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Mark’s History: Benjamin Gott, pollution and Armley Mills
Calverley today is a suburb of Leeds, just on the border with Bradford – but back in 1762 it...
19 January 2020
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Mark’s History: Joseph Gott and the rumours surrounding the missing Armley finger
The Benjamin Gott Memorial sculpture in St Bartholemew’s Church, Armley is by the sculptor Joseph Gott – a cousin...
22 December 2019
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Mark’s History: When Leeds residents tried to sue Benjamin Gott
When in 1628 Charles I needed some money, he sold off the Park Estate which was part of the...
22 April 2019
Events
Repton at Gotts Park: Exhibition comes to Armley
A North of England Horticultural Society exhibition for last year’s Harrogate Autumn Flower Show is coming to Gotts Park...
12 February 2019
News
Buildings at Risk: The night the Lord Mayor saved Kirkstall’s Abbey Mills
Abbey Mills in Kirkstall is the latest building to be featured in Mark Stevenson’s ongoing series shining the spotlight...
31 August 2018
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West Leeds heritage at risk: Redcote Lane Bridge
There are 18 historic buildings or monuments at risk in West Leeds in 2018, according to a recent council...
5 August 2018
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Mark’s History: Armley’s Charlie Cake Park and a Pudsey peddlar
When I first came across Charlie Cake Park it seemed obvious to me it was named after a man...
25 May 2018
News
Armley: Blue Plaque unveiled for Benjamin Gott
A blue plaque commemorating Benjamin Gott – one of Leeds’s most famous industrialists – has been unveiled in Armley....
4 March 2018
Events
West Leeds: 10 heritage events you must see this weekend
Fancy seeing some West Leeds heritage this weekend? Heritage Open Days, the historical festival now in its 22nd year,...
9 September 2016
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Home Tourist: Ending my Armley Park virginity (that’s not how it sounds…)
Short of ideas on where to go this summer? In the fourth in a series of occasional features, we’re...
29 August 2015