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Mark’s History: Wortley’s (Golden) Fleece and the haunted well

Back when Sarah Horsley was the licensee of The Fleece pub on Upper Wortley Road in 1834, she must...

12 April 2019

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Mark’s History: Former Coronation Street star’s Burley connections

Actor Bryan Mosley was born in 1931 and lived at 49 Rosebank View in Burley, writes Mark Stevenson. His...

6 April 2019

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Mark’s History: Sunken coal barges and the Leeds Liverpool Canal ‘motorway’

Imagine taking a walk alongside a motorway – probably not the most pleasant of things to do! writes Mark...

31 March 2019

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Mark’s History: The historic buildings of Bagley Lane

As short walks go Bagley Lane, which runs from Rodley to Farsley, is not all that bad – even...

15 March 2019

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Mark’s History: AW Hainsworth, the Battle of Waterloo and the Royal Air Force

The Hainsworth cloth textile company was founded in 1783 by Abimelech Hainsworth and still operates one of the oldest...

3 March 2019

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Mark’s History: The story of the New Wortley conscientious objector

Imagine a government that went to war to fight for freedom but then passed a law forcing its citizens...

24 February 2019

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Mark’s History: Who wrote ‘Poem to Rob’ on Farnley bench?

This bench on Hall Lane in Farnley is a great place to walk up to sit and enjoy the...

17 February 2019

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Mark’s History: Christ Church and its beautiful war memorial windows

The foundation stone for Christ Church on Armley Ridge Road in Armley was laid on 1st October 1869 by...

8 February 2019

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Mark’s History: Meet Thomas, the New Wortley cat with wings

In the early 1900s Bramley Hill Top Workhouse probably had many cats to keep the rats and mice under...

1 February 2019

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Mark’s History: Mapping and the old trig pillars of West Leeds

I don’t have much use for maps, I tend to just set off walking and hope for the best...

24 January 2019