Searching posts in March 2019
History Beneath Our Feet – Digging for the lost world of John Marshall’s Leeds
March 29, 2019
John Marshall built his first flax mill in 1791 on an open patch of undeveloped land in Holbeck to the south of the Leeds Liverpool Canal and to the north of the Hol Beck. He paid William Naylor £600 for an acre-sized freehold plot on what was already known as Water Lane a year earlier in 1790. He wanted to relocate his flax spinning business there due to the commercial benefits offered by transportation via the newly completed canal and the power source provided by the Beck. Also, the local population of the nearby village of Holbeck provided a plentiful supply of willing and available workers.
We Live Here – 40 Assorted Facts and Memories of Amazing Holbeck
March 22, 2019
Holbeck was the birthplace of the industrial revolution in Leeds, but it has a fascinating history in many other ways too.
Drop-In Information Sessions For The Restoration Of Temple Works
March 12, 2019
Development company CEG group acquired the fascinating heritage asset Temple Works in January 2018. Since this time it has met a series of significant challenges in the process of fully understanding the building’s past development, present condition and potential for the future.
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How Leeds Can Repair The Holbeck Disconnect
March 06, 2019
Holbeck is the spiritual heart of the industrial revolution in Leeds, but how and why did Holbeck become lost? Looking south, beyond the hive of activity within the cobbled streets of the regenerated Round Foundry and the urbane lilt of the digital curiosities within it, is a confused panorama, ingloriously cast adrift by a ceaseless quest for progress which commenced on its doorstep.
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