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Rhian Isaac, Leeds Central Library's special collections librarian, with Abby Dix-Mason and Jane Earnshaw of the Smeaton300 project.

3rd November 2023

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Historic lighthouse designs a beacon of brilliance in city’s new exhibition

A book of historic lighthouse designs from the brilliant mind of Leeds-born engineering genius John Smeaton has gone on display in Leeds. The beautiful first edition, penned by Smeaton himself, is among the fascinating objects featured in a new exhibition which has opened at Leeds Industrial Museum. Its detailed pages include Smeaton’s own first-hand…

Rod Wilson with the model of the Jenny Lind which was built by his great grandfather Charles Wilson.

14th July 2023

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Family reunion is a steam come true as Jenny Lind hits new high

A vintage, 160-year-old model steam locomotive named after a famed 19th century opera star had a fascinating family reunion with its maker’s Australian ancestor. The detailed model of the Jenny Lind, crafted in Leeds in around 1849 by local train driver Charles Wilson, has been part of the collection of model locomotives at Leeds…

4th February 2022

CULTURE

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Artist’s captivating moonlit masterpiece comes home to Leeds

An atmospheric riverside scene created by one of the city’s most celebrated artists is coming home after being acquired by Leeds Art Gallery. Reflections on the Aire – on strike was painted by Leeds-born John Atkinson Grimshaw in 1879, a rare example of one of his signature ‘moonlit’ scenes combined with a social message. Showing…

24th September 2021

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Last stop for Leeds antique super model as Salamanca comes home

From Scootacars to steam engines and space food to Spirograph, get up close to the inventions which shaped Leeds; the City of 1,000 Trades. The world’s oldest model locomotive is back home in Leeds more than two centuries after it helped spark a global railway revolution. Made in 1811 by famous engineer Matthew Murray,…

26th February 2021

CULTURE

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Opera projects finds common threads between textile workers a world apart

A fascinating new partnership project has begun to weave together the histories of female textile workers in Leeds and Shanghai through the power of Chinese opera. To coincide with celebrations for Chinese New Year, the project has seen Leeds Industrial Museum team up with researchers at the University of Leeds to explore the commonalities…

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Historic lighthouse designs a beacon of brilliance in city’s new exhibition

Family reunion is a steam come true as Jenny Lind hits new high

Artist’s captivating moonlit masterpiece comes home to Leeds

Last stop for Leeds antique super model as Salamanca comes home

Opera projects finds common threads between textile workers a world apart

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