Mill Hill Chapel, situated opposite the train station at the bottom of Park Row, is the location of the fourth plaque on our Rainbow Plaque Trail. It commemorates the site at which, in 2014, Leeds’ first same-sex marriages were conducted within a religious context. The Marriage Act of 2013 legalised the marriage ceremonies of same-sex […]
Rainbow Plaque 15 – Celebrating 'Polari' Rainbow Plaque number 15 on our newly established Rainbow Plaque Trail around Leeds city centre celebrates the LGBT+ community’s use of ‘Polari’, a secret vocabulary used to avoid arousing suspicion at a time when being gay was a criminal offence. The plaque is situated at the entrance to the […]
Rainbow Plaques Launched In anticipation of Leeds Pride 2018 we launched our Rainbow Plaque Trail on the 1st August which celebrates the rich history of LGBT+ icons and events in Leeds. Together with Leeds LGBT+ Hub and Leeds City Council, the Trust has erected 15 plaques across the city centre to celebrate the LGBT+ community […]
The first thing that hits you is the noise… The first thing that hits you is the noise. And then the smell. A concentrated version of that odour you get from a plastic milk bottle that you forgot to rinse out. Thirty Civic Trust members joined the visit to Premier Waste Recycling Ltd, the site […]
What Price Air Quality Thank you for attending our recent What Price Air Quality event at the Albert Room. Please find below a link to each of the presentations; Neil Evans – Director of Resources and Housing, Leeds City Council Dr James Tate – Associate Lecturer, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds Dr Ian […]
First White Cloth Hall – Back to its Former Glory After years of neglect plans have been revealed to restore and revive Kirkgate’s First White Cloth Hall. The Cloth Hall owners, Rushbond, plan a sympathetic but striking redesign for the building, retaining and enhancing the archways, introducing a glass atrium and introducing a modern element […]
Temple Mill – Under the Hammer *December Update* Leeds City Council have released a statement indicating the likely costs and repairs needed to restore Temple Works. This makes it clear that any would be buyer would need to be serious about the buildings future before bidding. See their statement here. Leeds City Council – Temple […]
The North Bar Plaque – A Medieval Gateway to Leeds Step back in time with us to medieval Leeds, as today we unveil plaque number 164 for the ‘North Bar’. THE MEDIEVAL BARS OF LEEDS In the Middle Ages the boundaries of the built-up area of the town of Leeds were marked by bars. Leeds […]
October Planning Round-Up The Trust’s Planning Committee continues to meet on a fortnightly basis, although numbers do go up and down a bit through the holiday season – several new members have expressed an interest in joining and have attended ‘trial’ sessions to see how we work. We would still welcome others with an interest […]
Trust volunteers survey 3,300 Leeds 'Building at Risk' At the Trust’s ‘Rebuilding our Heritage’ conference I provided an update on the main project the HAR group have been working on over the past 4 years. It all started back in 2013 as an English Heritage (EH) pilot project where they asked groups to trial ways […]
I want to ride my bicycle… Recent Council discussion shows that bike share scheme could soon be coming to Leeds. Like many people, I have taken advantage of bike share schemes to cycle around cities a diverse as Brussels, Washington, Dublin, Aarhus (solid-wheeled bicycles that are “released” by inserting a coin in a slot a […]
Let's Make 2023 Happen! With less than two weeks to go before Leeds officially submits it’s European Capital of Culture 2023 Bid Book, its difficult not to start getting carried away with the possibilities, energy and benefits that this award would give us. The excellently produced Bid Book doesn’t shy away from the challenges that […]
Aarhus, is a very very very fine hus I was delighted to be given the opportunity to attend The Academy of Urbanism’s annual congress, which took place this year in Aarhus in September. Aside from the fact that the Academy of Urbanism has interests which coalesce with those of the Trust (for example development, design, […]
SOYO – Quarry Hill Redevelopment Announced Trust Director, Martin Hamilton was present at the announcement by Caddick of their planned £300 million investment in apartments, hotel, bars and public realm on Quarry Hill. Martin commented: “Quarry Hill is really starting to motor after many years of inactivity. When added to the new City College (already […]
York Stone Thefts York Stone Thefts Blighting Leeds. York stone is the distinctive natural textured stone quarried in Yorkshire that features in much of the paving in the older parts of the city, particularly in places like Harehills, Headingley, Woodhouse, Burley, Armley, Cross Green, Roundhay, Oakwood, Gledhow, Beeston, Pudsey and Chapel Allerton. For some time […]
