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Mark’s History: Story of the Sandford Road school for poor

James Garth Marshall was the third son of entrepreneur John Marshall, who owned Temple Mill in Holbeck (the one...

1 December 2019

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Mark’s History: Mystery of this Bramley letterbox

This letterbox on Lincroft Crescent in Bramley is a bit of a puzzle to me, writes Mark Stevenson. It...

30 November 2019

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Mark’s History: Listed cottages of Broad Lane and the story of Sarah Merritt

These two cottages on Broad Lane in Bramley are Grade ll listed and are thought to date from around...

23 November 2019

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Mark’s History: An old burial ground next to Pudsey nursery

Sometimes when I take a picture of a building I think ‘that looks interesting’ and take the picture without...

17 November 2019

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Mark’s History: Heroes of Upper and Lower Wortley Cemetery

I’ve been taking a photo of all the World War One graves in West Leeds over the past week,...

10 November 2019

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Mark’s History: The friendly Gotts Ghost

If you are one of the many dog walkers or joggers that use Armley Park and you see a...

31 October 2019

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Mark’s History: The Haleys – Bramley mill owners who employed hundreds

If you live on the Landseers in Bramley you are living on land once owned by the Haley Family,...

27 October 2019

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Mark’s History: When an Armley street was owned by one cloth manufacturer

In 1846 Hollywell Grove was owned by cloth manufacturer William Wainman, writes Mark Stevenson. All the buildings from Hollywell...

20 October 2019

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Mark’s History: A coat of arms, Armley Mills and links to an old courthouse …

These Coat of Arms can be found tucked away around the back at Armley Mills, writes Mark Stevenson. It...

13 October 2019

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Mark’s History: The oldest house in Bramley

If you take a walk down Bramley Town Street, heading towards Armley, you will come across what is said...

4 October 2019