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Burmantofts Pottery
Brief history and details of an e-book about this factory.
www.postmaster.co.uk/~jason31/51000/ |
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Leeds Community History Portal
A service offered by Leeds Library and Information Services to support and resource local and family historians; information, advice, details of library collections and holdings, and links.
www.communityhistory.leedslearning.org/ |
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Leeds Civic Trust
Aims to encourage development and public amenities which take pride in the present and future heritage of Leeds. Useful reports and events listed.
www.leedscivictrust.org.uk/ |
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Leeds Woollen Workers Petition
Letter published in local newspapers by 1786 by textile mill workers in Leeds, United Kingdom, complaining about the effects of machines on the previously well-paid skilled workers. From the Modern History Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1786machines.html |
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Leodis
On-line history of Leeds. About 50 accounts and sources collected by an amateur historian.
homepage.ntlworld.com/keith.feeney/contents.html |
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The Barnbow Lasses
An account of Britain?s premier shell factory between 1914 and 1918, their workforce, and the explosion in 1916 (to date the worst tragedy in terms of lives lost in the history of Leeds).
historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/BarnbowLasses.htm |
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Rent Strike
Accounts of the Leeds Rent Strikes of 1914 and 1934, and their contribution to the development of the British Tenants' Movement.
freespace.virgin.net/labwise.history6/ |
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Leeds Chartists
An history of the movement in the city.
www.chartists.net/Leeds-Chartists.htm |
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Hunslet Engine Company
A short history of the famous rail engine works, provided by Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.
www.brc-stockbook.co.uk/Hunslett.htm |
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The Leeds Pals - The 15th (Service) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
An online memorial to one of the First World War "Pals' Battalions". Site aims to provide personal case-histories of named soldiers, photographs, local history and military documents.
www.leeds-pals.com/ |
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Leodis Database
Searchable photographic archive for Leeds, which can be restricted by locality, and by decade or year.
www.leodis.org/ |
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Secret Leeds
Dedicated to quirky, unusual or mysterious aspects of the built environment of the city past and present. Includes a forum.
www.secretleeds.com/ |
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The Story of Sewerage in Leeds
The history of the development of sewage services in Leeds from the 19th century, in 9 chapters.
www.dsellers.demon.co.uk/sewers/sew_ch1.htm |
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Athena
A collection of indexes (with annotated references) to sources of information held in the collections of the Leeds Local Studies Library.
www.leedslocalindex.net/ |
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Leeds Local History Wiki
A community internet history project organised by the Local Studies Library (of Leeds Library and Information Service); includes information about resources, and articles by volunteer contributors.
addyourlocalhistory.wetpaint.com/ |
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Sundials in and around Leeds
An introduction to sundials around Leeds; details of where to find the surviving examples.
www.dsellers.demon.co.uk/sundials/sun_ch1.htm |
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The Battle of Winwaed
An account of a major battle fought on Penda's Fields or around Whinmoor, in 655 CE; with ramifications for the future development of England.
www.winwaed.com/history/winwaed/winwaed.html |
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The Urban Geography of Leeds
An account of the development and history of Leeds from the 18th century to the 20th.
www.brixworth.demon.co.uk/leeds/index.htm |
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Armley Gaol
Information about judicial executions performed between 1864 and 1961 at the prison.
www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/armley.html |
