Leeds
Gender Diversity
The top 10
Mary Gawthorpe socialist and suffragette lived here 1905-1907. Born in Woodhouse, she struggled to achieve financial independence as a school teacher. Inspired by Christabel Pankhurst, she was imprisoned in Holloway for her protests at the House of Commons and elsewhere. She was a Women's Social and Political Union organiser and sat on its national committee. 1881-1973
Warrel's Mount, Bramley, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
June Hancock. As a childhood resident of 30 Salisbury View she was one of countless Armley residents and workers who died of asbestos exposure from the former JW Roberts Factory. Her landmark legal case helped to bring justice for many other people who were environmentally exposed to asbestos. “No matter how small you are, you can fight and no matter how big you are, you can lose.” 1936-1997
30 Salisbury View, Armley, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Steph's Packed Lunch brought live daytime television to the city on 14th September 2020. Hosted by Steph McGovern, a proud Northerner passionate about helping real people tell their stories, the production employs many local people offering some their first role in TV. The show provides a commitment to broadcasting in Yorkshire, with a focus in inclusivity and diversity.
Leeds Dock, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Mill Hill Chapel This elegant Gothic building, designed by Bowman and Crowther in 1848, replaced the original 17th century chapel. Its congregation - formerly Presbyterian, now Unitarian - dates from 1672. Joseph Priestley LLD FRS discoverer of oxygen, was minister here 1767-1773.
Park Row, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Mill Hill Chapel. Following a change in the law, marriage between same-sex couples was made legal in 2014. Mill Hill Chapel became the first place of worship in Leeds city centre to conduct religious marriages between same-sex couples.
Park Row, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Kenneth Armitage CBE sculptor. Born in Roundhay, he attended Leeds College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art, London. International recognition followed his selection for the 1952 Venice Biennale. 'Both Arms', 2000, Bronze, was inaugurated by Nelson Mandela in 2001. 1916-2002
Millennium Square, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Cottage Road Cinema. Opened as the Headingley Picture House on 29 July 1912 by film pioneers Owen Brooks and George Reginald Smith. It occupies a converted motor garage built in 1908 for the owner of nearby Castle Grove. It is the oldest continually operating cinema in Leeds.
Cottage Road Cinema, Far Headingley, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Alice Martha Bacon. Yorkshire's first woman MP representing Leeds North East then Leeds South East from 1945 to 1970, held her constituency surgeries in this building. As a minister, she introduced comprehensive education and, as a social reformer, she championed abolition of the death penalty, decriminalisation of homosexuality and legalisation of abortion. 1909-1993
Corn Exchange, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Leeds Corn Exchange. This magnificent building was designed for Leeds Corporation by Cuthbert Brodrick. Its ingenious roof gave an even northern light for the careful inspection of grain by merchants and factors from all over England and Scotland who occupied its 59 offices and 170 stands on its trading floor. Trade continued strongly until the 1950s but, as it declined, a new use was needed. Imaginatively re-modelled it re-opened in 1990 as a unique speciality shopping centre. Erected 1861-63.
Corn Exchange (inside entrance), Call Lane, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Dr Edith Mary Pechey. Yorkshire's first woman doctor had her consulting rooms here (1877-1883). A member of the "Edinburgh Seven" she was one of the earliest female university students, and the third woman registered as a doctor in Britain. She opened a free dispensary in Holbeck, staffed entirely by women, and established the pioneering Cama Hospital, Mumbai, offering medical training for Indian women. 1845-1908
Park Square, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
George Newell 1841-1917 buried in The Workhouse [full inscription unknown]
Trash Hall, Thornton, Yorkshire, Leeds, United Kingdom
Bramley Baths built in 1904 in response to the cholera outbreak, this fine Grade II listed building is the last functioning bath house in Leeds. In continuous use since opening, generations has washed, learned to swim, danced and used the Russian steam baths within this important community building.
Bramley Baths, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3076210.jpg?width=250)
This post box has been painted gold by Royal Mail to celebrate Alistair Brownlee Gold Medal winner London 2012 Olympic Games Triathlon: Men's
Horsforth New Road Side, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
.jpg?width=250)
The Northern Star The national newspaper of the Chartist movement was established in Leeds and printed near here from 1837 to 1844 This radical journal campaigned for the rights of the country's growing working class population.
Leeds Central Arcade, Briggate, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
John Harrison 1579-1656 St. John's, one of England's most remarkable churches, was built by this celebrated benefactor in 1634. A cloth merchant and co-founder of Leeds Corporation, he further endowed the town with almshouses, a new grammar school and a market cross.
New Briggate, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Joseph Aspdin (1778-1855). Portland Cement, one of mankind's most important manufactured materials, was patented by Joseph Aspdin, a Leeds bricklayer, on 21 October 1824. Aspdin lived in this yard (then called Slip Inn Yard) and first sold his cement in Angel Inn Yard
somewhere Yard, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Burley Bar Stone This stone, now housed inside the main entrance of Leeds Building Society, marked the medieval boundary between the manorial borough, or town, of Leeds and Leeds Main Riding, the surrounding agricultural land. First recorded 1726
The Headrow, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
Kemplays Academy This fine house, built in 1720 for Matthew Wilson, is shown on John Cossins's Plan of Leeds in 1725. In 1817 Richard Kemplay purchased the property to house his 'Academy for Young Gentlemen'.
St John's Place, Leeds, United Kingdom
Subjects
The Philosophical Hall. The imposing home of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society stood here until 1966. Erected in 1821 it became the centre of scientific and cultural life in Leeds, housing a fine museum conveyed to the City in 1921.
HSBC Bank, Park Row, Leeds, United Kingdom
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3076210.jpg){kind=link}