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Boasting branches in London, Leeds, Harrogate and Sunderland, Taylor's claimed they were 'known everywhere' for providing 'the public with pure drugs'.

The abbey played a part in the industrial development of Leeds, for it was here that iron forging first began in the district. The Abbey was founded in 1152 as a daughter house of Fountains.

The people of Leeds flocked here at weekends to listen to the band playing and to savour the fresh air.

curious building, with tall, slim lancets extending almost from floor to roof, was conceived by R D Chantrell in 1828; Chantrell was responsible for a number of Gothic-revival inspired churches in the Leeds

The people of Leeds flocked here at weekends to listen to the band playing and to savour the fresh air.

Boasting branches in London, Leeds, Harrogate and Sunderland, Taylor's claimed they were 'known everywhere' for providing 'the public with pure drugs'.

This modest hospital was set up in Scotland Lane as the Leeds Work People's Convalescent Home. Members would pay their 1d a week and be entitled to rest and recuperation here.

The Leeds system closed in 1959, Sheffield in 1960 and Glasgow in 1962.

Some of the stained glass is from Florence.The monuments to Lady Margaret Osborne and the First Duke of Leeds are of outstanding quality and craftsmanship.

In the latter part of the 19th century, several colleges run by various religious denominations opened around Leeds.The Leeds Clergy school and the Roman Catholic Seminary were both opened

In the days when the Reverend William Downes was rector, and William Wilkinson kept the Leeds Arms, local farmers included Joseph Booth, Jonathan Marshall, Maude Thomas, John Shirt and Thomas Stanland

These locks were constructed in 1774 on the Leeds/Liverpool canal, which transformed the town of Bingley into an industrial centre.

These locks were constructed in 1774 on the Leeds/Liverpool canal, which transformed the town of Bingley into an industrial centre.

Leeds was the industrial power house of the old West Riding.

Kiveton Park was once an estate belonging to Sir Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby and later First Duke of Leeds; the house, designed by William Talman, has long since been demolished.

charming scene awaited visitors to Ilkley's many hydropathic establishments, which included the Spa, the Grove, Ben Rhydding and the majestic Wells House, designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, architect of the Leeds

This charming scene awaited visitors to the many hydropathic establishments, which included the Spa, the Grove, Ben Rhydding and the majestic Wells House, designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, architect of the Leeds

Originally a part of the Cardigan Fields estate, Headingley was put on the market in 1888 and purchased by the Leeds cricket and football clubs in January 1889.

The main A59 road from Liverpool to Preston runs through the centre of the village, and at the far end, rises over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

The village of Halsall is situated near to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The village once had its own grammar school; the building is now the choir vestry of St Cuthbert's.

In 1934 Leeds City Council embarked on a programme to clear 30,000 slums.

On the right the bay is dominated by the Grand Hotel (1867), designed by Cuthbert Brodrick from Leeds, and in the centre is Sir Joseph Paxton's splendid Spa Hall and Theatre (1880).

The Leeds/Liverpool Canal and the railway both increased access to new markets across the Pennines and down to the south.

On the left is Leeds' oldest shop, which dates from 1613 and is receiving a face lift. Further along the street on the right stands the Empire Theatre.