Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Archives

South Leeds youngster wins Leeds 400 writing prize

On 21 September 2026 By Jeremy Morton

As part of the Leeds 400 celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the city receiving its royal charter in 1626, the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society held a creative writing competition for school children in the city. The theme of the competition was ‘400 words to celebrate Leeds 400’

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South of the River – Town and Gown

On 29 March 2013 By leeds11

I struggled through the snow into the city centre on Saturday for a Science Fair at the City Museum. I don’t know how long this has been going on but the organisers date back to 1819. There’s something rather wonderful in the fact that the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

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City Science Fair on Saturday

On 19 March 2013 By leeds11

Leeds city Museum hosts a science fair this Saturday boasting stargazers, dragonflies, mad scientists and much more. South Leeds Life doesn’t normally cover city centre events, but following the success of South Leeds Community Radio’s “Come Dine With Science”, we thought we should mark your card for this event. There