History Society and Culture Leeds West Yorkshire

An account of a major battle fought on Penda's Fields or around Whinmoor, in 655 CE; with ramifications for the future development of England.

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• Modern History Sourcebook - The Leeds Woollen Workers Petition, 1786, against the use of machines in their industry.
• Leeds Civic Trust - Aims to encourage development and public amenities which take pride in the present and future heritage of Leeds. Useful reports and events listed.
• Leeds Chartists - An history of the movement in the city.
• The Leeds Pals - The 15th (Service) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment - An online memorial to one of the First World War leeds "Pals\\' Battalions". Site aims to provide personal case-histories of leeds named soldiers, photographs, local history and military documents.
• Leodis Database - Searchable photographic archive for Leeds, which can be leeds restricted by locality, and by decade or year.
• The Urban Geography of Leeds - An account of the development and history of Leeds from the 18th century to the 20th.
• Leeds Community History Portal - A service offered by Leeds Library and Information leeds Services to support and resource local and family leeds historians; information, advice, details of library collections and leeds holdings, and links.
• Hunslet Engine Company - A short history of the famous rail engine works, provided society and culture by Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.
• The Story of Sewerage in Leeds - The history of the development of sewage services in Leeds from the 19th century, in 9 chapters.
• Secret Leeds - Dedicated to quirky, unusual or mysterious aspects of the built environment of the city past and present. Includes a forum.
• Sundials in and around Leeds - An introduction to sundials around Leeds; details of leeds where to find the surviving examples.
• Burmantofts Pottery - Brief history and details of an e-book about leeds this factory.
• Leeds Local History Wiki - A community internet history project organised by the Local Studies leeds Library (of Leeds Library and Information Service); includes information about leeds resources, and articles by volunteer contributors.
• Armley Gaol - Information about judicial executions performed between 1864 and society and culture 1961 at the prison.
• Leodis - On-line history of Leeds. About 50 accounts and sources collected by an amateur historian.
• The Battle of Winwaed - An account of a major battle fought on Penda\\'s Fields history or around Whinmoor, in 655 CE; with ramifications for the history future development of England.
• Rent Strike - Accounts of the Leeds Rent Strikes of 1914 society and culture and 1934, and their contribution to the development society and culture of the British Tenants' Movement.
• The Barnbow Lasses - An account of Britain’s premier shell factory between 1914 and society and culture 1918, their workforce, and the explosion in 1916 (to date society and culture the worst tragedy in terms of lives lost in the society and culture history of Leeds).
• Athena - A collection of indexes (with annotated references) to leeds sources of society and culture information held in the collections of leeds the Leeds Local Studies society and culture Library.

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