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These charming photos chart a year in the life of Leeds in the early 1980s. They turn back the clock to 1983 and showcase a city and its residents at work, rest and play. Photos iof city centre ...
Fred Duff of Leeds City Council is our guide to Rothwell Country Park, site of the former Rothwell colliery (1867-1983). Rothwell Country Park is a colliery reclamation with 60 acres of woodland.
which resulted in Leeds City Council issuing guidelines on future developments in the area. Walter Crawford, who was chairman of the society, told the Yorkshire Post in 1983: “The park should ...
The City Varieties, in Swan Street, Leeds, was the home to BBC series The Good Old Days from 1953 until 1983. Notable acts to have performed there over the years include Harry Houdini, Eartha Kitt ...
The City Varieties Music Hall hosted the veteran comedian on its stage for thirty years, between 1953 to 1983. In a post on ... in years to come the city of Leeds would honour him by naming ...
The City Varieties, in Swan Street, Leeds, was the home to BBC series The Good Old Days from 1953 until 1983. Notable acts to have performed there over the years include Harry Houdini, Eartha Kitt ...