Preachers, Blur, …Read the Rest
The Dark Arches
For me this has always been a place of mystery and enchantment, one of the few, rare sites where we …Read the Rest
The Dripping Riots
When Eliza Stafford left Armley Prison by a back door on Wednesday 22nd February 1865 she was unaware of the …Read the Rest
Reclaim the Streets
A Street party of another kind. That’s how I remember my first Reclaim the Streets action in Leeds. Over the …Read the Rest
Once upon a time…
Through this site and locations across the city we aim to create a narrative for Leeds which reflects our experience …Read the Rest