Welcome to our beautiful Grade 1 listed Mediaeval church which has been a place of continuous worship for nearly one thousand years.

We have a fine collection of embroideries created over the last one hundred years. Discover the history, the architecture and the stories of people who have worshipped here over the centuries. We are proud of our connections to John Smeaton, the Father of Civil Engineering, who worshipped and is buried here. 2024 marks 300 years since his birth and there will be a special exhibition about his life and achievements.

Join Peter Mitchell in a Gallery tour of his exhibition as he reflects on his long rooted connection with the city of Leeds.

Peter Mitchell is widely regarded as one of the most important early colour photographers of the 20th century. He became best known for his photographic chronicles of Leeds, including a series of striking photographs of the city through the 1970s and 1980s. This exhibition marks a return to Leeds Art Gallery for Mitchell who had his first exhibition there in 1975. Some works are displayed for the first time from his personal collection.

Join Friends of Middleton Park member John Newbould for a walk and talk about recusancy in Middleton.

Join Leeds Civic Trust for the unveiling of their 198th blue plaque for 'The Duchess'!

Join Leeds Civic Trust for a blue plaque unveiling for Iconic Leeds music venue, The Duchess

The Duchess opened in 1985, with a capacity of 250 people, The Duchess of York (The Duchess) became Leeds’s most important grass-roots music venue where emerging bands and artists performed on their way to becoming commercially or culturally successful. The iconic list includes Oasis, The Verve, Radiohead, Blur, Coldplay, PJ Harvey, Muse, Bush, Placebo, Green Day and Pulp.

David Sellers spent nearly 30 years as a Chartered Civil Engineer designing sewer systems for Leeds. His illustrated talk brings to light some milestones from the cholera epidemic of the 1830s to the environmental controversies of the present day.

The sewerage network beneath our feet is taken for granted as one of the prerequisites of civilised life; it is very much 'out of sight, out of mind'. Consequently the history of our sewerage inheritance is hidden even more effectively than the sewers themselves.

An opportunity to visit the oldest Friends Meeting House in Leeds; a beautiful and historic listed building where Quakers have worshipped continuously since 1756.

A warm welcome is assured for everyone who visits this much loved Meeting House.

St John's Church was originally built for the Nicholson family who lived at the Mansion in Roundhay Park. Although rather off the beaten track, the stories of some of the people buried there offer unusual insights into the history of North Leeds

Join local historians Wendy Grisedale and Val Crompton for a guided walk around the Adel Conservation Area.

This flat circular walk lasts about one and three-quarter hours and includes Adel Church and the Old Adel Rectory, York Gate House, Long Causeway and old cottages, old Adel Smithy and the old Adel School building. The walk will end at Adel Church which will be open for those who wish to visit between 13.45 and 16.00

Humphry Repton was the leading landscape gardener of his generation; discover the legacy of his work at Armley for Benjamin Gott.

Gotts Park Mansion was the home of Benjamin Gott, owner of Armley Mills and a leading figure in the Industrial Revolution. The Mansion is set in stunning parkland designed by Humphry Repton and is now the clubhouse for a golf course. 

Your guides will be Clive Walton who is Head Greenkeeper, Secretary and Director of Gotts Park Golf Club and Dr Patrick Eyres author of 'On the Spot: The Yorkshire Red Books of Humphry Repton'.