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The History of High Royds, Menston
By Kim Revill High Royds – now known as Chevin Park – is a former psychiatric hospital that first opened ... -
1842 – Chartists, General Strike and ‘Plug Riots’ in Leeds
By Harry Bratley Written in 1838, mainly by William Lovett of the London Working Men’s Association, the People’s Charter stated ... -
The Leeds Turnpike Riots of 1753
By Harry Bratley In the 1740s, merchants and tradesmen in Leeds became frustrated with the poor state of local roads ... -
A Short History of Ilkley Hall
By Kim Revill Built in 1825 for Wakefield solicitor Benjamin Dixon, Ilkley Hall on Wells Road was one of the ... -
The Leeds Military Riot of 1844: When Soldiers Fought the Police
By Harry Bratley In June 1844, a fracas known as the Military Riot was probably one of the most unusual ... -
Harry Ramsden’s in Guiseley: Remembering The World’s Biggest Fish and Chip Shop
By Kim Revill In 1952 a Guinness world record was broken in the village of Guiseley, close to Ilkley. It ... -
The Leeds Gasworks Riots of 1890
By Harry Bratley During the summer of 1890, the most brutal street violence in nineteenth-century Britain brought Leeds to a ... -
The 1970 Clothing Strike of Leeds
By Harry Bratley Up to the mid-twentieth century, Leeds was the centre of the British textile industry, supplying clothing throughout ... -
The Civil War Battle of Leeds, 1643
By Harry Bratley When, on 22 August 1642, King Charles I raised his standard at Nottingham, the King’s dispute with ... -
A Stroll Through the The Victorian Circuses of Leeds
By Dr. Steve Ward The Victorian era was the golden age of the circus. By the time that Victoria came ... -
The History of Ilkley Spa
Ilkley is well-known as a ‘spa town’ – and, as author Melanie King explains in this extract taken from her ... -
A Profile of Yorkshire Abolitionist Richard Oastler
by Gavin Wakefield In the early stages of the Industrial Revolution in Yorkshire factories sprang up all over the West ...
