Using archive photos from the 1860s to the 1960 paired with a
modern viewpoint, Leeds Then and Now shows how the great northern
powerhouse has retained and adapted its classic Victorian
buildings, such as Kirkgate Market, to a 21st-century economy. The
centre of Leeds is the wide thoroughfare of Briggate and it has
been since at least 1207 when the path northwards from the crossing
over the River Aire - literally the bridge gate - was established.
As with most settlements, Leeds started out as dwellings next to
the water. The first mention of Leeds was made by the scholarly
monk The Venerable Bede in his Ecclesiastical History of the
English People of 731 AD when he referred to the region of Loidis,
but he was scant on details. The modern Leeds is a product of the
Industrial Revolution, a great Victorian northern industrial city
shaped by the manufacturing boom that began in the late 18th
century and employed thousands of people for almost 200 years in
industries like textiles, clothing manufacturing, metalworking and
engineering. Using historic images, some dating back to the 19th
century, paired with their modern-day viewpoint, Eric Musgrave
charts the evolution of the city from its industrial heyday through
the disruptions of two world wars, to its position as one of the
most prominent of the northern powerhouses. Sites include: City
Square, Park Place, Leeds University, Leeds Town Hall, Odeon
Cinema, Kirkgate Market, Briggate, Headrow, Boar Lane, Vicar Lane,
Duncan Street, Quarry Hill Flats, Queens Arcade, Cross Arcade,
Leeds Cathedral.
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