Leeds Writers

Leeds Bridge by Chris Nickson

The fascinating history of Leeds Bridge by Chris Nickson. Leeds Bridge – that one at the bottom of Briggate. We walk and drive over it all the time with hardly a second thought. But in

It All Began With A Street, by Chris Nickson

If you want to know more about the history of Kirkgate, Chris Nickson recommends the newly published A History of Kirkgate from earliest times to 1800. Blink and you’d have missed it but towards the end

A Little Temperance by Chris Nickson

Having a Dry January? Chris Nickson tells us about the Temperance Movement in Leeds and their efforts to create a teetotal society.  The festive season is over, and after the excesses a few people might

Jeff Nuttall in Leeds, by Paul Whittle

Paul Whittle writes about Jeff Nuttall’s time in Leeds, described by Michael Horowitz as “a catalyst, perpetrator and champion of rebellion and experiment in the arts and society.” Jeff Nuttall arrived in Leeds at the

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