Unveiling

As part of the European funded “From Isolation to Inclusion” programme, Canal & River Trust is unveiling a new mural to the Armley area of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.  Skinners Yard, Armley Mills, Off Viaduct Road, LS12 - near Leeds Industrial Museum Designed by a talented, local artist Jaydon Rowbottom, the mural aims to […]

Leeds Civic Trust are delighted to be unveiling our 195th blue plaque to celebrate Joseph Whitwell! Joseph Whitwell pioneered forcing rhubarb for commercial purposes at Hollybush Farm in the 1860s. By 1871 his huge enterprise employed 28 people. In 1880, the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society reported that Joseph Whitwell was the largest grower […]