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Mark’s History: The last man to hang at Armley Prison?
I was looking for some info on Armley Prison when I came across a comment that said Charles Peace...
18 August 2019
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Mark’s History: Why the rich no longer wanted to live at Armley Grange
Historic Armley Grange House is to be sold at auction by Leeds City Council, as reported by the West...
12 August 2019
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Mark’s History: Peaky Blinders and Victorian gangs of Pudsey and West Leeds
Street Gangs in Victorian times were not just confined to Small Heath in Birmingham with the Peaky Blinders –...
11 August 2019
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Mark’s History: The German refugee who changed his name to Rodley
November 9th 1938 was known as Kristallnacht in Germany (‘The Night of Broken Glass’) which saw a massive co-ordinated...
3 August 2019
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Mark’s History: How Farnley musician avoided Titanic disaster
Musician Wallace Hartley at one time used to play music at Collinson’s Cafe on King Edward Street in town,...
28 July 2019
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Mark’s History: Cabbage Hill and its amazing views
A friend said they had seen a post on the West Leeds Walks Facebook group about a place called...
21 July 2019
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Mark’s History: Hill Top Jewish Cemetery and the coal pits
The Hill Top Jewish Cemetery off Gelderd Road was opened in 1873, writes Mark Stevenson. At the time it...
14 July 2019
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Mark’s History: Kirkstall aviation pioneer’s great achievements
I went up to Bramham Estate on the outskirts of Leeds only to find it was closed, writes Mark...
7 July 2019
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Mark’s History: Wall graffiti and demolition of Armley Hall
Armley Hall was built sometime in the 1400s and demolished in the 1960s when the council got their hands...
30 June 2019
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Mark’s History: Burley Bar’s Stone’s crucial role in Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages Leeds as we know it was about the size of town and anyone wanting to...
23 June 2019