#LeedsTownHall

Siblings Elizabeth and Edward feature in a striking portrait dating from around 1740.
26th September 2025
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Leeds Event Explores the Cringeworthy Clothing of Childhoods Past

Children’s fashion faux pas from centuries past will take centre stage at a special event in Leeds, shining a spotlight on the awkward and often amusing outfits young people have been made to wear throughout history. Hosted at Lotherton, the talk invites visitors to explore the enduring tradition of dressing children like miniature adults,…
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Leeds Town Hall Impressions
4th October 2024
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Exciting Plans to Transform Leeds Town Hall into a Premier Concert and Event Venue

Music enthusiasts and concertgoers have received an exciting preview of the transformative designs set to revitalize the concert and event spaces at the historic Leeds Town Hall. Newly released artist impressions showcase the forthcoming enhancements, including a revamped entrance, box office, and bar, which aim to rejuvenate the iconic Victorian landmark once renovations are…
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Specialist artists, Robert Woodland MBE and Debra Miller of The Upright Gilders
1st September 2023
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Pipes fit for a Queen as organ’s golden years return

More than 160 years ago, they made their glittering debut during a right royal performance attended by Queen Victoria. Now the magnificent decorative pipes of Leeds Town Hall’s stunning organ are being restored to their former glory as part of a once in a lifetime renewal project. Specialist artists Robert Woodland MBE and Debra…
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16th December 2022
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Musical memento is a pipe dream come true this Christmas

It could well be Leeds’s quirkiest Christmas gift idea and the perfect present for the music-lover who has everything. Leeds Town Hall has announced it will be giving people the once-in-a-lifetime chance to become a permanent part of the city’s musical history by adopting one of their historic organ’s newly-refurbished pipes. The pipe project…
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Leeds Town Hall's magnificent Victoria Hall
26th November 2021
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Key moment as historic Leeds Town Hall organ pipes down for major revamp

Expert engineers have literally been pulling out all the stops this week as work to secure the future of Leeds Town Hall’s historic organ finally started. The once-in-a-lifetime project, which technicians say is among the biggest the country has ever seen, will see the huge instrument carefully deconstructed and then rebuilt and reconfigured, 163…
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Anna Tsybuleva | Leeds International Piano Series
15th October 2021
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Anna Tsybuleva | Leeds International Piano Series

Winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2015, Anna Tsybuleva makes a welcome return to Leeds where she already has built up such a following. We are thrilled to introduce you to the new Leeds International Piano Series – following the success of our 2021 Competition. In this series, we welcome Leeds Alum…
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Leeds Town hall organ recital
1st October 2021
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Historic Leeds Town Hall project gets important funding boost

An important heritage project to protect and restore Leeds Town Hall’s stunning Victoria Hall has received a major funding boost this week. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has pledged a grant of £249,810 toward the scheme, which will restore the main decorative features of the magnificent performance space, including the impressive facade of the…
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Leeds Town hall organ recital
4th June 2021
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Leeds Town Hall pulls out all the stops to preserve historic organ

It’s an historic conservation project that’s sure to strike a chord with music lovers all across Leeds and beyond. Leeds Town Hall’s one-of-a-kind organ, which has been part of the city’s heritage for more than 160 years, is set for some major restoration work designed to protect and preserve it for future generations. One of…
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Leeds Civic Hall Millennium Square
29th January 2021
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City lights up to remember COVID-19 victims

Buildings across Leeds city centre will light up this weekend to remember those who have tragically lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This Saturday and Sunday will mark one year since the first cases were detected in the UK. In that time, the virus has sadly claimed the lives of more than 100,000…
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Musicians from the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North in Leeds Town Hall, Switch ON Season Launch, September 2020 credit Justin Slee
18th December 2020
5 mins read

Live music lives on at Leeds Town Hall during the 2020 pandemic

Despite two lockdowns and stringent restrictions between and since, Leeds Town Hall has enabled professional musicians, school children and audiences to rehearse, perform and enjoy live music throughout the pandemic, all within the COVID-safe environment of its magnificent and naturally airy surroundings. It is the only major venue in the UK to have been…
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