Professor Joyce Hill will lead this guided walk of Georgian Leeds. Although we tend to think of the heart of Leeds as a Victorian city, it was already flourishing in the Georgian period, rapidly establishing itself as the leading centre for the woollen cloth trade.
Back by popular demand, Dr Steve Ward will lead his Victorian Circus walking tour of Leeds
Back by popular demand, Dr Steve Ward will lead his Victorian Circus walking tour of Leeds
Join historian Robert Dyson for this guided walk around the Bank on the North Side of the River Aire.
As the city once again gears up for the possibility that trams may once again appear in our streets, Clifford Stead, artist, tour guide and Trustee at Leeds Civic Trust will take you on a walk across the South Bank of the city weaving in the stores of public transport that has been lost, was promised or was never realised. The tour will start outside the Wagon Hoist (soon to be opened as a museum) in Wellington Place – a remnant of Leeds Central Station that was closed in 1967.
Professor Joyce Hill leads a guided walk tracking the Industrial Revolution as it developed in Holbeck, featuring figures such as Matthew Murray, John Marshall, and later ‘Colonel’ Harding.
Join historian Robert Dyson for a walk around this much-neglected area of Leeds, Mabgate.
We will start the walk in a late 18th Century Mill, discovering the development of Mabgate from medieval common land via the Industrial Revolution into the 21st-century. Along the way, you will learn about the housing, apartments, and Culture with plenty of surprises to discover!
Meeting Point: The walk will start at Wren Bakery located in Mabgate Mill, why not arrive 30 mins before and grab yourself a coffee and delicious homemade cake?
28 artists and makers are opening their studios over two weekends in June.
1st & 2nd June and 8th & 9th June.
All artists are within a 6 mile radius of Wetherby. You can see originals, prints, cards, felt making, glass blowing, photography and so much more.
Some artists will be demonstrating during the weekends and dogs are welcome at many of the studios. You can plan your route by checking our website www.artistsaroundwetherby.com where you will be able to download a brochure in May.
Roundhay Artists always enjoy showing their new work and discussing their creative processes with visitors to their Open Studios Art Trail – but this year is particularly special as it is their 10th anniversary!
The group has grown and developed since two local artists, Debbie Samuel and Miriam Laville, took the initiative to organise the first Open Studios event back in 2014 to showcase the variety of art and craft work being produced around them in Roundhay.
Join us for a programme of special tours exploring fascinating elements of Temple Newsam’s rich and varied history. From the civil wars to costume, and controversies to civil engineering these tours promise to reveal a different side to this magnificent house.
These tours will last between 1-1.5hrs. Meeting point is the Great Hall, unless otherwise stated. Cost for the tours is £5 (plus house admission)