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      • The LEEDS ANTIQUARIAN Collection
        • The ALF MATTISON Collection
        • The JOHN LUCAS Collection
          • Manuscript of John Lucas’ Memoranda Book (c.1712-1750)
        • The RALPH THORESBY Collection
          • Vicaria Leodiensis (1724)
        • The THOMAS WILSON Collection
          • Chartularium Kirkstallense (c.1740)
          • Liber Judiciarius: Dooms-Day Book for the County of York (1748)
          • The Annotated Ducatus Leodiensis (c.1745)
          • The First and Second Decree of the Committee of Pious-Uses in Leedes
        • The WILLIAM BOYNE COLLECTION
          • Boyne’s GRANGERISED HISTORY OF LEEDS
      • The LEODIS Image Archive
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      • INCUNABULA (pre-1501 books)
        • The Nuremburg Chronicle (1497)
      • The BOOK OF HOURS (c. 1480)
      • The CISTERCIAN MISSAL (1516)
      • The GLEDHOW HALL HOSPITAL SCRAPBOOK (1915-1919)
      • The LEEDS POTTERY Collection
      • The SAXTON ATLAS (1579)
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      • Guiseley
      • Otley
      • Holt Park
      • Headingley
      • School Library Service
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      • Chapel Allerton
      • Moor Allerton
      • Wetherby
      • Boston Spa
      • Oakwood
      • Compton Road
      • Seacroft
      • Whinmoor
      • Scholes
      • Crossgates
      • Halton
      • Garforth
      • Kippax
      • Rothwell
      • Ardsley & Tingley Library
      • Middleton
      • Morley
      • Gildersome
      • Beeston
      • Dewsbury Road
      • Hunslet
      • Mobile Library Service
      • Kirkgate Market
      • Central Library
      • Celebration
  • Local History
    • A Brief History of Leeds
    • Black History in Leeds
    • Events
    • Leeds Describ’d in the 20th-century
    • Leeds Heritage Trails
      • The CHILDREN’S HISTORY OF BRIGGATE trail
      • The EDIBLE LEEDS trail
      • The HIDDEN NATURE, HIDDEN HISTORY trail
      • The LEEDS CIRCUS trail
      • The LEEDS SUFFRAGETTE trail
      • The LGBT+ trail
      • The POTTS CLOCK trail
      • The POWER AND PROTEST trail
    • Leeds Jewish History
      • Jewish Family History
    • LGBT+ history in Leeds
    • Local History Researcher Offer
    • People of Leeds
    • Sport
    • Stories from the Stone Book
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Local History

A selection of pages and posts exploring the history of Leeds and Yorkshire. Click a link below to find out more. 

A Brief History of Leeds (a history told through Library collections)

Black History in Leeds

Events

Leeds Heritage Trails

Leeds Jewish History

LGBT+ History in Leeds

Local History Quizzes

Local History Researcher Offer

People of Leeds

Sport

Stories from the Stone Book

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