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Thwaite watermill could be considered a unique heritage attraction because it is one of the last working water-powered mills in Britain and due to its varying uses by trade offers a unique lens in which to study the many aspects of local society and industrial history. The life of the
Job Day was born in 1840 at Ulceby a small Lincolnshire village and his father was Thomas Day a farm labourer and his mother was Mary Day. The family comprised of John and Job Day and in 1861 at the age of 21 Job had a career as a Tea
Plans are underway to commemorate ‘The Battle of Holbeck Moor’ when Holbeck saw off Hitler’s friends in 1936. Beeston resident Sam Kirk, who is leading the drive to have a Leeds Civic Trust Blue Plaque installed on behalf of Leeds Stand Up To Racism, explained the events: On the 27
Generations of musical memories are being captured for a new project in Leeds which is reliving some of the city’s most iconic gigs. Hundreds of tickets which once secured entry to memorable live performances by a host of music legends including The Beatles, Elton John and U2 have been collected
A horrid murder took place in Leeds in July 1840 and so far, no progress has been made towards solving it. The unfortunate victim was one William Reynolds Rotheray of about 20 years of age and a dealer in rags who resided alone in a house on Holbeck Lane. William
I wish all South Leeds Life readers a very Happy New Year with the hope that life will improve for all of us. Older South Leeds residents will recall the time when New Year’s Eve and New Year’s day did not mean a great deal apart from many going to
Leeds New Station was given Royal Assent in 1865 and it opened to traffic in 1869 and was situated off New Station Street and roughly occupied the area where Platforms 9 to 17 at the present station are situated. This station was designed by Thomas Prosser the architect for the
The Beecroft girls, Ada aged 6 years and Annie aged 4 years, were the illegitimate daughters of Thomas Mellor. Their mother Ada Beecroft, had been committed to the Menston Asylum at Guiseley where she died in November 1899. Some time before Ada’s death Mellor had moved in with another woman
John Fowler was born on 11 July 1826 at Melksham, Wiltshire, his father also called John Fowler was a wealthy Quaker merchant who married Rebecca Hull and together they had three daughters and five sons of whom John was the third son. John Fowler Junior appeared to be a normal
Hunslet Carr Residents Association have published another of their popular Hunslet Remembered calendars featuring of pictures of Hunslet in days gone by. The calendars are on sale now, priced just £4, from Stevenson’s on Hunslet Road; The Gold Trader, Penny Hill Centre; and The Prospect pub on Moor Road. Alternatively