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5th January 2024

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City’s historic live music project is just the ticket

Generations of musical memories are being captured for a new project in Leeds which is reliving some of the city’s most iconic gigs. Hundreds of tickets which once secured entry to memorable live performances by a host of music legends including The Beatles, Elton John and U2 have been collected for the Leodis online…

History’s Coronation streets revealed as photos revisit crowning glory days

An illuminated tram, a giant crown and roasting a whole sheep are just a few of the unusual ways Leeds celebrated coronations of the past, historic images have revealed. The right royal collection of photos capture more than a century of the city’s coronation memories and have been rediscovered by the city’s librarians. The…

Historic images show former Leeds pub promised a knight to remember

A former pub and hotel founded by an ancient order of knights and which welcomed Charlotte Bronte as a guest is among the lost buildings of Leeds rediscovered by librarians. A fascinating photo of the Old George Hotel is just one of the historic images uncovered by staff trawling the huge archives at Leeds…

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City’s historic live music project is just the ticket

History’s Coronation streets revealed as photos revisit crowning glory days

Historic images show former Leeds pub promised a knight to remember

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